Jacob Posner is a 2023 graduate of Williams College and holds a Bachelor’s degree in history. He completed an honor’s thesis on a new type of masculinity that emerged in 1920s Germany.
Prior to The Monitor, Jacob worked as a general assignment reporter at 97.9 WHAV, a news outlet in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and freelanced at hyperlocal digital newspapers in communities across Greater Boston. In college, he led his student newspaper’s podcast, Press Record, and played on the ultimate frisbee team.
He has a particular interest in housing because where Americans live can shape the course of their lives. It often determines what school their kids attend, whether they can access nutritious food, and if they own a valuable asset. He also has a passion for audio storytelling.
Stories by Jacob Posner
- NASA astronauts’ return is near. Their long, unlikely trip puts focus on resilience.
- Inflation’s lasting pressure: A hotel worker’s story shows the struggle
- Difference Maker Gun violence took their sons. Now these moms help others navigate grief.
- Podcast: Why We Wrote This ‘A deeper sense’: In one interview, he found the story at the heart of a story
- The Explainer Why is the US in a housing crisis, and what can be done about it?
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