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Alex Fitzpatrick

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Alex Fitzpatrick’s Journalist Portfolio

Elizabeth Warren Wins Twice: The Anatomy of a Twitter Rumor

Elizabeth Warren Wins Twice: The Anatomy of a Twitter Rumor

According to many Twitter users, Elizabeth Warren was projected by NBC News to win her bid for Ted Kennedy's …

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What Is the Syrian Electronic Army?

What Is the Syrian Electronic Army?

As forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad clash with the rebel Free Syrian Army in the streets of S…

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What Obama's Victory Means for Tech

What Obama's Victory Means for Tech

Barack Obama has been elected for a second term as president of the United States. What does that mean for th…

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How the U.S. Chief Technology Officer Is Making Data Awesome

How the U.S. Chief Technology Officer Is Making Data Awesome

Park, who previously served as Chief Technology Officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, becam…

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U.S. Ranks Second in Internet Freedom, Behind Estonia

U.S. Ranks Second in Internet Freedom, Behind Estonia

The United States has the second highest degree of Internet freedom in the world, according to a new study fr…

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NASA launches mission to save space telescope from fiery death

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By Alex Fitzpatrick Verified
| Axios Verified
What do you do when an aging but still perfectly good space telescope is slowly falling out of the sky? You give it a little nudge, of course. That's what NASA is trying with its Swift Boost Mission, a $30 million gambit to save the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory that launched early Friday from the Marshall Islands after several days of weather and technical delays.
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KC is one of the summer's hottest travel spots

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By Abbey Higginbotham Verified, Alex Fitzpatrick Verified
| Axios Kansas City Verified
Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios Flight searches to Kansas City are up 25% from last summer, putting the metro among the country's fastest-rising travel destinations. Why it matters: KC rarely lands on national summer travel lists, but the World Cup, a few years of Chiefs winning and Taylor Swift hype are pulling visitors toward the metro. Driving the news: Travelers are increasingly building trips around games.
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KC is one of the summer's hottest travel spots

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By Abbey Higginbotham Verified, Alex Fitzpatrick Verified
| Axios Kansas City Verified
Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios Flight searches to Kansas City are up 25% from last summer, putting the metro among the country's fastest-rising travel destinations as the World Cup nears. Why it matters: KC rarely lands on national summer travel lists, but the World Cup, a few years of Chiefs winning and Taylor Swift hype are pulling visitors toward the metro. Driving the news: Travelers are increasingly building trips around games.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

I'm actually in the process of repairing a 1930s-era Royal.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

#PewPew. Thanks, @NASA!

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Always e-mail. It helps me sort pitches into folders and keep a record of conversations.

Awards

John V. Lynn '83 Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Journalism

2010 - Student Journalism

This award is for an undergraduate who excels in journalistic activity on campus. I received it for my work as News Director and later Station Manager of SUNY Geneseo's 89.3 WGSU.

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