Here is a selection of articles I copyedited at National Geographic. Some might be behind a paywall. Please note that I copyedited many of these pieces for print publication and the digital versions below might have formatting irregularities.
SEPTEMBER 2018, National Geographic magazine
"How South Asian Americans Are Building a New American Dream"
National Geographic, September 2018 Photo: Ismail Ferdous |
"One Look Up Could Have Ended This Photographer’s Life"
National Geographic, September 2018 Photo: Joel Sartore |
"The Surprising Way Drugs Become Useless Against Bacteria"
National Geographic, September 2018 Illustration: Victo Ngai |
"When Matchmaking Is for a Good Cause: Staving Off Extinction"
National Geographic, September 2018 Photo: Joel Sartore |
AUGUST 2018, National Geographic magazine
"Why Poison Is a Growing Threat to Africa’s Wildlife"
National Geographic, August 2018 Photo: Charlie Hamilton James |
"Starving-Polar-Bear Photographer Recalls What Went Wrong"
National Geographic, August 2018 Photo: Cristina Mittermeier (SeaLegacy) |
"What Will Make Us Care Enough to Save Endangered Species?"
National Geographic, August 2018 Photo: Tim Flach |
"Experiencing Afghanistan—the Nation, Not the War"
National Geographic, August 2018 Photo: Matthieu Paley |
JULY 2018, National Geographic magazine
"She Fought for a Shark Sanctuary. But Does It Work?" National Geographic, July 2018
Photo: Andy Mann |
"See Which World Cup Teams Have the Most Foreign-Born Players"
National Geographic, July 2018 Graphic: Riley D. Champine |
JUNE 2018, National Geographic magazine
"Conflict in Kashmir Takes a Grim Toll on Unwitting Victims"
National Geographic, June 2018 Photo: Cédric Gerbehaye |
"This Refuge May Be the Most Contested Land in the U.S." National Geographic, June 2018
Photo: Florian Schulz |
"What a Simple Psychological Test Reveals About Climate Change"
National Geographic, June 2018 Photo illustration: Hugh Kretschmer |
"We Know Plastic Is Harming Marine Life. What About Us?" National Geographic, May 2018
Photo: Martin Ogonowski and Christoph Schür |
MAY 2018, National Geographic magazine
"How Muslims, Often Misunderstood, Are Thriving in America"
National Geographic, May 2018 Photo: Lynsey Addario |
"Meet the Woman Who Wants to Solve the Universe’s Mysteries"
National Geographic, May 2018 Photo: Mark Thiessen |
APRIL 2018, National Geographic magazine
"There’s No Scientific Basis for Race—It's a Made-Up Label"
National Geographic, April 2018 Photo: Robin Hammond |
"These Twins, One Black and One White, Will Make You Rethink Race"
National Geographic, April 2018 Photo: Robin Hammond |
"For Decades, Our Coverage Was Racist. To Rise Above Our Past, We Must Acknowledge It"
National Geographic, April 2018 Photos: C.P. Scott (man); H.E. Gregory (woman) |