Lucas Waldron

Motion graphics and video journalist.

How the Climate Crisis Will Force A Massive American Migration
I designed and produced this video.

Why You Can’t Always Trust Your Coronavirus Antibody Test Results
I designed and produced this video.

Why This Coronavirus Is Not Like the Flu, or Even the Swine Flu
I designed and produced this video.

Test Videos Reveal How Evenflo Booster Seats Put Children at Risk
I designed and produced this video, including setting up a studio from scratch in our conference room!

Video Shows Border Patrol Account of Child’s Death Was Not True
I designed and produced this video. The footage, obtained by ProPublica, shows that the Border Patrol lied about a teenager's death in custody.

How We Identified the Frat Brothers Holding Guns at an Emmett Till Memorial
I designed and produced this video for ProPublica's Evidence series. I used GeoLayers and geospatial data to build the maps.

How ID Laws Can Put Trans People In Danger
I co-produced this explainer video with Vox on how onerous ID laws make it difficult, and sometimes impossible, for transgender people to change their name or gender marker on a state ID.

A Town Divided
I reported and produced this short documentary about how new mining projects have bitterly divided the tiny town of Patagonia, AZ. The film was part of my thesis project at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.

Here’s How a Foreign Official Ended Up Writing Part of Trump’s Campaign Speech
I designed and produced this video for ProPublica.

Unmasking California's New White Supremacists
I edited and produced this video that identified several members of a white supremacist group for the first time. I reviewed hours of user-generated footage of violent protests across California and in Charlottesville, VA.

Fact Check: Trump, Clinton on the Economy
Credits: Editing and Motion Graphics

Troubles for New Panama Canal
Credits: Editing and Motion Graphics