Michaela Winberg
Reporter
Michaela Winberg is a general assignment reporter at Billy Penn. She covers LGBTQ people and culture, public spaces, and transportation and mobility. She also sometimes produces radio and web features for NPR.
A 2018 graduate of Temple's Klein College of Media and Communication, Winberg was editor in chief of the university’s student newspaper, The Temple News. She helped launch CoveringAddiction.com, a project geared toward finding solutions to drug addiction in Philadelphia. Winberg also spent time working at The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Bellingham Herald in Washington state.
Recent Articles
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A Philly swimmer likely inspired the NCAA’s unexpected mid-season policy change on trans athletes
How will Bobby Henon be replaced? There’ll be a special election, and ward leaders get to pick the nominees
Philly’s queer doula collective is helping LGBTQ parents navigate the health system
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