Michaela Winberg
Reporter
Michaela Winberg is a reporter at Billy Penn. She's also the editor-in-chief of The Temple News, Temple University's student-run newspaper, where she oversees the production of the weekly newspaper and daily online content, both focused on hyperlocal coverage of North Philadelphia.
Michaela has worked at several daily news outlets, including the Philadelphia Inquirer and The Bellingham Herald based out of Washington state. She also helped produce a Philly pop-up podcast called Story Shuffle.
Michaela is a senior at Temple University studying journalism. There, she helped launch CoveringAddiction.com, a project geared toward finding solutions to drug addiction in Philadelphia. She's passionate about reporting on addiction and other issues faced by local communities in Philly.
Michaela is a North Philly transplant, originally from Jersey.
Recent Articles
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Meek Mill is out of prison (and at the Sixers game)
Philly, you miiiiight wanna grease the poles.
Meek Mill update: Here’s everyone who’s visited the Philly rapper in jail
Many notable names have made the trip to Chester SCI.
How do you fix a bad pothole in Philly? Graffiti, apparently
After profanity was written on the street, the crater was finally filled in.
More than in other cities, Philly families resort to crowdfunding for funeral costs
The GoFundMe page for Philadelphia is nearly half memorial campaigns.
Advocates: Closing the dilapidated, decaying House of Correction isn’t enough
The city says it’s maintaining the infamous jail in case the prison population rebounds.
This West Philly woman is campaigning to help deliver Cardi B’s baby
Becky Duncan wants very badly to be the hip-hop diva’s doula.
10 reasons Philly is better than Miami
As the Sixers prepare to take on the Heat, nothing like a little smack talk.
One downside of Philly’s revitalization: a high eviction rate
Councilman Curtis Jones Jr.’s “Good Cause” bill aims to change this.
This Philly group is fighting to eliminate racism in the delivery room
Black Philadelphians are much more likely to die during childbirth.
Fairmount Park’s new zip line adventure course has an opening date
With ropes 60 feet above the ground, Treetop Quest Philly will launch May 12.