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David Holmes

Ann Arbor
As seen in: Michigan Law Review, CNN, Nature, The Guardian, Daily Star (UK), New York Daily News, Fast Company, The Conversation, The Daily Beast, The Nelson Mail, The New Yorker and
Covers:  politics, science, environment, technology, tumblr, film, fracking, music
Doesn't Cover: fashion, week
@umichlaw '24, Associate Editor @michlawreview. Former life: Bylines/videos for @ProPublica @FastCompany @Guardian @thedailybeast @Stereogum

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In 2011, I graduated from the Studio 20 digital journalism Master's program at NYU. While at school, I interned/freelanced for the NY Daily News and NewYorker.com. I also helped produce music video explainers for ProPublica and the Guardian. Since graduating, I've written for Fast Company and the Daily Dot, and worked on music videos for ProPublica and PandoDaily. Recently, I became the head of social media and experimental journalism for PandoDaily.

David Holmes’s Journalist Portfolio

Your Tweets Are Why The Next Walter Cronkite Will Be A Robot

Your Tweets Are Why The Next Walter Cronkite Will Be A Robot

A computer that can write like a human is a neat trick. But Moxie Awards finalist Narrative Science is taking…

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Scott Aukerman, "Comedy Bang! Bang!" And The Podcasting, Tweeting Kings Of Comedy

Scott Aukerman, "Comedy Bang! Bang!" And The Podcasting, Tweeting Kings Of Comedy

Scott Aukerman's been making people laugh since long before the digital age. As a writer for HBO's Mr. Show i…

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Death To Blogs Dot Tumblr Dot Com

Death To Blogs Dot Tumblr Dot Com

Time to start stocking up on canned goods and bandwidth, bloggers. Earlier this week, xkcd posted a very tell…

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Accidents Happen: Six Political Conspiracy Theories of Varying Plausibility

Accidents Happen: Six Political Conspiracy Theories of Varying Plausibility

On a night in mid-September, 1961, a bright flash was seen in the sky over Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). Fi…

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David Byrne, Janette Sadik-Khan on why New Yorkers fight over bike lanes

David Byrne, Janette Sadik-Khan on why New Yorkers fight over bike lanes

For a city widely seen as a haven for progressive thought, New York has put up surprisingly stiff resistance …

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Canada Retail Sales Rise 0.6% in June, StatsCan Says

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By Promit Mukherjee Verified, Dale Smith Verified, David Holmes
| GuruTrade
OTTAWA, August 21 (Reuters) - Canada's retail sales rose 0.6% in June, beating an average analyst expectation of ​0.4%, as sales jumped at clothing and general merchandise stores, ‌data showed on Friday. Retail sales, which include purchases of cars, furniture, food and gasoline, are considered an early indicator of gross domestic product growth and account for about 40% ​of consumer spending.
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China US Rare Earth Exports Rise for Aerospace Sector

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By David Holmes
| GuruTrade
SINGAPORE, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Chinese exports of rare earth yttrium to the U.S. rose in July, Chinese customs data showed on Thursday, possibly giving ​some reprieve to U.S. aerospace buyers who depend on the material ‌for critical aviation applications. China, the main source of the element used in specialty alloys found in engines as well as coatings to shield against high temperatures, restricted exports ​along with other rare earths in April 2025, sparking fears of ​a new rare earth crisis.
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Sterling Hits Six-Month High against Fading Dollar

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By Samuel Indyk, David Holmes
| GuruTrade
Sterling rises 0.4% to $1.3661, highest since February 16 Money markets still price one BoE rate rise by year-end Second quarter-point BoE rate rise is fully priced by April next year LONDON, August 20 (Reuters) - The British pound rose ​to a six-month high against a stuttering dollar on Thursday, a day after the U.S. ‌Treasury took a surprise measure to arrest a rise in long-term borrowing costs. Sterling was up 0.4% against the dollar on Thursday at $1.3661, its highest level since February 16.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance writer for the dearly departed film/music website, Stylus Magazine.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yeah but just as a goof when I was a kid.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Trevor Newsworthy, Fresh Prince of Bel Air