Will Peischel Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Checkin' facts and takin' flak, baby.

• As a freelance reporter, I've written for publications like The Atlantic, The New York Times, GQ, and CityLab. Typically I stick to climate stories, but I've covered everything from weight loss drugs to vaccine grift.
• Fact-checked two books: "Misfire," an exposé on the National Rifle Association by NPR correspondent Tim Mak; and New York magazine writer Andrew Rice's "The Year That Broke America," a Florida- focused opus on how.
• I occasionally fact-check episodes of This American Life—including one two-part behemoth following the controversial firing of a police officer in the Rust Belt—and New York magazine feature stories.
• For television studio wiip, I conducted and assembled research for an unnamed series in development.

New York, New York, United States

• Write about 5 stories each week on healthcare, a dizzyingly complex industry.
• Host public-facing panel interviews to grow the Healthcare Brew audience.

New York City, New York

• At MasterClass I drafted and fact-checked digital magazines, called class guides, that accompany classes that MasterClass produces. Guides consist of stories, infographics and essays tied to instructors and their.
• I pitched and wrote sections of class guides, and was the sole writer of the entire guide on criminologist John Douglas.
• MasterClass' growing ambitions mean the number of projects and products constantly grows, which required me to write and fact-check newsletters, push notifications, and short video content, often meeting deadlines that.
• The boundless scope of classes required me to seamlessly transition between subjects and experts, ending one day with Karl Rove and beginning the next with RuPaul.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Wrote 83 stories—sometimes several per week—which spanned from quick hits to lengthy dives on everything from environmental policy to racial justice. I reported stories across numerous beats, quickly adapting to new.
• As the Climate Desk fellow, much of my coverage revolved around the expansive climate beat, which encompasses government, activism, energy, and natural-disaster reporting. I also ran the Climate Desk Twitter account.
• Rapidly shifted to a healthcare and racial justice focus to help Mother Jones meet the demands of 2020.
• Fact-checked several stories each week for the Mother Jones website.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Regularly fact-checked articles slated for the print magazine on the printer's tight deadline.
• Contributed articles to Washingtonian's daily web content on subjects spanning from exiled Ukrainian scholars to DC break dancing schools.
• Was on a perpetual hunt for what makes a story a Washingtonian story, developinga strong concept for what coverage fit the publication's scope.
• Assisted in assembly of the magazine's daily newsletter.

Budapest, Hungary

• Teacher of business English in Budapest, Hungary. The language school required that its teachers were almost wholly self-sufficient in their lesson- planning.
• Learned to beat research deadlines, lead dialogues and—most importantly—hit the ground running in a country I'd never seen—or really thought about—before arrival.
• Planned and executed 20+ hours of unique English lessons per week, tailor- made for my students and their respective industries.

Building 26, 1 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401

• Worked closely with the Journalism Department head and other department faculty to execute tasks that's serve to benefit the department.
• Responsibilities almost always ended in writing copy (which is often sent in the form of a newsletter to closely-reading alumni)
• Gained experience in website maintenance (Drupal), archival research, book keeping and gallery contribution.

Building 26, 1 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401

• Spearheaded the first editorial web and print content for Cal Poly's radio station, KCPR San Luis Obispo 91.3 FM, a responsibility that included managing a 15-person team, editing daily web content, and increasing web.
• Hosted a weekly live music show at KCPR that reached a (nearly) seamless on-air presence.

Building 26, 1 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401

• Contributed weekly articles—some of them award-winning—to the student newspaper, Mustang News, where I learned the fundamental structure of a publication from the inside.
• Mustang News also instilled in me the ins and outs of AP style.

Sherman Oaks, CA

Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California

Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA

• Spent the internship as a fact-checker, ensuring that published material was accurate. Thorough research, resourcefulness in tracking down sources, and maintenance of an efficient line of communication with editors.
• Experienced how a professional publication manages its content — from conception to distribution.
• Pitched and wrote articles for the magazine's website.