Alexa BeyerSocial Journalism in Action in Cancer AlleyFor my last semester as a Social Journalism student at CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, I focused on Cancer Alley: an…Dec 15, 2020Dec 15, 2020
Alexa BeyerWhat I’ve Accomplished in My Last Semester of Journalism SchoolAs a Social Journalism student at CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, I’ve focused on communities that, in different yet…Dec 10, 2020Dec 10, 2020
Alexa BeyerThe Fear of Dying Young and Cancer AlleyI have always been scared of dying young.Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020
Alexa BeyerConflicts of Interest When Approving Oil and Gas Projects in LouisianaIn order for oil and gas projects get approved, they first have to be voted on by city councils or reviewed by government agencies. But…Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020
Alexa BeyerHow Land Use Planning Can Be Used to Usher In Big IndustryThe entire purpose of land use planning should be to protect residents from industry. It’s to have a place to put, say, a factory that…Nov 4, 2020Nov 4, 2020
Alexa BeyerinData SkillsNatural Gas Companies are Choosing Poor Counties To Host Their Toxic InfrastructureWhy Census data is too flawed a way to account for compressor stations’ impact on minority communitiesMay 16, 2019May 16, 2019
Alexa BeyerChick-fil-A While Gay*?technically, bi, but that doesn’t rhyme, does itFeb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Alexa BeyerThe democratic party’s soul searchJFK didn’t randomly decide to land the first man on the moon. His announcement that we’d be the ones to do it by the end of the decade…Jan 10, 2019Jan 10, 2019
Alexa BeyerDifferent types of lotteriesThis is Colin Jost talking about the Amazon HQ2 announcement two weeks ago on SNL’s Weekend Update:Dec 13, 2018Dec 13, 2018
Alexa BeyerWhen journalists fall behind the culture that the internet demandsI love country music. And in the country music community, Hank Williams is widely considered to be the father of the genre.Nov 30, 20182Nov 30, 20182