Author

Susan Stellin

Susan Stellin is a reporter and an adjunct professor in the Journalism + Design department at The New School, teaching a course on ethics and the history of media. She is completing a master's degree in public health at Columbia University and is the co-author of “Chancers,” a memoir written with her husband Graham MacIndoe about his struggle with heroin addiction, incarceration, and recovery. She has written for The New York Times, New York magazine, The Guardian, TheAtlantic.com, The Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. Susan graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in political science and received an Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship in 2014.

Domestic Violence Is Not a 'Crime of Passion'

Domestic Violence Is Not a ‘Crime of Passion’

Reporters increasingly are covering abuse by intimate partners as an urgent social crisis, not a private family matter
Investigating the Housing Crisis

Investigating the Housing Crisis

It is fair to say that the housing beat has not traditionally been considered a plum assignment among reporters. In fact, many media outlets do not have a team dedicated…
From Covering the Housing Crisis to Living It

From Covering the Housing Crisis to Living It

One sign of the growing precariousness of the housing market is the willingness of people working in the media business to open up about their own struggles. That may also…

Paying Attention to Word Choice When Writing about Addiction

You don’t have to go too far back in time to find the word “junkie” used to refer to someone who injects heroin, even by outlets that steer clear of…