Gabriel Spitzer
Editor
About
Gabriel Spitzer is an editor working with the newsroom and the Sound Politics team. He has worked in just about every editorial role in newsrooms from NPR to WBEZ to Alaska Public Radio Network. For his health and science coverage, Gabriel has been honored with the Kavli Science Journalism Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has launched multiple programs and podcasts, including Transmission from KNKX – one of the first podcasts about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gabriel received his Master's of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.
Location: Seattle
Languages spoken: English, some French
Pronouns: he/him
Stories
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Health
What would it mean if PEPFAR — the widely hailed anti-HIV effort — isn't reauthorized?
President George W. Bush's program is credited with saving 25 million lives. Republican objections linked to the abortion debate make reauthorization unlikely before the Sept. 30 deadline.
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Health
World's oldest wooden structure defies Stone-Age stereotypes
Archaeologists dug into a riverbank in Zambia and uncovered what they call the earliest known wood construction by humans. The half-million year-old artifacts could change how we see Stone-Age people.
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Health
Superbugs catch a ride on air pollution particles. Is that bad news for people?
Antibiotic resistant microbes from the soil, from aquaculture, from sewage and from hospitals can hook onto air pollution particles. A new study looks at the implications.
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National
The main road to Lahaina has been reopened to the public
On Wednesday, a previously restricted road to West Maui opened to all motorists. Access into Lahaina, the town leveled by a devastating fire, has been a challenge since the fire broke out a week ago.
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Health
We asked, you answered: How do you feel about the end of the COVID-19 'emergency'
With the WHO and CDC lifting the COVID-19 pandemic "emergency," we asked readers what was on their minds at this inflection point. Their reflections run the gamut, and also reveal some clear themes.