Ana Holleman's Reporting and Editorial Portfolio

The reporting portfolio of Ana Holleman—writer, reporter, and editor in YEG.

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Sometimes, Average is Worse: Why Lammily Failed To Win Hearts

It turns out image-based marketing doesn’t always work.

Five years today, the “body-positive” Lammily doll was released.

Where is she now? 

... Not a great place.

Why is that?

... Read on.

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Oh Hell Yes, It Is More Fun To Compute - Ana Holleman - Medium

Kraftwerk were delightful at the Days Off Festival in Paris — and isn’t that the point?

I heard you* wanted more Kraftwerk concert reviews from women. Here you are.

*(someone from a year or two ago)

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Is a drug dealer our Baba Yaga?

Inspiration will hit you at the darnedest of times and in the darnedest of ways.

Original piece for Medium, published online Apr. 8, 2019.

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“Upskirt photos are never fine”— first published in print Mar. 19, 2014.

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“Bathroom amendment ruins trans bill“ — first published in print Mar. 11, 2015.

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Queer on campus | The Griff

With the implementation of all-gender bathrooms, MacEwan University takes another step toward inclusivity for its students.

First published online Aug. 31, 2015; published in print shortly thereafter.

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Cooked to the Core - The Yards

We sing the praises of two of the many women who make the downtown scene so rich

“Cooked to the Core”

The Yards, Spring 2018

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What I Wish I Knew - The Yards

A new group offers women professionals advice and support to break through the barriers

“What I Wish I Knew”

The Yards, Spring 2018

This piece is the first of mine to make it onto the site proper (as opposed to appearing only in the .pdf). :)

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A/V Work

This post exists to showcase audiovisual work undertaken for various university courses and demonstrative purposes; they exist here as proof of concept that I can do audiovisual news work.

https://soundcloud.com/user-723397124/ana-hollemans-demo-reel-2018

My demo reel, recorded on an LG smartphone. It is very quiet, so adjust your device's audio output accordingly. 

I would have made the audio louder, but at a certain point, the amplification began to distort the audio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOX-NTBD7U0

This video was done for one of my final courses. It was shot and dubbed with an LG smartphone. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSvoP7mw8NY

This video was done for a course in second year. It is merely proof that I can put together a slideshow. The photographs were (most likely) taken with a Canon EOS Rebel; I don’t recall the exact make or model. 

https://soundcloud.com/user-723397124/something-newsworthy-the-passive-aggressive-podcast

This link goes to a reupload of an old (c. 2014) podcast I did for a course. As the description in the link says, the quality is not what it could be now; it is, as noted at the top of the post, proof of concept more than anything.

(Updated 20/03/2018)

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The Yards Magazine on Twitter

“Thursday is our Annual General Meeting at 6pm, followed by our Spring 2018 issue launch and salon on women in the core at 7pm. Don't miss it! https://t.co/KbpEF0Q0Vo @DECLorg @OCLYEG #yegdt #yegwomen”

I made the front cover of The Yards’ Spring 2018 issue. :)

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“Trip-o-metre”

Originally written for and published in The Yards’ Fall 2017 issue.

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“Are You Experienced?”

Written for and published in The Yards’ Winter 2017 issue.

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A recent pilot campaign at two Edmonton high schools is encouraging students to report crime by using posters featuring internet memes reports the CBC.

First published online Mar. 25, 2014.

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An excerpt from “Top 4 enduring Canadian PSAs”, published online April 1, 2014, on the griff’s website.

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First published in the griff, Apr. 1, 2015.

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My part in a fun little collaborative piece.

First published in the griff Sept. 24, 2014.

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First published in the griff, Oct. 29, 2014.