Jamie Marlowe

Video

Broadcast: visual, creative, captivating.

The voice behind UNC Women's Basketball

Matt Krause is most well known around campus as the play-by-play caller for the UNC women's basketball team. He also calls games for a variety of different sports outside of the university's athletics. The audience always hears the calls, but they don't always know the caller's story. In this package that aired on UNC Sports Xtra, I fit Matt's story into a two minute video.

Division 1 level talent runs club track

Emanuel Williams runs at Division 1 track meets with competitive times, but he doesn't run on a varsity roster. He enjoys the balanced lifestyle that UNC's student-operated run club allows him to have while he still has opportunities to race on big stages as an unattached athlete. Emanuel has forged his own path as a member of the club running team.

Collegiate fencer recruited for USA Pentathlon

Sebastian Glennon is a freshman at UNC on the varsity fencing team. Before he started college, he was recruited by Team USA for the pentathlon, which he had no experience with prior to joining Team USA. After spending his entire summer training, Sebastian tells the story of his experience diving headfirst into the unique sport.

Data-Driven Journalism

More than just a spreadsheet: using big datasets to produce more accurate, informative journalism.

Project: Accessing and Analyzing Crash Data – Asheville Police Department

Public Records Request & Data Analysis

The Steps

Contacted APD’s public relations staff by phone and email to request access to the accident data fields/dataset.
Wrote a formal records request under the Freedom of Information Act that cited relevant North Carolina public records law, specified the fields of data needed, described expected formats, etc.
Documented all outreach efforts and follow-ups in a formal call log.
Analyzed and cleaned a similar crash dataset from the Raleigh Police Department using R.
Created a series of data questions and used R to explore trends, outliers, and correlation between data fields.
Built exploratory choropleth and point-in-polygon maps to identify spatial patterns in crash incidents.

Skills Gained

Real-world experience with public records laws and government transparency issues.
Strong communication and documentation skills.
Intermediate data analysis and mapping skills in R.
A clear understanding of how to manage setbacks in data journalism projects.