To fix housing collapse, Spain looks to foreigners
December 14, 2012 – The Spanish government is planning to offer a sweet deal to foreigners: if you buy a house for more than $200,000, you get Spanish residency.
Journalism
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Experience
Robert's work has appeared in newspapers, websites and radio stations around the USA on a freelance basis. Robert has a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Minnesota, where he worked at the Minnesota Daily student newspaper as a reporter, editor and managing editor. Below are selected examples from his portfolio.
Radio
Opponents of MN´s gay marriage ban prepare their arguments
August 10, 2012 – With fewer than three months remaining before Minnesota's gay marriage amendment, opponents and supporters alike are trying to win people over.
Video
Mighty little Finland finds power in Bailout negotiations
July 11, 2012 – Finland's hard-line stance on the euro has given it outsized attention and clout, and it's showing no signs of easing its resistance.
In Venezuela H1N1 quarantine, US students stay in class
March 23, 2011 – American students studying abroad in Mérida, Venezuela, are being forced to ignore a mandatory quarantine because of time constraints in their program.
Magglio Ordoñez's career could come full circle
February 11, 2012 – All-star Magglio Ordoñez is poised to purchase the club that launched his career in Venezuela, los Caribes de Anzoátegui.
Once common Spanish-language training gone from newsrooms
August 16, 2012 – A review of America's top 25 most-circulated newspapers shows that only two of them offer Language-learning programs.
A Day in Transit
November 24, 2009 – This Minnesota Daily reporter spent 19 hours on public transit, talking to the characters that depend on it.
Metro Transit's Bad Boy List shows a culture of complacency
May 19, 2010 – City Pages obtained and analyzed what Metro Transit calls its "Bad Boy List," a who's-who of its most problematic (and unpunished) bus drivers.