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Jack Dodson

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Haifa, Lima, Maine
As seen in: Medium, BBC, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Substack, VICE, VICE UK, The Intercept, Metacritic, The American Journal of Human Genetics and
Covers:  Mainly focused on law & poverty, human rights, immigration, criminal justice & corruption.
Doesn't Cover: Nothing's out.
Journalist & filmmaker. Focused on areas where law and justice are not the same thing. Freelancer, but mainly building @entropyjourn with colleagues.
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Immigrants Have Varying Views on the Path to Citizenship

Immigrants Have Varying Views on the Path to Citizenship

City Limits — You wouldn't know it from listening to the discussion of immigration policy on the presidential campaign trail, but for immigrants with permanent residency, getting citizenship is not easy, not cheap and not a no-brainer.
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From one side of the 7-line to the other, two different worlds of immigration

From one side of the 7-line to the other, two different worlds of immigration

Self-published — This was a piece for my reporting class at Columbia University, covering the complex situation of immigration in NYC. I profiled a church in Corona, Queens, and a naturalization ceremony.
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Health for All

Health for All

Online video — Health for All is a short documentary about health access issues in India and the organizations that seek to make health a basic standard of life. The film was made by the Elon University Periclean Scholars Class of 2012, in partnership with the Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Swasth India Services, and the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty. www.healthforallfilm.org I served as director, director of photography, editor and writer on the project, leading of team of nearly 200 people.
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UNINSURED: In the midst of immigration reform debates, health insurance presents a complex problem

UNINSURED: In the midst of immigration reform debates, health insurance presents a complex problem

Self-published — A written piece for reporting class at Columbia University. This was an account of the issues facing undocumented immigrants, who have few resources for health care.
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The Marine

The Marine

Online video — Kenny Restrepo runs a tattoo shop in Brooklyn, which he opened after serving in the Marines and the NYPD. This was a project for Columbia Journalism School, and was conceived, shot and edited in one day.
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The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room

Online video — The Elephant in the Room is a documentary feature about three American college students traveling to Sri Lanka to ask questions about environmental issues -- not just in the island country but around the world. Shot during three weeks in January 2011, the film brings together interviews with leaders in Sri Lanka in the fight for a healthier planet. The film is a project of the Periclean Scholars Class of 2011 at Elon University in North Carolina. I served as co-director, director of photography, editor and writer for this film.
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Kentucky Comedian Battles Lack of Care Through Medicaid

Kentucky Comedian Battles Lack of Care Through Medicaid

Narrative.ly — Ally Bruener starts her set bluntly: with a joke about suicide. "I've realized I'm the worst degree of disabled," she says, "because I'm too crippled to kill myself but not crippled enough to convince someone else to do it for me." On stage, Bruener stands out from many other comics.
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