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Special reports and sections
Sections that I played a major role in producing and designing. In most cases, there was some collaboration with the photo and design departments.

Government Center Boston.com's guide to public records, databases, and useful information.	New England War Dead Photos and stories of New Englanders who've lost their lives in Iraq.
A Promise to Keep The Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling, and often failing, to do right by many veterans returning from the war in Iraq.	Froth, Fear, and Fury in Boston A guerrilla ad campaign for Aqua Teen Hunger Force dotted the city with battery-powered light screens, setting off fears of terrorism.

Homepage layouts
As news producers, we have some freedom to design and lay out the top of the homepage. Here's a sample of some layouts. I've used. Click the images to see an enlarged version.

Stories
Most of these were written on deadline and based on broadcast reports. Information was also woven in from wire reports, previous Globe reports, and from elsewhere on our Web site (weather forecasts, etc.).

Newton firefighter injured by fire truck
(Boston.com; May 15, 2007)
Crews were putting out a dumpster fire on the Boston College campus when the truck rolled over the firefighter.

Eyewitness accounts of the Boylston Street
scaffolding accident
(Boston.com; April 3, 2006)
"I heard a loud bang and the street shook."

Three juveniles arrested in Blackstone water case
(Boston.com; March 29, 2006)
Two males and one female, all 15 years old, were arrested last night, according to broadcast reports.

Whitewash
(Boston.com; January 23, 2006)
Winter came back with a bang today, wreaking havoc on travel and dumping a chilly mix of rain, snow, and sleet on the region.

Photo galleries
There were compiled using Globe and wire photos. Captions include information provided by photographers and from related stories.

Pups on parade: The 130th Westminster Dog Show
The faces of Wikipedia: Patrolling the free flow of information
Riddle of the Spinks: Leon Spinks is down but not out
Halloween around the world: A bevy of spooky celebrations
Getting Close: The many faces of artist Chuck Close
Hurricane Katrina -- Refusing to Leave: Thousands of hurricane victims refused to leave their homes in New Orleans

Craig Nickels
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Updated 09/15/07

This site has moved

Web clips

Special reports and sections Sections that I played a major role in producing and designing. In most cases, there was some collaboration with the photo and design departments.

Homepage layouts As news producers, we have some freedom to design and lay out the top of the homepage. Here's a sample of some layouts. I've used. Click the images to see an enlarged version.

Stories Most of these were written on deadline and based on broadcast reports. Information was also woven in from wire reports, previous Globe reports, and from elsewhere on our Web site (weather forecasts, etc.).

Photo galleries There were compiled using Globe and wire photos. Captions include information provided by photographers and from related stories.

Special reports and sections
Sections that I played a major role in producing and designing. In most cases, there was some collaboration with the photo and design departments.

Homepage layouts
As news producers, we have some freedom to design and lay out the top of the homepage. Here's a sample of some layouts. I've used. Click the images to see an enlarged version.

Stories
Most of these were written on deadline and based on broadcast reports. Information was also woven in from wire reports, previous Globe reports, and from elsewhere on our Web site (weather forecasts, etc.).

Photo galleries
There were compiled using Globe and wire photos. Captions include information provided by photographers and from related stories.