Historical Reporting | Public Education | Multimedia Storytelling

Objective

Create an informative and thoughtful video package introducing residents to the Americans and the Holocaust exhibit while exploring what Americans knew about the Holocaust and how the United States responded as persecution intensified.

Audience

City of Warren residents, library patrons, students, educators, families, and community members interested in history, civic education, and public programming.

My Role

Reporter • Writer • Producer • Interviewer • Multimedia Storyteller

Communications Strategy + Campaign Planning

Developed the story around public education and local relevance, using the traveling exhibit as an entry point to connect residents with a larger historical conversation while keeping the package accessible and appropriate for a broad community audience.

Writing + Message Development

Researched the subject, developed interview questions and reporting points, and shaped the package around clear historical context, sensitive language, and a reflective narrative structure.

Graphic + Visual Communications

Used exhibit displays, archival imagery, environmental visuals, interview framing, and supporting on-screen elements to reinforce the historical narrative and help viewers understand the subject visually.

Videography + Multimedia Production

Produced a field-based video package combining exhibit footage, interviews, voiceover, natural sound, historical context, and editing to create a concise educational story for broadcast and digital audiences.

Impact

Created an accessible public-education piece that brought a nationally significant historical exhibit to local audiences and encouraged viewers to reflect on American awareness, response, and responsibility during the Holocaust.

Keywords: Historical Reporting • Public Education • Nonfiction Storytelling • Research • Interview Development • Scriptwriting • Sensitive Communications • Field Production • Video Editing • Multimedia Production