NIKETHE CHALLENGE: Nike needed help telling stories about how sport creates community around the globe.
THE WORK: So our team at the New York Times T Brand Studio partnered with freelance writers from around the world to uncover stories of community formed around sport that had never been told before.
My Role: As the editor on this project, I worked closely with our writers, photographers, and the internal team at the New York Times to ensure each story was told with the highest bar for journalistic integrity.
THE STORIES:
Hainan’s Women of the Waves
Surfing gives this free-spirited pack strength to paddle against the tides of tradition.
Home Is Where The Court Is
A crew of young Sudanese refugees in Western Australia finds hope, identity and friendship through basketball.
Enemies In The Ring, Friends Outside It
The fighters at this all-female gym in Shanghai bond over breaking gender norms and finding their inner strength.
In Good Company: Eyekonz
A team of young girls in Philadelphia claim their place in the sport of lacrosse.
The Future of Breakdancing is at This Beach
Athletes in Dakar, Senegal, perform their physics-defying moves in the whitewater.