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So, I got laid off late last week as part of the ABC News layoffs. I won’t lie, it was a bit of a surprise, but if anything 2020 has been perspective-setting & I’m grateful for the past 5 years, if a little sad. So...onward. Some of my best work follows. (Hi, editors!) 1/
Near to my heart is this piece I did on the political culture of the suburbs. I think it could have easily been at home in a magazine. 2/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/a-tale-of-two-suburbs/
Like everyone, I wrote lots about Trump, but here’s my final essay on what the past 4 years meant. I can essay on lots of stuff, not just politics! 3/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-trump-changed-america/
I spent a lot of time covering the GOP, which led to this look back at the historical roots of its racism-as-electoral strategy. Excited for bigger projects like this—would love to write a book. 4/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-republican-choice/
I can also write fun stuff! I was on the “Smith” beat for @NYMag, writing about @Lis_Smith https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/lis-smith-pete-buttigieg-2020-campaign.html and @benyt 5/ https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ben-smith-new-york-times-profile.html
I’ve spent a lot of the past 5 years gabbing on a podcast (which is a lot of fun), but I’m also excited for many other possibilities that the medium holds (got some ideas). 6/
Oh, I also dabbled in interviewing on-screen. Here’s my sit-down with Stacey Abrams. 7/
Or, send me overseas! Or to do reporting on topics that aren’t politics. I’ve done that before, too. Here’s my reporting from Qatar 8/ https://harpers.org/2015/09/bait-and-switch/
You’ll still be able to find me at my newsletter https://twitter.us18.list-manage.com/subscribe?id=b3324d465e&u=5548a6477332a097e4d8e2c72 My DM’s are open, and here’s a contact form if you don’t have my email and want to talk work. https://www.claremalone.net/contact 9/
On a personal note @ChadwickMatlin & @mashfordg’s (miss you) made me a sharper thinker @Tonyhkchow & @galendruke brought patience & levity to life when I needed it & my dear friend @NateSilver538 took a chance on me & put up with an awful lot of insubordination w/good cheer. 10/
There are too many others to thank—the art, data viz, and analysis that makes 538 what it is comes from so many smart, talented people. I'm rooting for all of them. 11/11
