Andrew Otazo has removed more than 17 tons of trash, much of it by hand, from mangrove islands around Florida’s Biscayne Bay. This video received more than 1 million views across The Washington Post’s social platforms.
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In 2024, pro-Palestinian protests spread across U.S. college campuses, leading to more than 2,000 arrests. Washington Post journalists across the country spoke with students taking part in the demonstrations about what drove them to protest and why they planned to continue despite escalating tensions and police intervention.
Role: Video producer and editorDuring Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, Washington Post education reporter Laura Meckler reported on how Berkeley’s school desegregation efforts shaped Harris’s early life. Through emotional interviews with people who knew Harris and others who experienced Berkeley’s integration efforts firsthand, the video revisits a pivotal period in the city’s history and the realities of attending newly integrated schools. Their memories offer an intimate look at the environment Harris encountered as a child and the experiences and lessons that may have helped shape the future presidential candidate.
Role: Video reporter, producer and editorThe Trump administration’s decision to end temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans sparked fear and anger in Doral, Fla., a community where Trump had drawn strong support.
Role: Co-reporter, videographer, producer, video editor Reported with West Africa bureau chief Rachel Chason, this video examines the rise of Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in a 2022 military coup and has since emerged as a political icon across parts of Africa and beyond. Traoré has cultivated an image as a young, anti-establishment leader willing to challenge Western influence. Chason reports how a once-obscure military officer became an international political figure and examines the forces driving his growing influence.
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Reported with Washington Post Southeast Asia bureau chief Rebecca Tan, this video looks at Thailand’s efforts to prevent Chinese goods from being rerouted through the country to evade higher U.S. tariffs. From Bangkok, the story follows Thai officials and businesses as they navigate mounting pressure from the United States to crack down on Chinese transshipment amid President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff agenda. Through on-the-ground reporting, Tan reveals how shifts in U.S. trade policy reverberate thousands of miles away, forcing one of Southeast Asia’s major manufacturing economies to confront its role in an increasingly contentious trade relationship between the United States and China.
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