In The Author's Corner With Etienne

A Washington, D.C.-based correspondent, author, & TV producer, Alexandra Rockey Fleming covers news & human interest with a focus on the military, crime, & mental health. She loves feature-oriented coverage & helping people tell their stories with accuracy & integrity.  During the last 25 years she’s reported on subjects as diverse as felony dogfighting; outlaw motorcycle gangs; the Lyme Disease epidemic; Ground Zero construction; cannabis in Colorado; incarcerated mothers; & the Norwegian terror attack. She’s spent weeks on the road reporting breaking news from the Virginia Tech shootings to the US military response to the Haiti earthquake. On top of that, her writing has won several top awards. For 12 years she’s served as a producer for Scandinavian TV networks, contributing to news pieces & documentaries that help European audiences understand trends & events from a US perspective. An Inspirational Journey from Tragedy to Triumph In 2003, 19 year-old Private JR Martinez