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Jules Roscoe

Columbus
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Jules Roscoe’s Biography

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I’m an independent journalist based in Columbus, OH. I approach journalism as a public service. Everyone deserves free, reliable access to information about the world around them, so they can make their own informed decisions. It’s my job to get them that information.

I cover technology and politics on a national level; I’ve previously written for WIRED, 404 Media, and VICE News. I also cover local news for some of the cities I call or have called home. For The Boston Guardian, in Boston, MA, I…

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Local Politics: Show me the (weed) money - Matter News

Local Politics: Show me the (weed) money - Matter News

Under a new state law, Columbus will get payouts from a cannabis sales tax fund. We've been owed that money f…

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Inside an ICE Defense Training on Fortnite

Inside an ICE Defense Training on Fortnite

A group of immigrant rights organizers are helping people use Fortnite to practice what to do if they encount…

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Deepfake Scams Are Distorting Reality Itself

Deepfake Scams Are Distorting Reality Itself

The easy access that scammers have to sophisticated AI tools means everything from emails to video calls can'…

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'They Sometimes Worry That I'm Dead Already:' Deep-Sea Fishers Fight for Wi-Fi

'They Sometimes Worry That I'm Dead Already:' Deep-Sea Fishers Fight for Wi-Fi

Distant-water fishers are out on the ocean for up to 10 months at a time, with no contact to the outside worl…

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Amazon Says It Has a First Amendment Right to Union Bust

Amazon Says It Has a First Amendment Right to Union Bust

In response to an NLRB complaint, Amazon argues that preventing it from holding captive-audience meetings vio…

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Google Cloud Listed, Then Removed as Sponsor of Israeli Military Tech Conference

Google Cloud Listed, Then Removed as Sponsor of Israeli Military Tech Conference

Google's logo was removed from the sponsor list of "IT for IDF 2024," but is still listed as a client of the …

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Local Politics: The small-time data center resistance

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By Jules Roscoe
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Google Data Center, Council Bluffs, Iowa, via Wikimedia Commons. Until recently, a petition to ban data centers in Ohio was getting excitedly passed around in media outlets and online forums. The petition needed to reach 413,000 signatures by July 1 in order to make it onto the ballot for the 2026 general election. And, if it did, and if it passed, it would lead to no more new large data centers anywhere in the state. That’s something that a lot of people want.
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Local Politics: City funding can’t meet the scale of the growing homelessness crisis

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By Jules Roscoe
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Photo by Taylor Dorrell Last week, the Columbus City Council unanimously approved more than $13 million in funding for a nonprofit fighting homelessness in the city. But that hefty sum probably still won’t be enough to make a long-term difference. The Community Shelter Board, Columbus’ largest homelessness services organization, received a total of $13,075,000 from the council to continue operations this year.
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Local Politics: There’s nothing secondary about primaries

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By Jules Roscoe
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Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Ohio’s primary elections are coming up next Tuesday, and people across the country will be watching one race in particular. Vivek Ramaswamy, big-name biotech billionaire and Cincinnati native who ran for president in 2024, is campaigning to be our state’s next governor.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My summer 2022 VICE Motherboard internship in Brooklyn, NY! Kickstarted my whole career in sophomore year of college.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! My dad has one in the basement.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Tom Tucker from Family Guy.