
At Florida Today, I covered the trial of Brandon Bradley from gavel to gavel. I watched all of jury selection to craft profiles of the jurors. I arranged in advance for a local defense attorney to join me in the courtroom for commentary in tweets and video recaps I produced on the courthouse lawn. I live-tweeted the whole trial with photos I shot. I wrote online updates in the morning and afternoon, returning to the office for a print story each day. I covered key moments in the trial through the eyes of those most affected – like writing about the guilty verdict from the perspective of the departed deputy’s partner.