MediaMaker
I make media keepsakes for people featured in the news.
MediaMaker is a one-person operation — print, digital, and broadcast-quality video, all built from your actual article. If you got an email from me with a proof of your feature, this page is where you verify it's a real thing from a real person.
Good local journalism gets forgotten in a week.
For about a decade I've worked in regional media — watching good local journalism get written, printed, and forgotten within a week. The subjects of those features — business owners, executives, honorees, community leaders — rarely ended up with something real to show for having been written about. Maybe a PDF link that eventually went behind a paywall. A laminated printout, if someone in the office thought to make one.
I started MediaMaker on personal time because I thought the work deserved better. A proper article proof, laid out the way a real paper would print it. A framed mockup you could actually put on a wall. A broadcast-quality video clip you could share. All built from the article that already exists, made for the person it's about.
That's the whole thing. One person, here in Hartford, making these for people who got written up.
A complete package, made from your feature.
Four core pieces, all built from your actual article. Each serves a distinct purpose — from the archival print you'd frame to the broadcast-quality clip you'd share. Production-ready. No watermarks. Yours to use.
The framed article
The only physical piece in the package — your article, professionally printed and framed, ready to hang. Archival paper, matted, finished frame. Shipped to your door.
Hang it in your office. Give it as a gift. The version of your coverage you'd display, not scroll past.
The article proof
A newspaper-style layout of your feature, built the way a real paper would print it. Proper headline typography, article columns, byline, date line, photo placement. Rendered at 300 DPI — press-ready resolution.
Print and frame it. Send it to family. Hang it in your office. The archival version of your coverage — the piece that outlasts a PDF link.
The broadcast video
A short news-anchor-style clip — about 24 seconds — delivered from a broadcast studio set, with your article and publication logo on screen. Lower-third chyron with your name. Audio. Ready to post.
Share it on social. Embed it in an email signature. Send it to colleagues, friends, or family who wouldn't read the full article. Most people will watch 24 seconds when they wouldn't read 800 words.
The social card
A square image formatted for social media — Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook. Publication mark, headline, editorial typography on a dark background. Designed to stop a scroll.
Post it when you want to share the feature. Pin it to the top of your LinkedIn profile. Anchor a professional moment with a clean visual — no broken links, no previews that fail to load.
No accounts, no forms, no upsells.
How I find people
I read business, community, and professional press throughout New England. When a feature catches me — someone genuinely worth making something for — I make it. No lists, no scraping, no automation picking names. One at a time, by eye.
What happens if you want one
Reply to the email I sent you and tell me what you're interested in. Digital files are free. A framed print starts at $99 plus shipping and ships within the week. One conversation, no accounts to create, no checkout to navigate.
What happens if you don't
Tell me you're not interested and I delete the files I made for you. Your email stays in my sent folder and nowhere else. I don't sell contact information. I don't send follow-ups unless you ask me to.