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News writing samples

I have five years of experience writing for professional news organizations with a strong knowledge of AP style and focus on what matters to the audience.

Here’s a small sample:

Flomaton Police Captain Scott Walden (Photo: Flomaton Police Department)

Flomaton Police Captain Scott Walden (Photo: Flomaton Police Department)

Alabama police captain on social media about Biden voters: 'Put a bullet in their skull'

FLOMATON, Ala. (WPMI) — An Alabama police captain has resigned from his job after making political and potentially dangerous comments on Facebook referring to supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden.

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Dolly Parton performs on the Pyramid Stage during Day 3 of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on June 29, 2014 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Dolly Parton performs on the Pyramid Stage during Day 3 of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on June 29, 2014 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Dolly Parton statue may replace KKK leader monument at the Tennessee capitol

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WBMA) – A statue of former KKK leader and Confederate soldier Nathan Bedford Forrest that has been in the Tennessee capitol for over 40 years could be replaced by another famous Tennessean.

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This undated file photo shows traffic on I-65 in Birmingham, Ala. A new law says you can travel just a mile-and-a-half in the left lane on interstates in Alabama without passing other vehicles and returning to the right lane. (Photo: ABC 3340)

This undated file photo shows traffic on I-65 in Birmingham, Ala. A new law says you can travel just a mile-and-a-half in the left lane on interstates in Alabama without passing other vehicles and returning to the right lane. (Photo: ABC 3340)

Riding in the left lane on interstates in Alabama will cost you

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) - It's a final warning for slow-pokes who like to cruise in the left lane on the interstate.

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A rural road in Winston County, Ala. (Photo: ABC 33/40)

A rural road in Winston County, Ala. (Photo: ABC 33/40)

Alabama woman kidnapped after getting flat tire

WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) - A woman is now free after being kidnapped by two men and being held against her will for several days.

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FILE - The Alabama State Capitol stands on May 15, 2019 in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo by Julie Bennett/Getty Images)

FILE - The Alabama State Capitol stands on May 15, 2019 in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo by Julie Bennett/Getty Images)

Proposed Alabama law requires men undergo vasectomy after their 50th birthday

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) -- A proposed Alabama law would require all men to undergo a vasectomy within one month of their 50th birthday or after the birth of their third child, whichever comes first.

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Sunday 05.23.21
Posted by Jack Helean
 

Toxic ticking time bomb on the Mobile River

This was a story that I originally pitched during a daily news meeting at WPMI in 2018. I read a press release and did initial research about a massive coal ash pit threatening the Mobile River. Talented investigative reporter Andrea Ramey ran with it and eventually earned an Alabama Broadcasters Award (ABBY) later that year.

Sunday 05.23.21
Posted by Jack Helean
 

Graphics for ABC 33/40 News in Birmingham, Ala.

Here’s a small sample of the hundreds of graphics I’ve created for social media during my years at WBMA in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Friday 05.21.21
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