Agence France Presse

I cover a wide variety of topics primarily within the music industry, including daily and breaking news as well as the impact of artists and their work on society, the figures and controversies shaping conversations and trends, and legal issues within the world of music and celebrities.

Selected Stories:

Taylor Swift and the political needle

‘Black Lives 4 Palestine’: US Activists Find Common Cause

‘A Tragic Hero’: Malcolm X Opera Comes To New York’s Met

‘Microdosing’ trend has Americans tuning in with psychedelics

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Associated Press

Stories written for the AP picked up by national and regional publications including the New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Salon, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Selected stories:

Paris turning schools, hotels into housing for migrants

US Airman says train attacker ‘ready to fight to the end’

Britain and France crack down on economic migrants

Ancient Paris quarry offers rare look at underground history

WNYC New York Public Radio

A ‘Kafkaesque’ permitting process leads Islamic group to sue township

NYPD launches internal probe of CPR training

City defends efforts to curb violence in NYC shelters

Fifth suspect in Brooklyn rape case now in police custody

Jets cheerleader leads charge for fair wages

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Bloomberg backs new national anti-gun violence group

Flood protection with design in mind 

Father who lost much in Harlem explosion now has hope

Art made of electronics and LED lights