As a staff writer on Wirecutter’s Outdoors team, I recommended the best puffy blankets for most people. Read the article below or at Wirecutter.com:
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The Best Commuter Bike Lights (Wirecutter/The New York Times)
As a staff writer on Wirecutter’s Outdoors team, I recommended the best commuter bike lights for most people. Read the article below or at Wirecutter.com:
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Urbanears Hellas: Full Test Review
When I wasn’t assigning and editing news and features at Bicycling, I was testing bike gear. Here’s the full, unedited version of one of the last pieces I wrote for the site, about a pair of wireless workout headphones. You can find the edited, abridged version here. The Urbanears Hellas Is Your Pain-Cave Secret Weapon…
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Ranger Gabriel, Do You Copy? (Outside Magazine)
Since beginning work at Outside Magazine, I’ve developed a deep interest in the National Park Service. One of my editors, recognizing this, tipped me off to a story she thought might warrant some investigation—how big a deal was this Make-A-Wish event? After interviewing half a dozen people involved in the planning and execution of the…
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The $1 Million Gear Shed and The Outdoor Exchange
As an Outside Magazine employee, I’m acutely aware of how many sports exist—and how many I’ve yet to try. In light of conservationist tendencies, it was natural for me to investigate a trend in shared gear, wherein companies encourage people to rent amongst themselves, or pay annual fees for access to well-stocked gear sheds. Sharing gear breaks…
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Out of Site, Out of Mine (KQED/QUEST Science)
During my time as a “jack of all trades” intern for QUEST Science’s Ohio team, I continued fostering an interest in water-oriented journalism. However, rather than explore drought conditions and the difficulties they bring to western states, I investigated the Great Lakes Region’s somewhat naive treatment of its water resources. The Great Lakes hold 21…
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Technologies Poised to Keep Asian Carp at Bay, Slowed by Challenges (KQED/QUEST Science)
During my time as a “jack of all trades” intern for QUEST Science’s Ohio team, I continued fostering an interest in water-oriented journalism. However, rather than explore drought conditions and the difficulties they bring to western states, I investigated the Great Lakes Region’s somewhat naive treatment of its water resources. The Great Lakes hold 21…
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Land grab (Over Water Under Fire)
During the summer of 2013, I completed a writing fellowship alongside a small team of undergraduate and graduate students in UNC’s School of Journalism. We produced a web-based multimedia project, operating out of the Powering a Nation media lab funded by the Carnegie and Knight Foundations, in which we explored water use along the Colorado…
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Addicted (Over Water Under Fire)
During the summer of 2013, I completed a writing fellowship alongside a small team of undergraduate and graduate students in UNC’s School of Journalism. We produced a web-based multimedia project, operating out of the Powering a Nation media lab funded by the Carnegie and Knight Foundations, in which we explored water use along the Colorado…
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Changing gears: Is knowing how to drive stick in America still essential? (CNN)
<p style=”background-color: #faebd7;”> Changing gears: Is knowing how to drive stick in America still essential? (CNN)</p> <<p style=”background-color: #faebd7;”>In the wake of learning to ‘drive stick’ two weeks prior to my internship at CNN, I decided to explore the manual transmission’s future in America. Apart from interviewing car owners, I contacted representatives from international automotive corporations, transportation…
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