Maggie Doherty Culturally, we don't value knowledge. I'm not sure we ever have, actually. We value money. We value status. Unless knowledge produces these things, we're not interested.

When I stepped into a dimly-lit parking lot in Staten Island to interview some bikers last year, I didn’t expect to uncover an emotional war on child abuse. My first for The New York Times: nytimes.com/2022/10/06/nyr…

For this week’s New York Amsterdam News cover story, I reported on a pair of daytime shootings on Central Harlem’s busiest street. At local newsstands now.

too cringe for public relations, too based for tech, just enough of a hater for journalism

Last week, after 5 frustrating months and nearly all my savings ($9.5k), I finally received my O-1 visa approval. The entire process was a shitshow. International students already know this, yet most Americans haven't the slightest clue how messy this system is. A wild🧵 (1/16):

For this week’s New York Amsterdam News cover, I reported on the trio of fatal mass transit stabbings over a ten day span. Via Report for America and available at local newsstands. Story: bit.ly/3EALEBf

It’s ok to disagree with someone, it’s healthy, it’s good business. But if you’re going to disagree with someone, come prepared with the facts to back your reasoning, says Amy Trask - at our Citywire Pro Buyer #CitywirePB retreat.

‘You have to keep in mind that if a manager isn’t doing well right now (in this current market environment) it doesn’t mean they won’t do well later,’ says Adriana Rattinger of Citi

.taniamitra has the news about a climate protest at BlackRock as New York Communities for Change demands the giant asset manage divest from fossil fuel investments. citywire.com/pro-buyer/news…

Our very last print magazine is out, and today's news leads with the cover star profile of UBS' top new gatekeeper. Read below! By taniamitra citywire.com/pro-buyer/maga…

Given today’s online discourse on “nepo babies” in the journalism world, my suggestion is for hiring editors to take a longer look at applicants who worked extensively at low paying jobs—especially in the service industry—after finishing j-school.

Spoke to migrant men outside the Watson Hotel about how they collectively organized against the transfer to a new Red Hook shelter. They said many started jobs in Manhattan and are concerned the move would affect employment. For New York Amsterdam News/Report for America amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/02/0…

Going to be on a panel for the first time ever! ✌🏽

watching your editor review your copy live in the Google doc is like being awake during surgery

Wrote this story for New York Amsterdam News last week on plateauing pandemic-era Black unemployment and inflation-adjusted minimum wage potentially falling under $13 in NYC this year. Follow-up piece is coming soon! Report for America

NB filmmaker and former journalist here! I see many journalists are taking issue with the journalistic malpractice here and I want to put it in context lil bit: this is egregious, and so is a lot of journalism out of mainstream outlets. What to call BS on (a thread):

Read the weeklong coverage of the Jordan Neely killing by my editor Nayaba and me, as well as Damaso Reyes and Helina Selemon (she/her)’s project on the future of fighting COVID.

I've always wanted to write stories I was uniquely capable of telling as the first Asian American reporter in New York Amsterdam News' 100+ year history of Black press. Six months and 3000 words later, this is that story. 🧵: amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/05/1…

Congrats to New York Amsterdam News Report for America corps members Tandy Lau & ObsidianSerendipity for their deeply reported and researched article on modern day abolition! amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/06/1…

Steve Lopez, the "sixth" exoneree of the Central Park jogger case, broke his silence for the first time in an interview with me at the New York Amsterdam News. He spoke on supporting the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act, which passed both NYS houses this week.🧵: tinyurl.com/3vu5b8ts