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Sophie Hurwitz’s Biography

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Freelance journalist, published at Teen Vogue, the St. Louis American, the Nation, Polygon, VICE, Huffington Post, Verywell Mind, Xtra Magazine, the Verge, them, The Contemporary, New Voices, and others. Formerly staff education reporter at the St. Louis American. Wellesley College graduate, class of 2021.

Sophie Hurwitz’s Journalist Portfolio

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How journalists can cover school board meetings without spreading conspiracy theories - Poynter

How journalists can cover school board meetings without spreading conspiracy theories - Poynter

One of Anna Lynn Winfrey's duties as a staff writer at the Montrose Daily Press in Colorado is covering schoo…

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Amazon Warehouse Workers Want to Feel Safe

Amazon Warehouse Workers Want to Feel Safe

On December 10, a tornado flattened an Edwardsville, Ill., Amazon distribution center building, killing Ether…

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A University Dug a Grave for Students to Lie in and Think About Death

A University Dug a Grave for Students to Lie in and Think About Death

The grave is "an invitation to make something of your life." Morgan Smeeman, a Dutch college student, was at …

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Earlier HRT Access Linked to Better Mental Health Outcomes for Trans Teens

Earlier HRT Access Linked to Better Mental Health Outcomes for Trans Teens

A study led by Stanford University researchers has shown a link between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) acc…

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Workers on strike at St. Louis nursing home plagued by understaffing, deficiencies * Missouri Ind...

Workers on strike at St. Louis nursing home plagued by understaffing, deficiencies * Missouri Ind...

CLAYTON, Mo. - A group of nursing home workers have been on strike for days to protest unfair labor practices…

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IATSE Strike Averted-For Now

IATSE Strike Averted-For Now

On October 16, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the union representing 60,00…

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This Palantir Billionaire’s Passion Project is Criminalizing Homelessness

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Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of the weapons-tech company Palantir, is also a major force behind the Trump administration’s policy of pushing unhoused people toward incarceration. Lonsdale, a longtime critic of “housing first” policy—which proposes that homelessness be solved by supplying those in need of housing with somewhere to live—argues that fining and arresting people for sleeping in public will push them into mental health treatment.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s 75-Country Visa Ban

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This January, Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed consular officers to refuse to process immigration visas for people from 75 countries because, he said, those immigrants would be more likely than others to “extract wealth” or “take welfare and public benefits” from the US. Since January, people from those 75 countries—all located in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, or Eastern Europe—have had their visa applications frozen or denied.
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Flock Execs Are Taking Credit For Catching Bad Cops Now

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Flock Safety is having a hard month. The surveillance technology company, which has sold more than 120,000 automated license plate reader cameras to some 6,000 police departments across the US, is up to its neck in cancelled contracts—at least 34 since the start of 2026—and public backlash. Dozens of police officers have lost their jobs or faced criminal charges for allegedly abusing the technology, which allows police to track vehicles’ movements, to stalk people.
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Awards

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Missouri Press Association Award

2021 - 3rd Place in Outdoor Reporting

GLAAD Excellence in Online Journalism Nominee

2020 - Business Reporting

Arch City Defenders Excellence in Poverty Journalism Award Finalist

2018

Arch City Defenders Excellence in Poverty Journalism Award Finalist

2018