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writing

Alex is currently an editor-at-large at the Washington Square News, the student newspaper of New York University. She was previously the editorial intern at Audubon magazine, where she wrote for web and print. She sometimes freelances, and writes on Substack at Rare Bird. Scroll to view links to selections of their written work.

editing

Before transitioning to an editor-at-large role, Alex served as WSN’s editor-in-chief after being deputy managing editor and copy chief. She can provide both high-level story-shaping guidance and detailed line edits. Her experience includes fact-checking, writing headlines and decks, and working closely with both writers and management. She has expertise with AP and Chicago style. Samples of Alex’s editing work are available upon request.

accolades

• 2022 Associated Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker

• 2022 Associated Collegiate Press Editorial of the Year, third place [shared byline]

• 2022 Associated Collegiate Press Multimedia Story of the Year podcast, honorable mention

• 2021-22 Hearst Awards Explanatory Writing competition, 11th place

• 2021-22 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Best Public Affairs Program finalist

selected clips

Click here to view all of Alex’s bylines.

May 10, 2024 — The New York Times

Bird Flu Is Already Here. Just Look at the Millions Killed.

We don’t yet know if H5N1 bird flu will spill over from animals to infect a large number of humans. But already it has wrought devastation upon so many lives.

April 30, 2024 — Curbed

The Showdown at NYU Over Public Space

Barricading Gould Plaza wasn’t NYU’s first move to head off protests. Since October, the school has increasingly, even preemptively, shut down access to its once-open spaces. The university that describes itself as “a campus without walls” is now closer to a fortress.

Sept. 12, 2023 — Hell Gate

Up All Night at the 9/11 Tribute in Light, Looking Out for Birds

September 11 can be an especially rough day for birds in New York City, thanks to the twin lights of the annual memorial.

Nov. 21, 2022 — Washington Square News

A day of magical thinking at the Joan Didion estate sale

The Nov. 16 auction of Joan Didion’s belongings marked a final, posthumous turning point in the legacy of the perennial idol of aspiring writers.

Sept. 21, 2022 — Audubon

A Global Antenna Network Is the Next Frontier of Migration Science

Motus stations across the landscape pick up ‘pings’ from any radio-tagged birds that fly past. The data, open to everyone, are painting a fuller picture of the journeys the creatures make.

Alex is also a photographer with about six years of experience in digital photography. She dabbles in film photography. Below are samples of Alex’s photojournalism, event coverage, landscape photography, and portraiture of people and animals. You can find her posting bird photos on Instagram at @phoebewatching.

Click here to view all of Alex’s published photo credits.

wildlife

mostly birds

people

portraits, concerts, photojournalism

places

landscapes, cities, environments