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…7 min read·Dec 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…6 min read·Dec 10, 2020----
Alexa BeyerThe Fear of Dying Young and Cancer AlleyI have always been scared of dying young.2 min read·Nov 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…3 min read·Nov 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…4 min read·Nov 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 communities6 min read·May 16, 2019----
Alexa BeyerChick-fil-A While Gay*?technically, bi, but that doesn’t rhyme, does it5 min read·Feb 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…4 min read·Jan 10, 2019----
Alexa BeyerDifferent types of lotteriesThis is Colin Jost talking about the Amazon HQ2 announcement two weeks ago on SNL’s Weekend Update:3 min read·Dec 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.3 min read·Nov 30, 2018--2--2