About Katia
I am a writer, editor, reporter and reader based in New York City. I hold an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a B.A. in psychology from New York University.
I've worked as a copy editor at a New York City daily newspaper, a senior editor at a dance magazine, an editorial assistant at a literary agency and an assistant editor at a now-defunct luxury lifestyle magazine.
In July 2008, I started a one-year fellowship with the Columbia Journalism Review.
Recent Projects
- The New Yorker's Book Bench blog:
Fiction Fetish: Taking it off for Edward Gorey
If Your Bird Can Sing: An evening of cabaret with Ludmilla Petrushevskaya - amNewYork:
Cranberry Bog Weekend: A short travel piece about the cranberry harvest in
New Jersey's Pine Barrens - NPR: The Conversation:
Katia discusses the most undercovered news story of 2008. Listen to her appearance
or read more about the episode. - The New York Times:
A Disability Epidemic Among a Railroad’s Retirees: Front-page investigative story
uncovering widespread pension fraud among Long Island Railroad workers
- Columbia Journalism Review:
Down With the Dial: Let's abolish the debate night dial-meter, okay?
Tongue Tied on Religion: CNN takes on Pentecostalism
The Palin Pile-On: The post-election dissection of Sarah Palin
Suicide Watch: Covering death during a financial crisis
Why Fireworks Matter: Looking back on the opening ceremonies
(Tele)Prompting Speculation: Why context matters, exhibit 967b
Archive of media criticism features
- J-School Confidential, a monthly column at mediabistro.com:
Off the Fence
Rude Awakening
One Down, One to Go
Hook, Line and Sinker
To Write or to Edit - New Media Newsroom: New York in Transition:
Old and new residents clash over bikes
