Journalism
I am a writer and reporter available for freelance work. Contact me here. See my resume here, and my most recent freelance work here.
I am experienced with varied styles of writing, from newspaper, magazine, essay, short-form online, radio and other. Examples of my work in breaking news are available upon request.I am always interested in pursuing freelance or other writing opportunities with all forms of media. I am based in Philadelphia, Pa. but am always open for travel.
I have on-camera, video editing and production, blogging, limited web design and photography experience, as well.
Below see some of my featured clips. To the right, see a wider array of my work. Click here to see a sampling of front page reporting. See other newspaper reporting here.
Featured Clips
SportsIllustrated.com | April 22, 2009
Frazier gets his time to shine
“Smokin’” Joe Frazier is still fighting. The former heavyweight champion of the world is 65 now, and his mind isn’t nearly as quick as his fists once were. Read more.
Philadelphia Inquirer | April 15, 2009
Offstage with Pa. Ballet dancers
It was last summer when Brooke Moore figured she and her father had probably scared away a mountain lion.
The deer they discovered was freshly killed, its leg just torn off; there were no bugs and the blood trail was visible. The two didn’t pay it much mind, though, and continued their weeklong, 85-mile backpacking trek through the Pennsylvania Laurel Highlands.
Just another day in the life of a ballerina.
Moore, a soloist with the Pennsylvania Ballet, is one of many in the Philadelphia-based troupe who use their limited time away from the stage to fulfill very distinct needs and passions. Read the rest here.
Philadelphia Inquirer | Feb.4, 2009
Why losing a job can hurt men more
Thomas Schuler is a man.
Since October, he also has been without a job, a combination of characteristics that some say comes with distinct disadvantages.
That’s because unemployment affects men differently than women – research shows joblessness often is emotionally harder for men to bear. And with the economy hemorrhaging high numbers of jobs, disproportionately in male-dominated industries, those disparate emotions – shame, anger, fear, vulnerability – are on display more than ever.
Read the rest here.
Philadelphia Weekly | Feb. 4, 2009
Think of it as the library of the future.
At more than 300 computers, graphic designers work on new projects, musicians record and bloggers and authors write and research, using the quiet of old and the wireless of new. Arching skylights vault over glass walkways, and plate–glass windows open an 8,500–square–foot foyer to light and weather patterns… Read more here.
Columbia Journalism Review | Jan. 14, 2009
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell will be named Sen. Barack Obama’s vice presidential running mate, a high-ranking source in the administration told the Patriot-News.
That was my lede after being tricked into believing Rendell was Obama’s No. 2 man by a famed newsroom of top-flight state government correspondents in the Harrisburg state capital… Read more here.
Harrisburg Patriot-News | Aug. 20, 2008
No-fly list keeps pilot grounded, he claims
By Christopher Wink
Erich Scherfen developed a love for flying early. Growing up in New Jersey, he would play outside and watch airplanes fly toward John F. Kennedy Airport.
After military service, he became a commercial airline pilot. Today, the Gulf War veteran is fighting to keep his professional life in the clouds.
He was suspended without pay in April after being placed on a federal watch list.
“My livelihood depends on getting off this list,” Sherfen said… More.
Philadelphia Inquirer | July 29, 2008
Gadflies wage guerrilla war in Harrisburg
By Christopher Wink
HARRISBURG – They call themselves, simply, “the Coalition.”
They are an informal group of about a half-dozen citizen activists – most of them middle-aged men from Central Pennsylvania – who spend their time waging a grassroots war for governmental change in the Capitol.
Each member of the group’s cast of characters has his own political persuasion and priorities – not to mention colorful turns of phrase and memorable props to enliven the good-government message…
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Philadelphia Weekly | Aug. 13, 2008
By Christopher Wink
Pennsylvania’s Jack Wagner wants registered sex offenders to wear GPS monitors. In recent weeks, a handful of lawmakers have announced plans to introduce legislation at Wagner’s behest.
“For all the right reasons, the Pennsylvania state government… Read more.
Philadelphia Inquirer | July 22, 2008
Legislator beset by reform movement
By Christopher Wink
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Babette Josephs came to the Capitol in 1985 vowing to be a voice for “people who have no voice.” For years, the Center City liberal waged a lonely fight against the pervading conservatism in the General Assembly.
In 2007, after Democrats took control of the House, Josephs ascended to a powerful new role: chairwoman of the State Government Committee, the panel charged with considering legislation related to government operations.
Read more…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | July 12, 2008
State job scandal suspects released after posting bond
By Tracie Mauriello and Christopher Wink
HARRISBURG — Rachel Manzo was released on her own recognizance yesterday, then returned an hour later to pay $10,000 — all in $20s — to bail her husband out of police custody.
They are among 12 current and former lawmakers and legislative aides charged in a scheme to use tax dollars to fund political campaigns.
The bail for Michael Manzo, who is thought to have orchestrated the plan, was the highest at $100,000 secured, which means he had to put up 10 percent of the money before he could be released… Read here.
Philadelphia Weekly | July 2, 2008
By Christopher Wink
There are saints and prophets on all corners of Philadelphia, but on the 1400 block of North 11th Street few are Catholic and even fewer are Irish. So 50-year-old Father Kevin Lawrence, with a hardy laugh and soft, precise speech, might seem out of place—if he weren’t taking over for another Irish Catholic…
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | June 10, 2008
‘Essential’ state employees will be paid
By Christopher Wink
HARRISBURG — Nearly all state employees termed “essential” would be paid even if there is no budget in place after the June 30 deadline, a treasury department official said today.
The testimony from Leo Pandeladis, chief counsel of the Pennsylvania Department of Treasury, came in response to questions about Senate-passed legislation that would term all state workers essential in a budget impasse…
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Philadelphia Business Journal | May 16, 2008
Delaware County college builds tech and science centers
Delaware County Community College has launched $60 million in renovation and new construction to better outfit its Marple Township campus for science, technology engineering and math programs by 2009.
The community college broke ground on a 105,000-square-foot science building and a 32,000-square-foot technical building on April 18. Its mission is to reconnect students with a regional business community increasingly in need of skilled labor... Read more.
Philadelphia Business Journal | Feb. 22, 2008
Globe-trotting accountants are in demand
By Christopher Wink
Doug Fuhrman lived in Germany for six years.
“There were tremendous highs,” he said. ”And there were tremendous lows.”
Like when he and his wife wanted a traditional Thanksgiving for their two small children.
“We were trying to make this an American holiday,” he said.
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