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About Us

Reporting and storytelling from seniors in the Journalism + Design program at The New School.

Emily Alexander is a New York based journalist who is originally from Illinois. She has written about a wide range of topics including bicycle laws in NYC, fashion news, the consequences of…

The North Shore Renaissance

With a 21st century, post-industrial development driving rezoning on the North Shore in motion, however, Staten Islander’s grapple with their own relationships with the neglected, negated, and divided borough while bracing for the inevitably of change within this story.

The Highs and Lows of The Hospitality Industry

How Bed and Breakfasts in South Carolina have adapted to the Pandemic and What They Say About The Future of Travel

By Emily Alexander

Free Period Products Won’t Solve Period Poverty In The U.S.

The COVID-19 pandemic, along with the historically high unemployment rates in the U.S. have exacerbated period poverty; implementing policy is the next solution.

“Sad Girl” Indie: The Genre’s Relevance in 2021, a Breakdown of its History and Interviews with Artists Who Have Been…

What happens in the aftermath of a suicide?

Suicide is responsible for 800,000 deaths globally every year, reports The World…

GameStop, Wall Street, and the Quest for Economic Equality

Addressing economic inequality in the context of GameStop’s short squeeze.

David may have slain Goliath, but Goliath is getting back up again.

Fashioning a Pandemic: Department Store Workers on The Importance of In-Person Retail

Culture, Criticism, & Cultivating: A Glimpse Of Personal Growth In Storytelling

A culmination of news, narratives, and never-ending ideas of a restless young journalist seeking to define the muses behind her voice.