This is a small collection of my published works.
(Check out Muck Rack for a more complete portfolio.)
Breaking News
Google Contractors Officially Vote to Unionize – Motherboard
The contractors work at a company called HCL, which strongly encouraged its employees to vote against the union.
Students lead call for reform at West Jefferson Hills School District after years of unchecked racist incidents – Pittsburgh Current
Members of the Thomas Jefferson High School multicultural student union, led a peaceful demonstration in the parking lot of the Southland shopping center.
Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Ed Gainey to place controversial Mon-Oakland Connector project under review – Technical.ly
Designed to connect the research hubs of Oakland and Hazelwood Green, the transit project will be on hold when Gainey takes office next year.
Investigative Reporting
Carnegie Mellon University is helping to shape the future of war. What do we really know about it? – PublicSource
“We seek greater transparency and dialogue in the CMU community about how our university’s work is connected to that of the U.S. military and what the implications are of these connections.”
Pittsburgh’s mayor acquired a social media monitoring tool to handle COVID—he used it for pet projects instead – Daily Dot
Pittsburgh’s mayor procured a social media monitoring tool, Zencity, for help understanding COVID. His use of it has been entirely different.
Pittsburgh’s water authority estimates that 25% of service lines contain lead. But is their math right? – PublicSource
When you take out the unknowns and count all available data, the percentage of lead service lines found by inspectors appears much higher.
Features
5 years ago, Pittsburgh promised a self-driving boom. Where is it now? – Technical.ly
Despite lingering questions about the technology’s readiness, the city is well-positioned to remain a leader in the autonomy field.
Can a coal magnate make Iron City Beer great again? – Postindustrial
“We have a good product, and we have this great history, and where I think there’s great opportunity is to exploit a couple generations that don’t know much about Iron City.”
With a new mayor on the way, Pittsburgh faces up to inequity in tech – Technical.ly
In the City of Bridges, presumptive mayor-elect Ed Gainey says a gap remains between the old and the new Pittsburgh.
Trees before townhouses – Postindustrial
The preservation of a densely wooded park wins out over visions for a Pittsburgh residential development.
Inside Pittsburgh’s urban beekeeping renaissance – The Incline
Get the buzz on local honey, apiaries, and efforts to curb colony collapse.
