Orrin Konheim

I am a multi-faceted freelance writer, journalist, and blogger whose work has appeared in print and on the internet in a wide variety of publications as listed below. I also authored an e-book-for-hire on World War I and was the content manager for ArlingtonCounty.com while it was under ownership of CountyWebsite.com.

Although I have an educational background in geography, I started devoting myself to journalism full-time in 2010 and have remained in the field because, at the end of the day, I believe journalism is important. Although I primarily write in the Northern Virginia and Richmond markets, my work has appeared in publications as far away as the Southern Poverty Law Center in Alabama, the Skagit Valley Herald in Washington, and the Santa Barbara Independent in California, in addition to the nationally-distributed magazines that can be found at Barnes and Noble like Mental Floss, American History, and Nostalgia Digest magazines.

I have covered everything from a presidential rally and county board deliberations to hot button issues (local activists impacted by DACA, a Parkland shooting victim's parent coming to speak, an Afghan interpreter caught between two worlds in the refugee program, the opioid crisis in West Virginia, threats to the Cherry Blossoms, etc.), much of my reporting is in the human interest vein and I often try to seek human interest angles when doing event reporting.

In the past six years, I have been branching out to using my blogging and social media expertise to do public, press relations, social media, blogging, and editing work for a number of small businesses including Crime Push, Lucid Gems Film Productions, Tandoor Restaurant, the Pacers New Balance Running Team, Arlington T-Shirt Quilts, Magellan Music, Cram.com, DiMavi Homes, Tyson's Art and Learning Center, Tony Hollums art, Communikids preschool and the New Orleans non-profit Common Ground.