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Matt Krupnick

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Matt Krupnick’s Biography

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Matt Krupnick has been a full-time professional journalist for more than 25 years, reporting locally, nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in The New York Times, ProPublica, Newsweek, The Washington Post and a range of other news organizations of all sizes.

He also has copy edited for two publications, taken photos for many of his own stories and produced interactive graphics to accompany his work. As an occasional background actor, he has appeared in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel…

Matt Krupnick’s Journalist Portfolio

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These California Olives Are Unique and Delicious. They May Already Be Gone.

These California Olives Are Unique and Delicious. They May Already Be Gone.

Used to be Graber olives were a culinary institution — for those in the know. Today, the 130-year-old cannery…

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Tribal College Campuses Are Falling Apart. The U.S. Hasn't Fulfilled Its Promise to Fund the Scho...

Tribal College Campuses Are Falling Apart. The U.S. Hasn't Fulfilled Its Promise to Fund the Scho...

Decades ago, Congress made a commitment to fund a higher education system for Indigenous communities. But a q…

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Meat prices: can Biden's bet on local producers loosen big beef's grip?

Meat prices: can Biden's bet on local producers loosen big beef's grip?

Biden has pledged $1bn to boost independent slaughterhouses as both ranchers and consumers are squeezed.

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Parent Loans ‘Fraught With Peril’ As Default Rates Hit 20, 30 Percent at Many Colleges

Parent Loans ‘Fraught With Peril’ As Default Rates Hit 20, 30 Percent at Many Colleges

A new Newsweek analysis of parent-loan data recently released by the federal government shows how quickly man…

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A pistol bought in Mississippi killed a teen in Chicago - Mississippi Today

A pistol bought in Mississippi killed a teen in Chicago - Mississippi Today

Mississippi is supplying hundreds of firearms originally bought from licensed shops and, eventually, illegall…

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Airports Modernize Dining Options With Farm-to-Terminal Fare

Airports Modernize Dining Options With Farm-to-Terminal Fare

Outside of the hotel minibar, few places for business travelers have had more unhealthy fare than airports, h…

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Articles

Old-School Electronics Repair Man Vows To Be The Last In Chicago: ‘A Dying Breed’

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By Matt Krupnick Verified
| Block Club Chicago Verified
BELMONT CRAGIN — Sean Whitney has trekked more than half an hour from his Glenview home to get an old DVD player fixed. Standing at the counter at Electronic Engineers Inc. in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood, Whitney watches owner Roman Sokolov, 62, inspect the dismantled machine. “I didn’t see too many repair shops,” Whitney tells Sokolov.
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Oregon expert: Big changes coming for student loan borrowers

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By Meredith Kolodner Verified, Matt Krupnick Verified, Jon Marcus Verified
| Illinois Intelligencer
By Meredith Kolodner, Matt Krupnick and Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report. Broadcast version by Isobel Charle for Oregon News Service reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Collaboration Since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, the White House and Congress have worked aggressively to overhaul federal student financial aid. On July 1, many of those efforts will come to fruition.
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Blocked Access To Northerly Island During Some Concerts Has Neighbors Fuming

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By Matt Krupnick Verified
| Block Club Chicago Verified
NORTHERLY ISLAND — South Loop resident Jasleen Sangha was enjoying a Friday afternoon break at 12th Street Beach on Northerly Island when the shouting started. An announcement came over park loud speakers telling beachgoers to leave because of an upcoming concert at the adjacent Huntington Bank Pavilion. Sangha was not happy. “It’s a public beach,” she told Block Club.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

During summer breaks from college, I worked full-time for the Chino Champion, a venerable weekly newspaper in what was then a dairy area.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, many times as a kid.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

An email clearly explaining why the item is newsworthy to general readers is always helpful. Avoid pitching products or companies.

Awards

Education Writers Association beat reporter of the year

2019
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