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Alex Plough

New York
As seen in: Debtwire, Forbes, VICE, AB Payments, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Citywire, Citywire Wealth Manager
Covers:  technology news, business and finance, data journalism

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I’m a freelance business journalist with a background in data-driven investigative reporting. I’m a recent graduate of Columbia Journalism School’s masters program, business and economics reporting concentration, and the Lede Program.

Alex Plough’s Journalist Portfolio

American Idle: Decommissioning costs sink offshore drillers into latest crisis

American Idle: Decommissioning costs sink offshore drillers into latest crisis

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Dangers in the Deep

Dangers in the Deep

A $40 billion time-bomb threatening the Gulf Hundreds of stakeholders in the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas secto…

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Public Finance Authority shakes up muni market with help from ‘public good’ evolution

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By Ryan Bolger, Alex Plough
| Debtwire
by Ryan Bolger and Seth Brumby. Additional reporting by Alex Plough. The municipal bond market finances American civilization. From court houses to school houses, city pipes to street lights, if it’s for the public good, a municipal bond will pay for its construction.
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Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Group Confronts Controversial Past As It Seeks $500 Million Buyout Loan

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By Alex Plough, Yifan Yu , Mariana Valle
| Forbes
By Alex Plough, Yifan Yu and Mariana Valle Companies generally try to present their best image when they’re seeking investors. But that can be difficult if, like Israeli software company NSO Group, they’re facing multiple lawsuits alleging that their products have been used to spy on innocent civilians.
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Banks Pile Into Riskier Deals As Influence Of Obama-era Lending Guidelines Melts Away

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By Will Caiger-Smith, Alex Plough
| Forbes
By Will Caiger-Smith and Alex Plough After the financial crisis of 2008, relations between banks and regulators turned frosty. In the world of leveraged finance, federal agencies put strict limits on how much debt investment banks could load onto companies. But since self-proclaimed dealmaker Donald Trump walked into the Oval Office, the influence of those guidelines has waned, according to Debtwire data.
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Awards

Amnesty International Digital Media award

2011

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