Hi, I'm Alex 

I’m a solutions-oriented investigative reporter based in Detroit covering local government, education, and urban history. I believe good journalism doesn't just highlight problems; rather, it provides a platform for people to share their experiences while educating readers about how we got here and how people are solving these problems.

My writing has appeared in Chalkbeat Detroit, Outlier Media, Bridge Detroit, Business Insider, and The South End. I've covered Detroit city meetings for Detroit Documenters for over three years and I'm currently a Docu-Mentor.

My work with Streetlight Detroit, Outlier Media's former public safety and policing newsletter, gained recognition from the Poynter Institute's Local Edition and Harvard's Nieman Lab. In 2024, I spoke about my article reviewing Detroit's history of police political surveillance units on Michigan Public's Stateside radio show. I was also featured in Documenting the Documenters, where I spoke about my work in the Detroit Documenters program (see below). 

In May 2025, I graduated with a bachelors in urban studies and public history from Wayne State University. 

I am a member of:

• Investigative Reporters and Editors

• Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting

• Education Writers Association

In March 2024, I was featured in Documenting the Documenters, a short film about the Detroit Documenters program.