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Brandon Dixon

  • Content Manager, MDC Partners
As seen in: Medium, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Harvard Crimson, Harvard Magazine, The Free Press (CICJ)
Covers:  Labor and Employment, Institutional Investors, Higher Ed Administration

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Young media professional with a keen interest in producing accessible, community-driven journalism.

Bylines in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Harvard Magazine, and The Harvard Crimson, covering labor, finance, and university administration.

Pick my brain about diversifying journalism, engagement reporting, and digital strategy.

Brandon Dixon’s Journalist Portfolio

Uber's cheaper carpool service is MIA in Pittsburgh. What are we missing out on?

Uber's cheaper carpool service is MIA in Pittsburgh. What are we missing out on?

Neither Lyft nor Uber offer car-pooling services in the city. The reason? Well, you know: The general Pittsbu…

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Cambridge's Housing Crisis, Explained* | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson

Cambridge's Housing Crisis, Explained* | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson

Is "explainer journalism" obnoxious? Basically, we got a bunch of people who know way more about this topic t…

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Harvard and Dining Workers Reach 'Tentative Agreement' | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard and Dining Workers Reach 'Tentative Agreement' | News | The Harvard Crimson

UPDATED: October 25, 2016, at 2:59 a.m. Harvard and its dining workers reached a "tentative agreement" around…

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Court Filings Allege Discrimination Against Asian-Americans in Admissions

Court Filings Allege Discrimination Against Asian-Americans in Admissions

Hundreds of pages of analysis of Harvard's admissions practices became public Friday in the latest developmen…

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Workzone: Typing scripts with Stan Freberg

Workzone: Typing scripts with Stan Freberg

Liz Tafel was one of the first women in Pittsburgh to start her own business.

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Starting Out on the Labor Beat Made Me a Better Journalist

Starting Out on the Labor Beat Made Me a Better Journalist

What the hell was labor reporting? That was the first thing I thought when my editors at The Harvard Crimson …

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Articles

‘Sputnik moments’ abound - will adland meet the call?

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By Brandon Dixon
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Brandon Dixon · Follow 4 min read · -- On one hand, technology bombast is out — last month’s DeepSeek tech stock rout only reinforced a point clear since CES. It’s time for AI to get real, real fast. And yet, there’s more sci-fi in the American narrative than ever before. An old boss of mine used to say “everything we’re on the verge of was in Star Trek and the Jetsons.” The very phrase underscores how media and marketing helps prime consumers for change.
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MUSE/IQUE, THE unAMERICANS: TALENTED AND TARGETED: Stage Review

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By Ed Rampell, Brandon Dixon, Angie Fisher
| The Free Press (CICJ)
A Great Multi-Media Live Show About How the Red Scare Persecuted Musicians Since October 2022, which marked 75 years since the House Un-American Activities (HUAC) began its witch hunting congressional hearings investigating “subversion” in Tinseltown, there have been a number of events commemorating the Hollywood Blacklist.
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Collaboration Over Competition Investment Club - Adult networking Event

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By Brandon Dixon
For the 1st time in US history we are bringing the biggest investment minds in 3 different industries together under one roof .
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporting for my college paper!

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To report the truth, hold power accountable, and bring the stories of everyday people to light.

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