When disaster strikes

Fire. Flood. Violence. What do you do when disaster strikes? Four alums write about their experiences covering disaster and what they learned.

Kristen Go on the Arizona wildfires

Xiao Zhang on Midwest flooding

Edgar Sandoval on the World Trade Center

Curtis Esquibel on the Columbine shootings

About the column

Behind every Page One story and photograph is the story of how a journalist developed an idea to produce the best of what the newspaper offered that day. Often, it’s also a story of precision work done under deadline. Page One tells the stories behind the stories and photographs.

Do you have a Page One story to tell? Send your suggestion to Content Editor Mary Ann Hogan.