TV & DIGITAL VIDEO
VIDEO PHOTOJOURNALISM SKILLS: As a multimedia journalist, Taylor typically handles all aspects of TV & digital video story production, including research, data analysis, document review, interviews, writing, lighting, narration, video shooting and editing. She most often shoots with DSLR and mirrorless cameras. She's experienced with several different video editing programs, including Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere.
UNCUFFED: FORMER INMATE, COP FORM FRIENDSHIP AFTER ROCKY START​
SUMMARY. This is a mini-documentary about an officer's unlikely relationship with a former incarcerated woman. The digital video accompanied a multimedia narrative story.
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, photojournalist, video editor
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SUMMARY. A KING 5 investigation found in multiple jails across Washington state, low-level nurses who lack the qualifications and legal authority to assess patients are making pivotal medical decisions about inmates. Government, medical and federal court records claim the practice has led to life-altering injuries and unnecessary inmate deaths. This is the first story in the investigative series, "Jails without Justice."
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, photojournalist, video editor
A TACOMA DOCTOR DIAGNOSING CHILD ABUSE IS MISSING A KEY THING: HER CERTIFICATION TO DO IT​
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SUMMARY. This is the first of three reports in a KING 5-NBC News investigation. The reporting revealed a pediatrician with significant influence in Washington state's child welfare system repeatedly recommended removed children from parents, but lacked proper medical training in child abuse assessments.
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, photojournalist, video editor
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SEATTLE-RAISED ARTIST CREATES UNFINISHED PORTRAITS TO HONOR 'STOLEN' BLACK LIVES
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SUMMARY. Time is a crucial part of Adrian Brandon's "Stolen" series. It's a project he's dedicated to Black Americans killed by police. This story aired in KING 5's Peabody Award-winning series, "Facing Race."
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, photojournalist, video editor
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LANDFILL EMPLOYEES CONCERNED ABOUT ARSENIC EXPOSURE AMID KING COUNTY VIOLATIONS
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SUMMARY. A KING 5 investigation found that for a decade, the King County Solid Waste Division repeatedly discovered high levels of arsenic at the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill – violating state and local rules that exist to protect the environment and public health. Multiple landfill employees accused their bosses of failing to adequately inform employees or protect them from the highly toxic chemical.
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, lead photojournalist, video editor
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Enough: George Floyd's biracial cousin finds her place in the fight for racial justice
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SUMMARY. This is a mini-documentary about George Floyd's biracial cousin, Shayla Zartman, on a journey to find her place in the world. The story aired in Episode 13 of KING 5's Peabody Award-winning show, Facing Race. This piece accompanied a multimedia digital narrative that Taylor wrote.
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Story timecode: 1:53 - 14:59
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​ROLES: One of two reporters, one of two photojournalists
'IT FELT DIRTY:' $60 MILLION IN WASHINGTON JAIL LEGAL CLAIMS WHILE OVERSIGHT REMAINS ABSENT​
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SUMMARY. Washington taxpayers have shouldered more than $60 million over the past five years to resolve and defend hundreds of legal claims involving inmates in local jails, a KING investigation found. Meanwhile, state lawmakers have repeatedly rejected legislation that would establish oversight for these facilities.
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, photojournalist, video editor
CITY, FORMER OFFICER TOOK MEASURES TO COVER UP FIRING​
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SUMMARY. This investigation revealed how an officer with a history of excessive force was able to hide his misconduct and continue working in law enforcement.
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, photojournalist, video editor
SUMMARY. This investigation revealed senior leaders at a state-run medium-maximum security juvenile detention center were warned of a potential escape days before seven teenagers with violent criminal backgrounds successfully broke out, ambushed a staff member and prompted a regional manhunt.
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, video editor
EXPERTS CALL FOR STATEWIDE SCRUTINY OF LOCAL JAILS AMID INMATE DEATHS , SUFFERING​
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SUMMARY. From medical neglect to preventable deaths, experts say the lack of statewide jail standards and oversight measures is putting inmates at risk. This is the second story in KING 5's "Jails without Justice" series.
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, photojournalist, video editor
DEA ORDERS CHANGES AT KING COUNTY MEDIC ONE AFTER PARAMEDIC'S FATAL OVERDOSE ON REGULATED DRUGS​
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SUMMARY: A King County department that responds to medical emergencies is under federal oversight after a paramedic fatally overdosed on drugs he likely stole from work.
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, video editor
FLAG-WAVING VETERAN SAVING LIVES ON OVERPASS ​
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SUMMARY: For nearly a decade, thousands have caught a glimpse of Fred Pepper during their morning commute past the Exit 7 overpass on Interstate 405 in Renton, WA. This is a feature story about his efforts to combat suicide.
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, photojournalist, video editor
AFTER YEARS OF PLEAS, CLEAN AIR AGENCY ORDERS KING COUNTY TO TEST LANDFILL AIR FOR ARSENIC ​
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SUMMARY. Air quality complaints rolled in for years from neighbors and workers at the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, which is under scrutiny for elevated levels of arsenic.
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, photojournalist, video editor
FORKS FELL SHORT IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT INVESTIGTION
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SUMMARY: Before a 23-year-old Quileute tribal member died by suicide in her Forks Jail cell, she tearfully reported to authorities that her guard, John Gray, sexually harassed and stalked her. KING 5’s reporting revealed city leaders fell short in investigating Kimberly Bender's claims. In the year after her death, Gray pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting four inmates. This is the first story in the KING 5 series, "Predator on Guard."
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, photojournalist, video editor
CLALLAM COUNTY CORRECTIONS OFFICER KEPT HIS JOB FOR DECADES, DESPITE VIOLATIONS ​
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SUMMARY. John Russell Gray, a corrections officer who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting four women while they were inmates at the Forks Correctional Facility in 2019, had a thick disciplinary record and at least two dozen complaints against him over his 24-year career as a corrections officer.
Yet, officials at nearly every level repeatedly made decisions that allowed him to remain on the job as a guard, with power over a vulnerable population. This is the second story in the investigative series, "Predator On Guard."
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ROLES: Reporter, writer, photojournalist, video editor
RECORDS SHOW THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HAD ROLE IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN OF OCEANGATE'S TITAN
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SUMMARY. The University of Washington, which previously denied involvement in the Titan submersible that imploded and killed five people on a deep-water plunge to the Titanic, had a role in the early stages of the vessel's development and its design. A review of hundreds of UW records revealed the school had a deeper relationship with OceanGate, the Everett company that manufactured the carbon-fiber sub, than it originally told the public in the wake of the Titan disaster.
ROLES: Reporter, writer, video editor
ARMY LEADERS PUNISH STRUGGLING SHELTON SOLDIER IN NEED OF HELP ​
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SUMMARY. The Army disregarded the advice of medical experts when they disciplined and kicked out a struggling Shelton soldier for misconduct that, doctors said, his service-related medical conditions caused, a five-month KING 5 investigation found. This is the first story in KING 5's "No Thank You For Your Service" series.
ROLES: Reporter, writer, photojournalist, video editor
WHISTLEBLOWERS: ARMY IGNORING ADVICE OF MEDICAL EXPERTS
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SUMMARY. Healthcare professionals at Joint Base Lewis McChord's Madigan Army Medical Center reveal the safeguards in place to protect wounded soldiers from wrongful punishment are not effective. They say the Army has a pattern of ignoring its own medical experts and unfairly punishing local soldiers recovering from the mental stress of combat. This is the second story in KING 5's "No Thank You For Your Service" series.
ROLES: Reporter, writer, lead photojournalist, video editor