"Hot Zones"

Condé Nast Traveler
December 2006

Four brief articles on the security situation for American travelers in Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Includes discussion of the political climate, popular attitudes towards Americans and tourists, and ways to stay safe in four countries which can be hazardous but, with the proper precautions, worthwhile for tourism.

(Not available online)

Condé Nast Traveler's 17th Annual Environmental Awards

Condé Nast Traveler
November 2006

Profiles of three leaders in grassroots environmental progress: Dakio Paul of Micronesia, Sebastian Chuwa of Tanzania and Ketut Sarjana Putra of Bali.


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Condé Nast Traveler Business Travel Awards

Condé Nast Traveler
October 2006

Several brief discussions of results from CNT's annual business travel reader survey. (Note: did not author four-paragraph introduction.)

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"Show Business"

Condé Nast Traveler
September 2006


Brief overview of ways to share home movies on the internet. Written to pair with review of several high-end camcorders.

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"Stay Safe: Villa Security Checklist"

Condé Nast Traveler
August 2006

Side bar on how to stay safe while renting a Caribbean villa. Written for feature article on rising rates of crimes against tourists in Caribbean.


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"Don't be a tourist: Learn the lingo"

The Flat Hat
August 28, 2006

Overview of slang particular to College of William and Mary students. Written for The Flat Hat's annual issue welcoming incoming freshmen.

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Bylines and contributed reportings on Ben Domenech investigation

The Flat Hat
March 24-31, 2006

On March 24, 2006, at least one anonymous blogger noticed similarities between an essay by humor writer P.J. O'Rourke and a 1999 Flat Hat article by former William & Mary student and Flat Hat writer Ben Domenech, which was available on The Flat Hat's website. Domenech had long run the popular conservative blog RedState and had recently been hired by the Washington Post.

The Flat Hat followed up, investigating Domenech's 35 pieces for the paper (many available only in archived print editions) and finding at least ten instances of plagiarism. As the paper's Executive Editor at the time, I wrote or contributed reporting to the bulk of the investigation.

"Staff Editorial: Poison of plagiarism" March 24, shared byline (co-written with EIC and ME)
"Domenech appears to have copied from Salon.com film review" March 24, byline
"Former Flat Hat editor refutes Domenech's rebuttal" March 25, contributed reporting
PDF Catalog of Domenech's articles March 26, contributed reporting
"Former student accused of plagiarism" March 31, contributed reporting

"Tenants criticize local landlord"

The Flat Hat
February 10, 2006

Investigative piece on the troubled history and questionable practices of a local landlord. Pegged on that landlord's spontaneous and unexplained eviction of nearly half of her tenants.

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"Surrounding Williamsburg offers spacious apartments with caveats of higher rent, troubled landlords, neighbors"

The Flat Hat
January 27, 2006

Overview of off-campus housing options for students, pegged on the annual "housing lottery," which determines which students receive guaranteed on-campus housing. Includes some human-interest and minor investigative elements.

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"Muscarelle restores Solar Wall"

The Flat Hat
January 20, 2006

History of a unique "solar wall" installation at campus art museum, pegged on that installation's recent renovation. Heavy human-interest focus.

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