Eric Maierson

The Gulf Spill
Client: The National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
producer/editor

On April 20, 2010 an explosion tore through the Deepwater Horizon, an oil rig operating in the Gulf of Mexico. It was, by any standard, a catastrophe.

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Crisis Guide: Pakistan
Client: Council on Foreign Relations
producer/editor

Pakistan’s stability is of great consequence to regional and international security. Crisis Guide: Pakistan examines the roots of its challenges, what it means for the region and the world, and explores some plausible futures for the country.

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Snowbound
Client: Fotofest
producer/editor

Snowbound explores the mystery of a winter landscape. This journey may lead one to discover a sense of peace in an often uncharted world.

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The Bride Price
Client: International Center for Research on Women

In many countries, girls as young as eight are forced into marriage by their families, culture and economic situation. This practice destroys their chance at education leading to tragic results.

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Surviving the Tsunami
Client: Thomson Reuters Foundation and The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
producer/editor

Combining imagery by Reuters photojournalists with eyewitness testimony and interactive graphics, Surviving the Tsunami reveals the strength of the human spirit in the face of catastrophe.

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Global Governance Monitor: Finance
Client: Council on Foreign Relations
producer/editor

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Global Governance Monitor: Nuclear Nonproliferation
Client: Council on Foreign Relations
producer/editor

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Crisis Guide: The Global Economy
Client: Council on Foreign Relations
producer/editor
Winner of 2009 Business & Financial Reporting Emmy Award

Crisis Guide: The Global Economy explores how the 2008 financial crisis came about and what it might mean for business and international affairs in decades to come.

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The Power of 10,000
Client: Starbucks
field producer/photographer

The power of 10,000 shows the impact 10,000 Starbucks Partners had on New Orleans when they visited the city in 2008 for five days of community volunteer work and leadership training.

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Condition: Critical
Client: Médecins Sans Frontières
producer/editor

Life isn’t just hard in eastern Congo: this region is in critical condition. And things aren’t getting any better. Condition: Critical tells the stories of the people affected by this long-raging war.

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Crisis Guide: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Client: Council on Foreign Relations
producer/editor

Crisis Guide: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict integrates a comprehensive array of audio, video, imagery, and text, to offers an in-depth look at the history of the conflict and its geopolitical repercussions.

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Zimbabwe: The Fight to Free a Country
Client: Open Society Institute
producer/editor

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A Change of Heart
Client: National Geographic
producer/editor

A Change of Heart tells the story of one man’s total artificial heart transplant. This multimedia piece, with images by Robert Clark, is one element of National Geographic’s comprehensive feature project entitled Mending Broken Hearts.

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