Experience

The New York Times

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Member of the Editorial Board

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  I write editorials on the Supreme Court and legal issues I write editorials on the Supreme Court and legal issues



News_Beast

• New York, NY

• Editorial Operations Manager

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Oversee editorial budget, personnel (including recruitment and guild issues), operations, long-term editorial planning, and a variety of digital and print editorial projects including data journalism. Consult on editorial strategy for The Daily Beast and Newsweek, working directly with Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown and executive editors of The Daily Beast and Newsweek. Edit legal news and features; coordinate and oversee longer-term projects such as America's top high schools and colleges. Oversee editorial budget, personnel (including recruitment and guild issues), operations, long-term editorial planning, and a variety of digital and print editorial projects including data journalism. Consult on editorial strategy for The Daily Beast and Newsweek, working directly with Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown and executive editors of The Daily Beast and Newsweek. Edit legal news and features; coordinate and oversee longer-term projects such as America's top high schools and colleges.



The Newsweek Daily Beast Company

• New York, NY

• Senior Editor

  • Feb 2012 - May 2013

  Edit daily news and features on a range of topics, including crime and legal news, science, politics, media, culture, and psychology. Coordinate and oversee longer-term projects including America’s top high schools, the Newsweek Digital 100 and the Newsweek Green Rankings. Edit daily news and features on a range of topics, including crime and legal news, science, politics, media, culture, and psychology. Coordinate and oversee longer-term projects including America’s top high schools, the Newsweek Digital 100 and the Newsweek Green Rankings.



Thomson Reuters

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editor in Charge, New York Legal News

  • May 2011 - Feb 2012

  Ran a team of eight reporters covering New York breaking legal news and enterprise reporting. Assigned and edited daily stories on suits and rulings in New York state and federal courts, as well as in-depth features on the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the investigation of the mortgage-backed securities crisis. Ran a team of eight reporters covering New York breaking legal news and enterprise reporting. Assigned and edited daily stories on suits and rulings in New York state and federal courts, as well as in-depth features on the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the investigation of the mortgage-backed securities crisis.



Open Society Foundations

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Soros Justice Fellow

  • Apr 2010 - Jun 2011

  Researched and reported for a book about jailhouse lawyers, or prisoners who teach themselves the law in order to represent themselves and other inmates. Researched and reported for a book about jailhouse lawyers, or prisoners who teach themselves the law in order to represent themselves and other inmates.



Observer

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor

  • Apr 2007 - Jun 2009

  Managed 50-person newsroom at New York’s premiere weekly newspaper, covering politics, media, arts & culture, society, and real estate. Oversaw copyflow and enforced editorial deadlines. Worked closely with editor-in-chief to manage newsroom and design front page. Assisted in developing annual budget. Directed factchecking department and 20 freelancers. Edited food and legal columns; wrote profiles, book reviews. Managed 50-person newsroom at New York’s premiere weekly newspaper, covering politics, media, arts & culture, society, and real estate. Oversaw copyflow and enforced editorial deadlines. Worked closely with editor-in-chief to manage newsroom and design front page. Assisted in developing annual budget. Directed factchecking department and 20 freelancers. Edited food and legal columns; wrote profiles, book reviews.



Hon. Gabriel W. Gorenstein

• Federal Judicial Law Clerk

  • 2005 - 2006

  Drafted reports and opinions for United States Magistrate Judge concerning petitions for habeas corpus, motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, and discovery disputes. Conducted legal analysis of habeas corpus, immigration law, and civil rights claims. Drafted reports and opinions for United States Magistrate Judge concerning petitions for habeas corpus, motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, and discovery disputes. Conducted legal analysis of habeas corpus, immigration law, and civil rights claims.



WNYC Radio

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Freelance Reporter

  • Nov 2001 - Aug 2002

  Reported for New York's NPR affiliate, serving largest U.S. public-radio market. Wrote, edited, and produced breaking news on drug law reform, budget talks, and local Brazilian celebration of World Cup. Reported for New York's NPR affiliate, serving largest U.S. public-radio market. Wrote, edited, and produced breaking news on drug law reform, budget talks, and local Brazilian celebration of World Cup.



Copy Editor Magazine

• Contributing Editor

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2002



NPR's Living On Earth

• Associate Producer/Reporter

  • 1997 - 2002

  Produced and reported breaking news and in-depth environmental reports, including: climate-change negotiations in Germany; foot-and-mouth outbreak in England; isolated African-American fishing community in Georgia. Produced and edited host's interviews, award-winning documentary on folksinger Pete Seeger. Produced and reported breaking news and in-depth environmental reports, including: climate-change negotiations in Germany; foot-and-mouth outbreak in England; isolated African-American fishing community in Georgia. Produced and edited host's interviews, award-winning documentary on folksinger Pete Seeger.



NPR

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Reporter/Producer

  • 2000 - 2000

  Reported and wrote stories for Peabody-winning music series, interviewing seminal figures in American rock music, including Chuck Berry, pianist Johnnie Johnson, and Jimi Hendrix engineer Eddie Kramer. Reported and wrote stories for Peabody-winning music series, interviewing seminal figures in American rock music, including Chuck Berry, pianist Johnnie Johnson, and Jimi Hendrix engineer Eddie Kramer.



The Atlantic

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • 1997 - 1997