I am a journalist based in Minneapolis, where I work as a deputy managing editor overseeing digital teams and initiatives at my hometown newspaper, the Star Tribune.
Previously I led the Interactive News desk at The New York Times — a team of developer/journalists that builds software to help The Times find and tell better stories. Among other things, I coordinated the team's work around the 2016 elections; expanded our efforts in collaborating with reporters and building newsgathering tools; and managed the talented folks known for building some of the Times's most innovative story forms, products and coverage experiments.
I also co-founded the company Hot Type Consulting, which is best known for helping build and launch the Texas Tribune. Previously I worked as an investigative reporter and editor at The Center for Investigative Reporting, the Des Moines Register and the Houston Chronicle.