About
New York Behind the MasksThis is a publication written by students from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Faculty advisers: Daniel Alarcon, Keith Gessen, Andrea Mustain, and Amara Omeokwe.
Note from the editor
This is a publication written by students from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Faculty advisers: Daniel Alarcon, Keith Gessen, Andrea Mustain, and Amara Omeokwe.
Editors
Sarah Diamond
Originally from Sebastopol, California, Sarah currently resides in New York as she pursues her M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University.
Yujie Zhou
Covering San Francisco @MLNow | @Columbiajourn @CityUHongKong | yujie@missionlocal.com | Follow her on Twitter @Yujie_ZZ
Monisha Dey
Docu filmmaker from Mumbai, India. Currently doing grad school things at Columbia Journalism School
AJ Jondonero
He is a broadcasting graduate from the Philippines, a journalism student at Columbia University, and an advocate for SOGIE equality and human rights. He/him.
Lingzi Chen
Columbia Journalism School student in the time of Covid. I translate, sing and tell stories.
Fisayo Okare
Newsletter Writer at Documented, MSc. graduate of Columbia Journalism School; a Nigerian, and first-class honors graduate of Mass Communication (BSc.).
Webb Wright
Writer and student at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Durango, CO → New York, NY
Melody Greene
Melody is a Master’s student at Columbia Journalism School from Atlanta, GA. She loves traveling & Trader Joe’s. She covers the New York Police Department beat.
Michelle Mullen
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism student, fueled by curiosity, a passion for travel, and a desire to share stories of people from all walks of life.
Joanna Robin
Jo Robin is an Australian journalist, and graduate student at Columbia Journalism School in New York.
Marta Biino
Italian, with a background in Russian studies and media relations. Food and fiction lover. Sarchastic.
Jon Edelman
Jon Edelman is a journalist based in New York. Before that, he worked as a tutor, a medical biller, and a snake-handler. Reach out: jde2126@columbia.edu.
Pablo Argüelles Cattori
I’m a historian and a graduate student at Columbia Journalism School. Zurdo de ojo.
Camille Bond
Camille Bond is a graduate student at the Columbia Journalism School. She has previously worked in print and digital publishing.
Chloe Wynne
Chloe is a writer living in NYC. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree at Columbia University’s School of Journalism.
Lucy Soucek
Lucy is a student at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Previously, she was an announcer and producer at Maine Public Radio.
Lily Lopate
Lily Lopate is a native Brooklynite and an MS candidate at the Columbia JSchool. She writes frequently about unique cultural hubs and the characters inside them
Writers
Webb Wright
Writer and student at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Durango, CO → New York, NY