The articles included in this document were the product of an assignment requiring students to rewrite several news stories that were thematically related, and to create a news blog with those materials. At the time, this was a genre which I’d never explored. I feel that this is some of my strongest work: each article makes use of existing information and presents it in a wholly original way, while also staying true to time-honored writing conventions. Additionally, the blog site itself is an example of my ability to create a WordPress site with a uniform and user-friendly design.