Articles

Photos

Click on the link for each article below to take you to the website where the article was published. If the article was not originally published online, the link will open a PDF of the article. If you cannot view the documents below, you may need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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*

Residents Await Fate of Homes, Loved Ones
Published in The AlpineSun 
" 2nd place winner, news reporting, San Diego Press Club, 2008"

Views from the Top 
Published in Ranch & Coast Magazine

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

Honorable mentions
Published in East County 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

Family Travel & Humor 
Syndicated by Copley News Service

Remodeling Column 
Published in the San Diego Union Tribune

Medical Drama-In-Real Life 
Published in Woman’s Day

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.