THE PULITZER CENTER
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The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is an award-winning organization that supports journalists covering topics commonly left in the dark. I've had the privilege of partnering with The Pulitzer Center twice.
In collaboration with The Southeast Asia Globe, I was selected to join the Rainforest Investigations Network. As part this fellowship, I am investigating issues in transboundary forests on the borders of Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos, with a focus on timber trade agreements, forest management and wildlife crime. Prior to joining the network, I was selected to join the Campus Consortium Network in collaboration with Elon University's School of Communications. As part of this fellowship, I produced a multimedia project: The Resurgence of Leprosy in Brazil. I've only gotten to work with incredible editors while at The Pulitzer Center. Without Gustavo Faleiros, Kuek Ser Kuang Keng, Jelter Meers, Kem Sawyer, Holly Rosewood and Libby Moeller none of the work you see below would have been possible. |
RAINFOREST INVESTIGATIONS NETWORK
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Conservationists look for 'divine intervention' from forest development
Shadowy construction plans threaten Phnom Tamao with development as conservationists worry over the future of a wildlife rescue centre in the sanctuary forest. The privitization of a protected area so close to Phnom Penh indicates increased danger for Cambodia’s protected forests beyond the watch of environmental groups. Published in English by The Southeast Asia Globe and The Mekong Eye and co-published in Khmer by The Globe, Focus – Ready for Tomorrow and VOD Khmer. |
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Reforestation follows Cambodian Prime Minister's intervention
The launch of a rushed reforestation campaign closed out a week that began with huge swathes of trees being cleared from Cambodia’s Phnom Tamao Forest. Days before, the area was destined to be developed into a satellite city that drew criticism until the prime minister cancelled the clearing following a social media tempest. Published in English by The Southeast Asia Globe and co-published in Khmer by The Globe, Focus – Ready for Tomorrow and VOD Khmer. |
CAMPUS CONSORTIUM NETWORK
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Shorthanded specialists struggle to address the resurgence of leprosy
BELÉM — A revolving door of doctors misdiagnosed all of Denise Almeida’s symptoms. The patch on her back was not a fungal infection, the swelling on her ear was not edema, the mark on her abdomen was not a heat rash and the bumps on her foot were not hives. It was the fifth doctor that read it right — Almeida had leprosy... |
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Recovering, former leprosy patients join educational pilot program
MARITUBA — Art is Maria da Silva Trindade’s favorite class because, while she likes painting, she loves not having homework. The 94-year-old hates homework. Trindade is one of nearly 40 residents, most of whom didn’t graduate from elementary, still living in Marituba’s former leprosy colony... |
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Unchanged treatments pave way for drug resistance in former colonies
PRATA — The leprosy colony in Prata was built to be difficult to find and even harder to leave. Decades after the government outlawed the isolation of patients, the former-colony — now known as Vila de Santo Antônio do Prata — remains just as remote and out of reach... |
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Children of former leprosy patients demand government response
MARITUBA — Edmilison Picanco barely spoke as purple banners were flooding the streets of his hometown. He was shocked. Picanco never expected such a turnout for his march, he had no idea so many people still cared about leprosy... |
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Experts strategize ways to modernize leprosy detection, tracking
BELÉM — The whir of the projector cut through the steady pitter-patter of rain outside. The lights had been dimmed and all the shades drawn so nothing would compete with the presentation. It worked. The title slide was immaculately clear, “Leprosy Brainstorming: The Laboratory of Dermatology Immunology...” |