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On 04, Sep 2012 | In Multi-Platform Storytelling Print Journalism Video Production | By erikgerman
Joint Forces: Following local enforcement as they wage a war on weed
For The Daily
After months of cajoling, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s office agreed to give me an unprecedented chance to fly along with police as they boarded helicopters for a mountain raid on an illegal marijuana operation. The result was a multi-platform piece for the The Daily, where I served as producer, writer and aerial on-camera reporter.
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On 11, May 2012 | In Multi-Platform Storytelling Print Journalism Video Production | By erikgerman
A Mother’s Pain: Searching for America’s only current P.O.W.
For The Daily
America’s only current prisoner of war is 27-year-old Bowe Bergdahl, held by insurgents since his 2009 capture in eastern Afghanistan. His parents had long refused to speak with the press about their son but finally broke their silence in 2011. As national news networks flooded the Bergdahls with requests, I flew to Idaho and secured for The Daily the only on-camera interview the couple has done to date.
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On 01, Apr 2012 | In Multi-Platform Storytelling Print Journalism Video Production | By erikgerman
Carpe Diem: How fisherman are reeling in big profits from the Asian carp invasion
For The Daily
Fast-breeding slimy aliens have taken over middle America’s rivers, and some people couldn’t be happier about it. In this multi-platform piece for The Daily, I cast nets alongside the Asian carp-fishermen of the Illinois River, serving as producer and writer — as well as on-camera fish-taster.
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On 01, Sep 2011 | In Multi-Platform Storytelling Print Journalism Video Production | By erikgerman
Aporkalypse Now: Texas declares war on feral pigs
For The Daily
Texas has long been ground zero for America’s infestation of feral pigs, which causes millions of dollars in damage to farms and ranches across the South each year. In a Texas-style bid to fight back, Lone Star State lawmakers passed a measure allowing hunters to shoot wild pigs with assault rifles from helicopters. We flew along for the ride in a story I wrote and co-produced with my wife, Solana Pyne, for The Daily.
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On 19, Jun 2011 | In Multi-Platform Storytelling Print Journalism Video Production | By erikgerman
Burning Desire: Following the elite hotshot team as they fight the Arizona wildfire
For The Daily
As crews battled the largest wildfire in Arizona’s history, we convinced the U.S. Forest Service to allow us to profile one of their hotshot teams – elite firefighters sent to handle the toughest parts of the blaze. In this multiplatform package for The Daily I reported, wrote, shot and co-produced alongside my wife, Solana Pyne, during 48 hours of non-stop work that left us smelling like smoke for days.
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On 03, Nov 2010 | In Multi-Platform Storytelling | By erikgerman
Amazon Burning: Rivers run dry as drought hits Amazon
For Global Post
Amazon on the brink. Climate change spurs a worsening cycle of drought in the world’s biggest rainforest. Reporting this multimedia package for GlobalPost required three plane flights, a 4-hour truck ride into the bush and then 10-hour journey in a leaking canoe to reach the remote indigenous village where we finally broke out our cameras and notebooks.
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On 08, Sep 2010 | In Multi-Platform Storytelling Video Production | By erikgerman
Dhaka: Life inside the world’s fastest growing megacity
For GlobalPost
An in-depth report on the forces driving urbanization from inside the slums of Earth’s fastest-growing megacity. Working alongside my wife, Solana Pyne, I co-produced, shot and wrote this multi-platform project in Dhaka, Bangladesh for GlobalPost. The project ran on PBS Newshour, was a Livingston Award finalist and won three 2010 SABEW “Best in Business” awards.
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On 26, Jun 2009 | In Multi-Platform Storytelling | By erikgerman
Play It Again, Sam: Searching for the real Rick’s cafe in Casablanca
For Global Post
Three Moroccan bars claim to be the real inspiration for Rick’s Café in the classic movie “Casablanca.” As this story for GlobalPost shows, none of them are right.
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