Politico
Why Washington's big plan to protect Americans' data is languishing, June 2021
Facebook tightens grip on WhatsApp user data as U.S. lags on privacy, May 2021
Google wins major copyright victory, April 2021
Google beats Oracle in landmark Supreme Court case, April 2021
500 editions of Morning Tech, March 2019 to April 2021
Coons considering hauling in Facebook, Twitter CEOs for hearing, March 2021
The ultimate online misinformation test: Covid vaccines, December 2020
Future Pulse: Is a cancer crisis trailing the pandemic?, February 2021
Future Pulse: A dangerous new strain of anti-vaxxer, December 2020
Future Pulse: Holiday tech frenzy gets Covid makeover, December 2020
Future Pulse: A rapid transformation for Covid's long haul, November 2020
Future Pulse: Tech firms stake out health space, September 2020
Future Pulse: Losing my Grandma during the pandemic and nursing homes' struggle with technology, August 2020
Podcast: Lack of communication and technology leaves nursing home residents in the shadow of the pandemic, August 2020
The pandemic multiplied TikTok's audience — and its critics in Washington, July 2020
Facebook, Twitter clamp down on Trump posts, June 2020
Facebook announces picks for global oversight board, May 2020
Senate bill would ban TikTok on government work phones, March 2020
Facebook sticking with policies on politicians' lies and voter targeting, January 2020
Why the fight against disinformation, sham accounts and trolls won't be any easier in 2020, December 2019
Trump draws public into bias feud with social media firms, May 2019
-Alex's reporting is widely read and cited often by members of Congress (including these Republicans and Democrats in the Senate, and these in the House).
-Alex has been profiled by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and in 2020 was named a tech expert to know by FedTech Magazine.
-Alex has moderated panels for The Brookings Institution, New America, the Italian Embassy of D.C., and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
The New York Times
National:
FRONT PAGE STORY — After a Wildfire, Rebuilding Life Can Be Hardest for the Oldest, November 2018 (print and online)
After a California Wildfire, New and Old Homeless Populations Collide, December 2018 (print and online)
New Life in the Ashes of the Camp Fire, November 2018
Travel:
On the Way to Auschwitz, I Found 'Heil Hitler' Signs for Sale, January 2019 (print and online)
When Will Tourists Be Able to Return to the Florida Panhandle?, November 2018 (print and online)
Styles:
COVER STORY — New York Weddings Blanketed in White, January 2016 (print and online)
How 'Canon in D Major' Became the Wedding Song, May 2019 (print and online)
Finding a Partner for Life's Marathons, October 2015 (print and online)
Together in the Long Run, September 2015 (print and online)
Contributed reporting: COMMITTED — 165 Years of Love (and War) in The New York Times Wedding Announcements, January 2017
Obituaries:
Overlooked No More: Minnie Mae Freeman Penney, Nebraska's 'Fearless Maid', October 2018 (print and online)
Metro (digital):
300+ New York Today columns, February 2016 to November 2018. Select columns:
People: Refugee, Immigrant and Citizen; Journey of an Irish Bar Owner; A Master of Time; A Forever Mother; 104 Years Old, And Still Voting
Places: Alone in an Empty City; Backstage at 'The Nutcracker'; Treasures in a Costume Shop; Much Ado About Tattoos; A Real-Life Cartoon Coffee Shop
Things: Story of the Snowman; Toilets Fit For High Society; A Tip of the Hat for Easter; Treasures on Chambers Street; Our Disappearing Languages
New Yorkers of the Year: Lee Gabay; Kelly Hall-Tompkins; Julie Atlas Muz and Mat Fraser; Valerie Goldfein; Jackie-Michelle Martinez
Metro (print):
Times Insider: What's in a Newsletter? At The Times, There's a Secret Sauce, July 2018 (print and online)
The Best Bars in NYC to Watch the World Cup, June 2018 (print and online)
Leaning on the Stars to Make Sense of the World, November 2017 (print and online)
After a Stroke on the Subway, Slowly Relearning the Basics, November 2017 (print and online)
Dry Cleaning the City's Oldest Maps, September 2017 (print and online) *WINNER OF 2018 FRONT PAGE AWARD*
Memories of the Night New York City Went Dark, July 2017 (print and online)
