A writer and editor in pursuit of urgent and enduring stories. He works across fiction and journalism.
Based in Brooklyn, NY.
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A writer and editor in pursuit of urgent and enduring stories. He works across fiction and journalism.
Based in Brooklyn, NY.
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EDITING for MAGAZINES
A package of four stories about the demise of the social platform that possessed us for over a decade. Includes a custom-built archive of classic tweets. A National Magazine Award 2024 finalist for Design.
“AI Is a Lot of Work”Josh Dzieza, The Verge/New York Magazine, 6/20/23
A deep feature about the invisible labor that props up the AI industry, and also a pretty good explainer of how AI’s inference logic works. New York cover story; National Magazine Award 2024 finalist for Feature Writing; Loeb Award 2024 finalist for Explanatory Journalism.
“Extremely Hardcore”Zoë Schiffer, Casey Newton, and Alex Heath, The Verge/New York Magazine, 1/17/23
One of the first exposés of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter and what happens when a billionaire walks into a building holding a kitchen sink. New York cover story; Online Journalism Award 2023 finalist in Excellence in Technology Reporting and Breaking News.
HomelandThe Verge, 11/16/22
A special series about American life under two decades of the Department of Homeland Security. An online package, as well as a print magazine. Winner of the ASME Awards for Design 2022 for Print Design.
“The Most Surveilled Place in America”Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 8/3/22
Reported from three trips to the border in Ajo, Arizona, a tremendous reckoning with the cruelty of the US border policies and the surveillance apparatus that enforces it. Part of the Homeland series and a Livingston Award 2023 finalist.
“Ukrainian Influencers Bring the Frontlines to TikTok”Mia Sato, The Verge, 3/16/22
War is fought on many fronts now, including the content front. A Livingston Award 2023 finalist.
“Searching for Susy Thunder”Claire L. Evans, The Verge, 1/26/22
Part profile, part mystery, a hunt to discover one of the original hackers. In collaboration with Epic Magazine. A National Magazine Award 2023 finalist in Profile Writing.
“Revolt of the Delivery Workers”Josh Dzieza, The Verge/New York Magazine, 9/13/21
Embedded with the e-bikers who fulfill Grubhub and DoorDash orders, a revealing process story about how undocumented workers attempt to organize. Led to policy reforms and protections for delivery workers. New York cover story; Loeb Award 2022 winner in Feature Writing; James Beard Media Award 2022 finalist in Investigative Reporting.
“The Eighth Wonder of the World”Josh Dzieza, The Verge, 10/19/20
With the bargain of ridiculous tax breaks and subsidies, Foxconn promised to bring jobs to Wisconsin. That never happened. A dizzying investigation on what actually did. Sidney Award 2021 winner.
“The Trauma Floor”Casey Newton, The Verge, 2/25/19
Groundbreaking reporting about the working conditions of contract content moderators for Facebook. National Magazine Award 2020 finalist in Reporting.
“Fearing for His Life”Chloé Cooper Jones, The Verge, 3/13/19
Ramsey Orta filmed the killing of his close friend, Eric Garner; he was the only one punished for Garner’s murder. Pulitzer Prize 2020 finalist in Feature Writing.