MY PORTFOLIO
Here you can find samples of my works – either by checking out the most recent outlets I have written for or by going through a selection of my work in chronological order.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Since October 2013, I have been a Berlin-based freelance correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, an independent international news organization based in Boston, Massachusetts.
SAMPLE ARTICLES
- In Anti-Establishment Era, German Youth Opt for Status Quo – Sept. 6, 2017
- In Berlin, Trump’s Talk of a Berlin Wall Stirs Unpleasant Memories – Feb. 13, 2017
- Anti-refugee Party’s Successes Bring the Right into Germany’s Mainstream – Sept. 16, 2016
- Months after Paris attack, new surveillance regime emerges in Europe – Feb. 8, 2016
- Some small German towns want to host more refugees – Jan. 12, 2016
- Google looses ground in fight against Europe’s Right To Be Forgotten – Nov. 21, 2014
- Israelis and Iranians find an unusual musical detente in Germany – Sept. 28, 2014
- Belarusians Try Out a New Language: Their Own – August 22, 2014
DEUTSCHE WELLE
Since April 2014, I have produced pieces for the online environment, culture and business sections of Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster
SAMPLE ARTICLES
- How Hybrid Cuisines in Berlin Cross Cultures – And Conflicts – September 26, 2017
- Protecting Tanzania’s cloud forest from the ground up – March 28, 2017
- Talking Trash: Bogotá’s Recyclers Fight For Justice – April 12, 2016
- Sowing the seeds of an organic revolution – December 12, 2015
- Ethiopia rediscovers an ancient staple crop – November 3, 2015
- Saving Trees and Livelihoods in Armenia – May 12, 2015
- How wildlife corridors help species survive deforestation in Brazil – February 10, 2015
- ‘MATH 42’ Breaks Barriers To Education – October 10, 2014
- Paraguay Struggles To Grow Soy Sustainably – May 27, 2014
- Mongolia’s Mining Boom Raises Environmental Concerns – April 1, 2014
NPR BERLIN
In the Spring of 2014, as part of my Fulbright grant, I co-reported an hour-long special for Berlin Stories for NPR, a multimedia journal about the city broadcast on NPR Worldwide (104.1FM Berlin).
DPA (DEUTSCHE -PRESSE AGENTUR)
In 2013, I served as a guest journalist at the English-language desk of Deutsche-Presse Agentur (dpa), Germany’s international press agency. I traveled throughout Germany to write about topics ranging from the ongoing quest to recover stolen Nazi art to how the minimum wage affects small business. While at the Berlin bureau, I researched and edited articles from the English service, and translated stories from the German service.
SAMPLE ARTICLES
- ‘Monuments Men’ author speaks of his unlikely heroes – February 8, 2014
- A new twist on old art – January 24, 2014
- Germany divided on minimum wage plan – November 25, 2013
SPIEGEL ONLINE
In 2012, I was an Arthur F. Burns Fellow at Spiegel Online in Berlin, producing original feature stories for both the German and international editions of Germany’s largest online news source. The topics ranged Berlin’s ever-growing start-up scene to the rise of right-wing extremism in northeast Germany.
SAMPLE ARTICLES
- Nazi Land Reclamation: Hitler’s Bid to Create… – November 8, 2012
- A Factory for Start-Ups: Berlin Embraces Net Newbies… – September 25, 2012
- 18 Holes Against Hate: Golf Tournament Raises Money… – August 20, 2012
A Selection of My Work (in chronological order)
- 2017
- Stranger in Saxony//ZEIT Online
- Germany’s Plan To Fight Fake News//The Christian Science Monitor
- 2016
- All That Glimmers Is Not Gold: Indigenous Communities in Peru Fight Gold Mining// Deutsche Welle
- Artist’s Campaign Targets Biometric Surveillance//The Christian Science Monitor
- A Funny Way of Bridging The Gap Between Germans and Refugees//The Christian Science Monitor
- 2015
- Tiny German Village is Santa Center for Children’s Christmas Letters// USA Today
- Climate change lacks the ‘immediacy of now’ in conflict zones // Thomas Reuters Foundation
- The perils of Being a Penguin in the Modern-Age // Deutsche Welle
- Your Internet Reuter is a Security Risk. Here’s Why//MSN
- Neo-Nazis no show at their annual march in Dresden. Is Pegida to blame? // The Christian Science Monitor
- How wildlife corridors help species survive deforestation in Brazil // Deutsche Welle
- 2014
Dresden’s anti-Islam protests: Rooted in Germany’s East-West divide? // The Christian Science Monitor
Belarus turns hockey tournament into a sales pitch // Monitor Global Outlook
‘Monuments Men’ author speaks of his unlikely heroes // dpa
German Footballer’s Coming Out Shows Challenges of Being Gay in Soccer // The Christian Science Monitor - 2013
Berlin Squeezes Airbnb on Short-Term Apartment Rentals // The Christian Science Monitor
Federal Minimum Wage a Step Closer to Reality in Germany // The Christian Science Monitor
Obama in Africa: The View From Senegal // GlobalPost
Creative Chill-Outs: San Francisco’s Parklets // Going Places (Malaysia Airlines magazine) - 2012
Former German First Lady Sues Google // Slate
California Wants to Build a High-Speed Rail // Spiegel Online (in German)
Moscow’s Growing Contemporary Arts Scene// Gogobot blog
- 2011
‘Purge’ of Darkness // CityArts: New York’s Review of Culture
The Armony is the Artist’s Canvas // New York Press
4 Eco-Fabulous Places To Live in 2020 // mental_floss magazine
Stuy Heights in a Brooklyn Gem // amNewYork
Middle Village: A Neighborhood with Quiet Appeal // amNewYork - 2010
Deaf Rapper Performs in Washington Square Park // DNAInfo.com
A Sustainable Jewish Deli? Oy Veh // Columbia News Service
Asthma in New York: Old News, New Battles // City Limits
A Vintage Taste of Brooklyn in Prospect Heights // amNewYork
Learning Classics Like Pâté the Meatless Way // City Limits - 2009
Carbon Nation // California Magazine of UC Berkeley
First Stop, Rikers. Next Stop, Colombia? // City Limits - 2008
From Fryers to Fuel // San Francisco Bay Guardian - 2007
The Last Hour // San Francisco Bay Guardian
Who’s Behind the Wheel? // San Francisco Bay Guardian
Winds of Change // San Francisco Bay Guardian
Smoke and Mirrors // San Francisco Bay Guardian