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Alex Tey

(She/Her)
New York, Queens
As seen in: The New York Times, Slate, Substack, Yahoo, Curbed, Letterboxd, Audubon, Washington Square News, Defector, Hell Gate and
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Alex Tey’s Biography

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Alexandra Tey is the media research intern at the Center for Biological Diversity, a national conservation nonprofit devoted to the defense of biodiversity.

Alex's work as a freelance journalist covering human and natural environments has appeared in outlets like the New York Times, Slate, and Curbed. She previously interned at Audubon, the magazine of the National Audubon Society. At New York University, she was the editor-in-chief of the Washington Square News.

Alex Tey’s Journalist Portfolio

Bird Flu Is Already Here. Just Look at the Millions Killed.

Bird Flu Is Already Here. Just Look at the Millions Killed.

We don’t yet know if H5N1 bird flu will spill over from animals to infect a large number of humans. But alrea…

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The Showdown at NYU Over Public Space

The Showdown at NYU Over Public Space

At NYU, pro-Palestine students and faculty find that the school has barricaded and restricted many open and p…

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This Shouldn't Be New York City's Most Common Tree

This Shouldn't Be New York City's Most Common Tree

They are great for humans. Animals? Not so much.

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It's a Bird- It's a Plane- Oh No

It's a Bird- It's a Plane- Oh No

A deep dive into the data behind American aviation's grisly bird strike problem.

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A Global Antenna Network Is the Next Frontier of Migration Science

A Global Antenna Network Is the Next Frontier of Migration Science

Motus stations across the landscape pick up 'pings' from any radio-tagged birds that fly past. The data, open…

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Articles

The Anti-Fascist Power Of Trans Women Wrestling In Nacho Cheese

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By Alex Tey
| Defector Verified
BROOKLYN — The first year, they wrestled in a tub of lube. The second year, it was crushed tomatoes and cooked noodles. The third? Baked beans. But the first I saw of the Twinks vs. Dolls Olympics was that one Instagram story screenshot: a couple dozen people crowded into the backyard of the Brooklyn bar Singers surrounding a smaller circle of smoke-clouded contestants huffing back those darts as fast as they could. “Twinks vs dolls cigarette race,” the text read.
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10 Fun Facts About the Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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By Alex Tey
| Audubon Verified
Meet the spirited sprites whose feats are as dazzling as their feathers By Alex Tey Reporter, Audubon Magazine “Hummingbirds hardly need a description,” the renowned bird illustrator and naturalist Roger Tory Peterson once wrote of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Yet we can’t resist describing them anyway. The diverse hummingbird family—363 species exclusively found across the Americas—charms us with charisma that few birds can match, and the dazzling Ruby-throated is no exception.
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Toward Birds, for Whom?

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By Alex Tey
| Substack
Taylor, Lili. Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing. New York: Crown, 2025. About 15 years ago, she writes in Turning to Birds, the actor Lili Taylor “started to sense birds in a deeper way.” She retreated from her Brooklyn apartment to her second home in upstate New York during a career break and found that birds unlocked a broader, deeper perception of the world.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

If student journalism counts, then Content Editor at my high school paper — basically copy chief. If it doesn't… I'm still looking.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Cara Landry showed my fourth-grade self that student journalism can have power.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter is definitely one of the social networks out there.

Awards

Associated Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker

2022

"ACP presents collegiate journalism’s preeminent awards, the Pacemakers, each year."

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JSTOR Daily Best of Suggested Readings

2024

"Well-researched stories … from publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship."

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