{"id":11,"date":"2021-09-16T02:17:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T02:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brian1.jgndata.biz\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:13:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/brianconway.me\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"Words"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:24px\">This is a small collection of my published works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Check out<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/muckrack.com\/brian-conway-412\">Muck Rack<\/a><\/em> for a more complete portfolio.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Breaking News<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pghindependent.com\/post\/36-hours-covering-the-assassination-attempt-of-donald-trump-for-the-new-york-times\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"36 hours covering the assassination attempt on Donald Trump for the New York Times\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/6590216639b8ba9d6168ba67\/66f636c764db56913ce876a9_TrumpFairgrounds.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">36 hours covering the assassination attempt on Donald Trump for the New York Times<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Pittsburgh Independent publisher Brian Conway was at Northside Music Festival when he got the call to cover the July assassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. This is how it all went down.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/8xwmnv\/google-contractors-officially-vote-to-unionize\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Google Contractors Officially Vote to Unionize - Motherboard\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/articles\/5d8a677c3a47bf0008f04ffe\/lede\/1569351737613-GoogleVote-7.jpeg?image-resize-opts=Y3JvcD0wLjc5OXh3OjAuNjczNXhoOzAuMTI1eHcsMC4xOXhoJnJlc2l6ZT0xMjAwOiomcmVzaXplPTEyMDA6Kg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Google Contractors Officially Vote to Unionize &#8211; Motherboard<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The contractors work at a company called HCL, which strongly encouraged its employees to vote against the union.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210125065105\/https:\/\/www.pittsburghcurrent.com\/students-lead-call-for-reform-at-west-jefferson-hills-school-district\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Students lead call for reform at West Jefferson Hills School District after years of unchecked racist incidents - Pittsburgh Current\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200809083512im_\/https:\/\/www.pittsburghcurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TJ4.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Students lead call for reform at West Jefferson Hills School District after years of unchecked racist incidents &#8211; Pittsburgh Current<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Members of the Thomas Jefferson High School multicultural student union, led a peaceful demonstration in the parking lot of the Southland shopping center.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civic-news\/mon-oakland-connector\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Ed Gainey to place controversial Mon-Oakland Connector project under review - Technical.ly\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Proposed-route-of-MOC.png\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Ed Gainey to place controversial Mon-Oakland Connector project under review &#8211; Technical.ly<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Designed to connect the research hubs of Oakland and Hazelwood Green, the transit project will be on hold when Gainey takes office next year.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Investigative Reporting<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/carnegie-mellon-university-is-helping-to-shape-the-future-of-war-what-do-we-really-know-about-it\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Carnegie Mellon University is helping to shape the future of war. What do we really know about it? - PublicSource\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.publicsource.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CalvinPollak-01.jpg?fit=2000%2C1250\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Carnegie Mellon University is helping to shape the future of war. What do we really know about it? &#8211; PublicSource<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">\u201cWe seek greater transparency and dialogue in the CMU community about how our university\u2019s work is connected to that of the U.S. military and what the implications are of these connections.\u201d<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/debug\/zencity-pittsburgh-bill-peduto\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Pittsburgh\u2019s mayor acquired a social media monitoring tool to handle COVID\u2014he used it for pet projects instead - Daily Dot\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads.dailydot.com\/2021\/10\/Bill-Peduto-Pittsburg-Mayor-Zencity.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.0\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Pittsburgh\u2019s mayor acquired a social media monitoring tool to handle COVID\u2014he used it for pet projects instead &#8211; Daily Dot<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Pittsburgh\u2019s mayor procured a social media monitoring tool, Zencity, for help understanding COVID. His use of it has been entirely different.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/pittsburghs-water-authority-estimates-that-25-of-service-lines-contain-lead-but-is-their-math-right\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Pittsburgh\u2019s water authority estimates that 25% of service lines contain lead. But is their math right? - PublicSource\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.publicsource.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/leadpipe-01.jpg?fit=2000%2C1250\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Pittsburgh\u2019s water authority estimates that 25% of service lines contain lead. But is their math right? &#8211; PublicSource<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">When you take out the unknowns and count all available data, the percentage of lead service lines found by inspectors appears much higher. <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Features<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/pittsburgh\/2021\/06\/21\/ed-gainey-equity-in-tech\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"With a new mayor on the way, Pittsburgh faces up to inequity in tech - Technical.ly\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gaineymayorPGH.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">With a new mayor on the way, Pittsburgh faces up to inequity in tech &#8211; Technical.ly<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">In the City of Bridges, presumptive mayor-elect Ed Gainey says a gap remains between the old and the new Pittsburgh.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/postindustrial.com\/stories\/can-a-coal-magnate-make-iron-city-beer-great-again\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Can a coal magnate make Iron City Beer great again? - Postindustrial\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/postindustrial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/PI-Feature-MakeIronCityGreatAgain-scaled.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Can a coal magnate make Iron City Beer great again? &#8211; Postindustrial<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">\u201cWe have a good product, and we have this great history, and where I think there\u2019s great opportunity is to exploit a couple generations that don\u2019t know much about Iron City.&#8221;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/postindustrial.com\/featuredstories\/trees-before-townhouses\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Trees before townhouses - Postindustrial\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/postindustrial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PI-HayesWoods-Overlook-scaled.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Trees before townhouses &#8211; Postindustrial<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The preservation of a densely wooded park wins out over visions for a Pittsburgh residential development.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.theincline.com\/2018\/12\/10\/inside-pittsburghs-urban-beekeeping-renaissance\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Inside Pittsburgh\u2019s urban beekeeping renaissance - The Incline\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.theincline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/UrbanBeekeeping-6-of-14-e1543348413640-1200x630.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Inside Pittsburgh\u2019s urban beekeeping renaissance &#8211; The Incline<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Get the buzz on local honey, apiaries, and efforts to curb colony collapse.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Everything Else<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/life\/goodness\/2021\/12\/12\/Slacker-30-Thirty-years-lSouth-Side-shop\/stories\/202112010118\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Thirty years later, this South Side shop is still slacking - PGH Post-Gazette\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/9b16f79ca967fd0708d1-2713572fef44aa49ec323e813b06d2d9.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/1140x_a10-7_cTC\/goodness-Slacker-9-1638912335.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Thirty years later, this South Side shop is still slacking &#8211; PGH Post-Gazette<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\"> Iconic Gen X boutique turned pop culture emporium, Slacker, ages gracefully with the times<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pghcitypaper.com\/pittsburgh\/on-the-heels-of-his-sixth-studio-album-kurt-vile-is-starting-to-feel-famous-sort-of\/Content?oid=1890622\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"On the heels of his sixth studio album, Kurt Vile is starting to feel famous \u2026 sort of - PGH City Paper\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.fdncms.com\/pittsburgh\/imager\/u\/slideshow\/1890623\/music-review-kurt-vile.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">On the heels of his sixth studio album, Kurt Vile is starting to feel famous \u2026 sort of &#8211; PGH City Paper<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">\u201cActual real hits on the radio! That would be cool.\u201d<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a small collection of my published works. (Check out Muck Rack for a more complete portfolio.) 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