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Elizabeth Van Brocklin
Audio producer & editor
Lockdown
Hear from more than 20 students from around the country, to learn what they see, hear, and feel during what has become a routine experience in American schools. (Photo: Stacy Krantiz)
The Art of Surviving
“They mourn departed friends and the ability to do simple things: peel an orange, tie a shoelace, take a shower standing up.” (Photo: Demetrius Freeman)
Millions of Dollars for Crime Victims... Many Don't Get Any
“Looking down, he saw red blooming through the stripes of his Houston Astros baseball jersey. He then blacked out.” (Photo: Demetrius Freeman)
Wheels Up
“Shoemake uses his left hand to operate a lever system connected to the pedal. He assembled the device himself, from parts of discarded crutches and conduit pipe.” (Visuals: Eric Fernandez)
When Fourth-Grade Problems Include Gunfire
“Some boys can recognize and imitate the drill-like chatter of an automatic weapon, the way bird-watchers are able to mimic a particular call.” (Photo: Dave Londres)
Scoop and Run: Where Cop Cars Double as Ambulances
“The practice challenges how most people think victims should be cared for. Yet trauma doctors in the city are effusive about scoop and run, and believe it saves lives.” Emmy-nominated series produced in collaboration with NBC Philadelphia. (Gif: Daniel Nass)