It’s hard to pick the highlights from nearly 25 years of working at long-established publications and launching new ones, as well as freelance writing and consulting. But here’s a small sample of work I’ve enjoyed as a writer, editor and publisher.
Your new favorite co-worker is an AI-enhanced operative from North Korea
For Wired, I investigated the strange phenomenon of North Korean agents who fake their way into remote engineering jobs with American companies.
Make Something Wonderful
As editorial director of the Steve Jobs Archive, I oversaw this book of the Apple co-founder’s comments, quotes and correspondence across print and digital formats.
The China Initiative
is a mess
I supervised this investigative series into the failures of a US Department of Justice program targeting Chinese academics. The program was cancelled shortly afterwards.
What happens when ICE
detains you
I conducted (with a translator) and wrote up this as-told-to interview with an undocumented woman who had been held in ICE detention for 11 months.
Ghost
Boat
I ran this multi-part live, longform investigation 243 disappeared migrants. The project was nominated for the National Magazine Award for reporting.
How to get away
with Uber
Scandal after scandal after scandal can’t seem to stop Uber’s wild, unstoppable growth. One of my favorite pieces looks at why we can’t stay away from it.
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