Sarah Coffey’s Journalist Portfolio

Dramatic Video Reveals Horror in Arizona Bus Hijacking - NBC News

www.nbcnews.com — A routine Greyhound bus ride in Arizona instantly turned into a traumatic experience for passengers.

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#ForMyFather: Girl Travels World With Cardboard Cutout of Dad - NBC News

www.nbcnews.com — Jay Kwon Yang fulfilled his dream of traveling the world - even after falling victim to cancer.

June 19, 2014

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Clint Eastwood's empty chair at RNC sparks Internet buzz

NBCNews.com — At the 2012 Republican National Convention, Clint Eastwood stole the show when he delivered his "invisible guest" speech. The internet was abuzz with snarky remarks and the "Eastwooding" meme was born. I pulled together the best reactions online for what became the main cover story on NBCNews.com.

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'If you do good, you'll feel good': Ann Curry explains origins of #26Acts of Kindness

NBCNews.com — After the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Ann Curry reached out to her more than 1 million Twitter followers to do one act of kindness for every life lost. The result was a viral movement known as #26Acts and was covered by the Associated Press, The Huffington Post and Buzzfeed. Submissions were constantly coming in on social media. I sifted through and curated the acts that really stood out.

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What you're seeing: Videos, images from the ground

NBCNews.com — Round up of user content shared on social media during the devastating tornado in Oklahoma. Appeared on the top grid of NBCNews.com as the story continued to break.

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#SameMorning: Viewers share their 8:07 a.m. routines - TODAY.com

TODAY.com — In an attempt to create a 'viral' movement, we worked to get users to share a photo of their morning at 8:07 a.m. across all time zones. The initiative was promoted a day ahead of time on social media and during TODAY, the anchors mentioned it and took part themselves. #SameMorning became a worldwide trending topic. Here's the recap I put together of our favorite submissions.

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Live blog: 2012 London Summer Olympics

NBCNews.com / TODAY.com — During the 2013 London Summer Olympics, I joined a group of editors from NBCNews.com, TODAY.com and NBC Local to work on a live blog of the entire games. We curated the top tweets, Facebook posts and Instagram pictures from athletes, anchors and attendees around the clock.

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