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Robert Allen

Detroit, Fort Collins
As seen in: Tech-Gaming.Com, Medium, USA Today, Wiley Online Library, Yahoo News, Chicago Tribune, Entrepreneur, Sydney Morning Herald, The Toronto Star, Detroit Free Press, Reader's Digest (U.S.) and
Covers:  courts, emergency response, crime, breaking news, general assignment
Outdoorsman. MBA. Author, "Fading Ads of Detroit."

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I write, shoot and post stories that engage people across metro Detroit and Michigan.

Robert Allen’s Journalist Portfolio

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Home electric project spawned 1,348-acre wildfire

Home electric project spawned 1,348-acre wildfire

Persistence paid off when I scored an exclusive interview with the man whose backyard science project grew in…

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482 unaccounted for in Larimer County floods; heavy rains reported

482 unaccounted for in Larimer County floods; heavy rains reported

With helicopter rescues at full tilt and damage assessment only beginning, this story captures the moods and …

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Price of vice: How proposed marijuana tax compares to alcohol, cigarettes

Price of vice: How proposed marijuana tax compares to alcohol, cigarettes

With Colorado set to vote on a tax for legalized marijuana, we do some math, make some phone calls and figure…

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Post-flood looting takes backseat to 'looky-loos'

Post-flood looting takes backseat to 'looky-loos'

About 7,000 buildings, mostly homes, were in the disaster zone affected by Northern Colorado's 2013 floods. …

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Hotel linked to Stephen King to dig up pet cemetery

Hotel linked to Stephen King to dig up pet cemetery

Plans to dig up a pet cemetery at the hotel that inspired Stephen King's horror novel "The Shining" have neig…

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Healing, purpose blossom from woman's recovery

Healing, purpose blossom from woman's recovery

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Articles

Rival Stars Horse Racing review

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By tokusatsu. Currently, Robert Allen
| Tech-Gaming.Com
Rival Stars Horse Racing arrives on Switch with the unmistakable DNA of a mobile game, and it doesn’t try too hard to disguise it. Developed by New Zealand-based PikPok, this lightweight management sim blends horse breeding, stable management, and racing into a steady cycle of tasks and rewards. In theory, it sounds like a compelling mix that’s part strategy and part sports simulation. But in execution, the experience feels more like checking off a series of boxes than actually chasing victory.
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Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar review

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By tokusatsu. Currently, Robert Allen
| Tech-Gaming.Com
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is the latest chapter in Marvelous’ beloved farming simulation series, building on the foundations of its predecessors while introducing enough new features to reinvigorate any waning interest in simulated farming.
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Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship review

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By tokusatsu. Currently, Robert Allen
| Tech-Gaming.Com
Plenty of games merge genres. But Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship pushes at the boundaries of hybridization, blending qualities from several different kinds of games. Not only are players burdened with overseeing tower defense-style turrets, but they’ll also use these weapons to rip through bullet heaven-style crowds. Unsuspectingly, roguelike qualities are found in the selection of random power-ups and meta-game progression.
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Awards

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First place, Colorado Press Association

2013 - Sustained coverage

The Coloradoan newsroom received this one for coverage of the High Park Fire that burned more than 89,000 acres west of Fort Collins. I raced ahead of the wildfire when it started moving north, catching neighbors as they hurried to pack their cars. I checked in with them in the following days, weeks and months for updates. Also tagged along with people to get exclusive access behind the military-guarded fire perimeter and kept in close contact with fire officials for daily updates.

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First place, Colorado Press Association

2012 - News story

"Downtown after dark: Riot aftermath" An in-depth story following up with people who fought with police in a riot that ensued after a music festival in downtown Fort Collins. Also examined changes in policing to avoid another riot.

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Third place, Colorado Press Association

2012 - Deadline news

"Fort Collins police chief leaving post" Late-afternoon news that the chief was resigning allowed little time to pull together a story. A deep Rolodex and persistence helped reveal that the chief — embattled with controversy over a lieutenant indicted on perjury charges — had fallen into disfavor with the city manager.

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First place, Colorado Press Association

2011 - Story-photo combination

With the Summit Daily News

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First place, Colorado AP

2008 - Investigative reporting

Numerous interviews and hours spent listening to audio-casette tapes of public meetings led to exposure of small-town corruption among officials in Olathe, Colo. (For the Montrose Daily Press)

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Hearst Journalism Award

2007 - In-depth reporting, seventh place of 20

As a summer intern in Montrose, Colo., I dug into the connection between immigration and agriculture. Sometimes that meant shadowing Mexican immigrants picking corn in fields, interviewing them in Spanish. Federal visa programs put an especially heavy strain on Colorado corn farmers, as their harvest comes later than the rest of the country. With a cap on total visas allowed nationwide, the farmers have a hard time getting workers and are forced to resort to creative means.

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