Journalism Portfolio - selected clips
Business and Technology
While Walmart, Target, and Amazon dominate the $12 billion market, smaller competitors have also found creative ways to capture a slice of the pie.
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I spoke with Amanda Zuckerman, founder of Dormify, and Jeff Gawronski, founder of DormCo, to learn what has made their companies successful in this niche industry and how they’re faring against the competition.
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Read the full article here.
Photo: Courtesy Company
Music and Culture
In the heart of downtown Syracuse’s underground retail scene sits Eastcoast Bandits, an eclectic vinyl den, bookstore, and podcast created by two sisters and passionate music lovers in September 2023.​​
I spoke with sisters Janelle Brailsford and Chantel Powell shortly after they launched the lifestyle brand last year.​
Read the full article here.​
Photo: Mattea Vecera
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"Leveling Up the Night: Video Game Jazz Quartet Shines at Three Lives' First Live Music Event" for 20 Watts Magazine
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"Campus Artists Shine at University Union's Student Showcase" for 20 Watts Magazine
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"Flyana Boss: The New Hip-Hop Duo Co-signed by Missy Elliott" for Glitter Magazine
Spell Of The Sensuous (Substack)
A profile on multifaceted artist Olisa Tasie-Amadi Jr., published on my personal Substack that launched in October 2024.​
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Read the full article here.
Photo: Mattea Vecera
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"The Gamification of the Music Industry" written as my final paper for a course about trendspotting in digital media
Misc. Articles
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Album review for I Didn’t Mean to Haunt You by Quadeca - one of two album reviews selected to be published on Syracuse University's “Writing About Music” Spring 2023 class website
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Concert review for Black Country, New Road Live at Bush Hall - one of six performance reviews selected to be published on Syracuse University's “Writing About Music” Spring 2023 class website
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Lady Houdini Defies Death in Breathtaking Escape Act - feature story about a female escape artist written for a reporting class
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Hip Hop Turns 50: The End of a Criminal Cartel for University of Miami Business Law Review (2023) - contributing copy editor, researcher, and fact checker for this academic article written by J. Christopher Hamilton
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Read more of my Inc. articles here
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Read more of my Glitter Magazine articles here
Print Features
Cover Story for Mixtape Magazine "Cycles" - Spring 2022
Feature article for Mixtape Magazine's "Cycles" - Spring 2022
Feature article for Mixtape Magazine's "The Future of Hip Hop" - Spring 2023
Feature article for Mixtape Magazine's "Sex, Money, and Murder" - Fall 2021
Videography
A Non-Fiction Film project for a Multimedia Storytelling class
Logline: The all-female and half-Asian rock band FROGGIES is taking over the male-dominated music scene at Syracuse University.