A Forest Floats on the Bronx River, With Free Produce, July 2017 (print and online)
Mob Figure Pleads Guilty to Ordering Arson After Road Rage Episode, June 2017 (print and online)
Back on Her Feet at 85, Thanks to a Chair, December 2016 (print and online)
What Are You Thankful For?, November 2016 (video)
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation, November 2016 (Facebook Live)
A Selfless Caretaker, First as a Daughter, Now as a Mother, November 2015 (print and online)
Contributed reporting: Port Authority Subway Bomber Imports a Tactic from Overseas, December 2017
Contributed reporting: Manhattan Terror Attack Kills 8 and Injures 11, November 2017
Contributed reporting: Terror Attack Leaves New Yorkers Navigating Between Nonchalance and Fear, November 2017
Contributed reporting: Mangled School Bus, Bodies Everywhere in Manhattan; 'It Was Surreal', November 2017
Contributed reporting: Manhattan Terror Attack Exposes Bike Path's Vulnerable Crossings, November 2017
Contributed reporting: New Yorkers Flock to the Polls, November 2016
ProPublica
Contributed reporting: Weak Oversight Lets Dangerous Nurses Work in New York, 2016
The Village Voice
COVER STORY — Jew v. Gay: A Lawsuit Could Spell the End for Gay Conversion Therapy, June 2015 (print and online)
Couple Slides Into Marriage at Bronx White Castle, February 2015
The Forward
COVER STORY — The Brave Life and Shocking Death of Faigy Mayer, July 2015 (print and online)
Did Josef Mengele Alter This Survivor's Genes?, August 2015 (print and online)
האָט מענגעלע געענדערט אירע גענען, September 2015 (Yiddish edition, print and online)
Will a Selfie at Auschwitz Make You Free?, July 2015 (print and online)
A Nice Jewish Guy Built a Booming Fireworks Business. Then the Tsarnaev Brothers Walked In, July 2015 (print and online)
After Charleston, Houses of Worship Debate Saving Souls vs. Saving Lives, July 2015 (print and online)
The Amy Winehouse We Never Knew, July 2015 (print and online)
Jury Decides Against JONAH in Landmark 'Gay Conversion' Therapy Case, June 2015
Landmark 'Gay Conversion' Therapy Case Goes to Jury, June 2015
Hasidic Stars Bring Yiddish Soul to Central Park, June 2015
Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE)
In Profile: Alexandra Levine — A Journalism Fellow's Take-Aways from FASPE, June 2018
Talking Through What's Taboo: How I uncovered my family history, June 2015
Vulnerable sources can make journalists vulnerable, June 2015
Why Washington's big plan to protect Americans' data is languishing, June 2021
Facebook tightens grip on WhatsApp user data as U.S. lags on privacy, May 2021
Google wins major copyright victory, April 2021
Google beats Oracle in landmark Supreme Court case, April 2021
500 editions of Morning Tech, March 2019 to April 2021
Coons considering hauling in Facebook, Twitter CEOs for hearing, March 2021
The ultimate online misinformation test: Covid vaccines, December 2020
Future Pulse: Is a cancer crisis trailing the pandemic?, February 2021
Future Pulse: A dangerous new strain of anti-vaxxer, December 2020
Future Pulse: Holiday tech frenzy gets Covid makeover, December 2020
Future Pulse: A rapid transformation for Covid's long haul, November 2020
Future Pulse: Tech firms stake out health space, September 2020
Future Pulse: Losing my Grandma during the pandemic and nursing homes' struggle with technology, August 2020
Podcast: Lack of communication and technology leaves nursing home residents in the shadow of the pandemic, August 2020
The pandemic multiplied TikTok's audience — and its critics in Washington, July 2020
Facebook, Twitter clamp down on Trump posts, June 2020
Facebook announces picks for global oversight board, May 2020
Senate bill would ban TikTok on government work phones, March 2020
Facebook sticking with policies on politicians' lies and voter targeting, January 2020
Why the fight against disinformation, sham accounts and trolls won't be any easier in 2020, December 2019
Trump draws public into bias feud with social media firms, May 2019
-Alex's reporting is widely read and cited often by members of Congress (including these Republicans and Democrats in the Senate, and these in the House).
-Alex has been profiled by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and in 2020 was named a tech expert to know by FedTech Magazine.
