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Medical Drama-In-Real Life: My Daughter's Heart Went Haywire  Part 1; Part 2
Published in Woman’s Day

Whitewash: County's Border Fire report ignores serious concerns raised by residents
Published in East County Magazine
Winner, 2017 San Diego Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards, first place for public service reporting

African Women and Their Children Find Helping Hand at Nile Sisters
Published in East County Magazine

Smoking Hot Debate: El Cajon Council Votes to Support Raising Age for Tobacco Use (coauthor)
Published in East County Magazine

Top 25 East County stories of 2008
Published in East County Magazine

Massive Security Contractor Faces Growing Protest in Rural California Town Over 824-acre Base 
Published in The Raw Story 
*Winner, 2007 Excellence in Journalism Award for Investigative Reporting (3rd Place), San Diego Press Club*

Monkey Business 
Published in San Diego CityBEAT
*Winner, 2006 Arlene Award, American Society of Journalists & Authors*

What's Polluting Waterways in Ocotillo?
Published in East County Magazine
*First place award,  investigative/enterprise reporting,Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego 2014

FEMA refund demand sparks firestorm of controversy
*James Julian award for community reporting, Society of Professional Journalists San Diego 2012
Published in East County Magazine

Was it fraud?
Investigative report published in East County Magazine

Where is the Wind?
Investigative report published in East County Magazine


Newsmakers of the Year (top 3)
Published in EastCounty Magazine

Dying to Come to America: Immigrant death soar; water stations sabotaged
Published in East County Magazine

Diebold Insider Alleges Technical Woes
Published in The Raw Story

Judge Finds  Facts True and  Admissible in Case Against Kalashos
*Winner, San Diego Press Club, Political reporting, 2019
Published in East County Magazine

Business Profile: Coleman Beef 
Published in Nutrition Business Journal
Please visit our Photo page for examples of landscape, architectural, news, wildlife, portraits, botanical, wildfire, and event photography.

Radio

Out of the Ashes:  Our special report on the 10th anniversary of the Cedar Fire, the worst wildfire in California history, aired on KNSJ radio in 2013.  The one-hour East County Magazine program hosted by Miriam Raftery received a first place award from San Diego Press Club in 2014 for specialty reporting and second place for community services program from the Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego chapter in 2014. Click to listen.

Draining Lake Morena:  In 2014, Society of Professional Journalists‘  San Diego chapter awarded this segment hosted by Miriam Raftery first place for best radio talk/interview story.    One judge remarked, “This show serves an important community service by hosting public discussions on-air about controversial issues.” Click to listen.

Wildest jobs:  rodeo clown:  Miriam Raftery produced this segment hosted by Mark and Cody Clement, which won third place in San Diego Press Club’s journalism competition in 2014. Click to listen.

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