Chris Van Buskirk
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Massachusetts Legislature, politics, sports betting, policing, public transportation, and Boston news.
Covering Massachusetts politics for @BostonGlobe | 🇦🇷🇺🇸 | @ecjrn | chris.vanb@globe.com
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Chris Van Buskirk’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, but was raised in Dallas, Texas. Serving as a state government reporter for MassLive based in Boston and focused on politics, sports betting, transportation, policing, and the occasional tidbit from the Hub.
Previously worked as a reporter, newsletter writer, and events manager at the State House News Service, a wire service reporting out of the Massachusetts State House. Wrote MASSterList, a daily morning newsletter sent to 20,000 readers.
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Chris Van Buskirk’s Journalist Portfolio
Democratic showdown for lieutenant governor reveals Western and Eastern Mass. are still worlds ap...
Interview
See all 21 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Working at the State House News Service in Boston, Massachusetts
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I have not
How is social media changing news?
Reporters are connected to their audiences more than ever and the pace of news is incredibly fast.