-Alex has moderated panels for The Brookings Institution, New America, the Italian Embassy of D.C., and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
The New York Times
National:
FRONT PAGE STORY — After a Wildfire, Rebuilding Life Can Be Hardest for the Oldest, November 2018 (print and online)
After a California Wildfire, New and Old Homeless Populations Collide, December 2018 (print and online)
New Life in the Ashes of the Camp Fire, November 2018
Travel:
On the Way to Auschwitz, I Found 'Heil Hitler' Signs for Sale, January 2019 (print and online)
When Will Tourists Be Able to Return to the Florida Panhandle?, November 2018 (print and online)
Styles:
COVER STORY — New York Weddings Blanketed in White, January 2016 (print and online)
How 'Canon in D Major' Became the Wedding Song, May 2019 (print and online)
Finding a Partner for Life's Marathons, October 2015 (print and online)
Together in the Long Run, September 2015 (print and online)
Contributed reporting: COMMITTED — 165 Years of Love (and War) in The New York Times Wedding Announcements, January 2017
Obituaries:
Overlooked No More: Minnie Mae Freeman Penney, Nebraska's 'Fearless Maid', October 2018 (print and online)
Metro (digital):
300+ New York Today columns, February 2016 to November 2018. Select columns:
People: Refugee, Immigrant and Citizen; Journey of an Irish Bar Owner; A Master of Time; A Forever Mother; 104 Years Old, And Still Voting
Places: Alone in an Empty City; Backstage at 'The Nutcracker'; Treasures in a Costume Shop; Much Ado About Tattoos; A Real-Life Cartoon Coffee Shop
Things: Story of the Snowman; Toilets Fit For High Society; A Tip of the Hat for Easter; Treasures on Chambers Street; Our Disappearing Languages
New Yorkers of the Year: Lee Gabay; Kelly Hall-Tompkins; Julie Atlas Muz and Mat Fraser; Valerie Goldfein; Jackie-Michelle Martinez
Metro (print):
Times Insider: What's in a Newsletter? At The Times, There's a Secret Sauce, July 2018 (print and online)
The Best Bars in NYC to Watch the World Cup, June 2018 (print and online)
Leaning on the Stars to Make Sense of the World, November 2017 (print and online)
After a Stroke on the Subway, Slowly Relearning the Basics, November 2017 (print and online)
Dry Cleaning the City's Oldest Maps, September 2017 (print and online) *WINNER OF 2018 FRONT PAGE AWARD*
Memories of the Night New York City Went Dark, July 2017 (print and online)
A Forest Floats on the Bronx River, With Free Produce, July 2017 (print and online)
Mob Figure Pleads Guilty to Ordering Arson After Road Rage Episode, June 2017 (print and online)
Back on Her Feet at 85, Thanks to a Chair, December 2016 (print and online)
What Are You Thankful For?, November 2016 (video)
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation, November 2016 (Facebook Live)
A Selfless Caretaker, First as a Daughter, Now as a Mother, November 2015 (print and online)
Contributed reporting: Port Authority Subway Bomber Imports a Tactic from Overseas, December 2017
Contributed reporting: Manhattan Terror Attack Kills 8 and Injures 11, November 2017
Contributed reporting: Terror Attack Leaves New Yorkers Navigating Between Nonchalance and Fear, November 2017
Contributed reporting: Mangled School Bus, Bodies Everywhere in Manhattan; 'It Was Surreal', November 2017
Contributed reporting: Manhattan Terror Attack Exposes Bike Path's Vulnerable Crossings, November 2017
Contributed reporting: New Yorkers Flock to the Polls, November 2016
ProPublica
Contributed reporting: Weak Oversight Lets Dangerous Nurses Work in New York, 2016
The Village Voice
COVER STORY — Jew v. Gay: A Lawsuit Could Spell the End for Gay Conversion Therapy, June 2015 (print and online)
Couple Slides Into Marriage at Bronx White Castle, February 2015
The Forward
COVER STORY — The Brave Life and Shocking Death of Faigy Mayer, July 2015 (print and online)
Did Josef Mengele Alter This Survivor's Genes?, August 2015 (print and online)
האָט מענגעלע געענדערט אירע גענען, September 2015 (Yiddish edition, print and online)
Will a Selfie at Auschwitz Make You Free?, July 2015 (print and online)
A Nice Jewish Guy Built a Booming Fireworks Business. Then the Tsarnaev Brothers Walked In, July 2015 (print and online)
After Charleston, Houses of Worship Debate Saving Souls vs. Saving Lives, July 2015 (print and online)
The Amy Winehouse We Never Knew, July 2015 (print and online)
Jury Decides Against JONAH in Landmark 'Gay Conversion' Therapy Case, June 2015
Landmark 'Gay Conversion' Therapy Case Goes to Jury, June 2015
Hasidic Stars Bring Yiddish Soul to Central Park, June 2015
Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE)
In Profile: Alexandra Levine — A Journalism Fellow's Take-Aways from FASPE, June 2018
Talking Through What's Taboo: How I uncovered my family history, June 2015
Vulnerable sources can make journalists vulnerable, June 2015