J.E. Reich

99 43rd 1/2 Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

7 Years Experience

Professional Experience

A freelance journalist and editor specializing in feminism, pop culture, LGBT issues, cannabis, comic culture, intersectionality, Jewish culture, and book culture. Bylines at Vanity Fair, Slate, Jezebel, INTO, High Times, The Forward, and more.

Expertise

Content Editor (online) 2 YearsReporter 4 YearsWriter 7 Years

Specialty

Entertainment 4 YearsPolitics 2 YearsTechnology 1 Year

Industries

Online/new media 7 YearsPublishing (non-book) - all 1 Year

Computer Skills

SEO, CMS, Microsoft Office.

General

Inside the Tree of Life Congregation, the Prayer for the Dead Brings Hope

(Vanity Fair 11/9/2018)

Essay on life as a member of Pittsburgh's Jewish community in the aftermath of the 2018 Tree of Life shooting.

"I'm the Trans Jew That You're Worried About": Dispatches from Pittsburgh's Anti-Trump Rallies

(INTO 11/9/2018)

Investigative coverage on Pittsburgh's trans and Jewish residents in the wake of the 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, Trump's anti-LGBT agenda, and the GOP's paranoia over migrant caravans.

How 'Black Mirror' Decided to Bury Its Gays

(Slate 11/9/2018)

Pop culture piece analyzing Black Mirror's "San Junipero" and the subversion of the "bury your gays" trope.

Blake Lively Says She Has An "LA Face With an Oakland Booty"

(Jezebel 11/9/2018)

Quick celeb culture item that scrutinizes a seemingly innocuous Instagram post by a white celebrity that calls out "benign" racism and cultural appropriation vis a vis social media.