Webby

My Bill O'Reilly meltdown video, which was built on RevoLucian's stunning audio remix, has been short listed by the Webby Awards for Best Viral Video of 2008!

It's a huge honor, and I'm very glad to be in the running. RevoLucian is billed as co-creator on the award submission, as I couldn't have cut the video that way, not in a million years, unless he'd turned his composing skills on the audio first.

Bale Out - Newsies and American Psycho edition

After hearing RevoLucian's latest meltdown remix of Christian Bale chewing some hapless guy's ass on a movie set, I was inspired to cut a video for it. So I did:

First multimedia report for The Washington Times

My first report for The Washington Times ran today.

The print story and accompanying video take a look at the El Paso city council's recent unanimous vote on a resolution asking the federal government to hold an open and honest debate on narcotics legalization as a way to stem drug violence in Mexico.

There were strong voices on both sides of the issue both for and against such a debate. The controversy unfolded against the backdrop of an increasingly tenuous situation in Mexico, which is felt acutely in El Paso due to its proximity to Juarez:

El Paso 'dialogue' on drugs leaves some speechless

My thanks to Gustavo Reveles Acosta, who's been the El Paso Times' point man on the excellent local coverage of this issue. I consulted him on background while putting the story together, and greatly appreciate the time and input he was able to give.