I'm a journalist in Little Rock, Arkansas. I cover public education for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
ali@adgnewsroom.com (work); amphinomid@gmail.com (personal); amphinomid.15 (signal)

I was drawn to Stanford by the allure of Silicon Valley; I spent my time there learning about computer systems and security and most importantly that I wanted nothing to do with tech and (later) wanted out of California. Luckily I'd found journalism through the campus paper and fallen in love with it through a post-undergrad gig at Mission Local (supported, crucially, by a university grant). I was always lucky to have wonderful mentors. In the ensuing years I moved around some before landing my first real job back home; quit a master's; did all the things one does when twentysomething and going insane for the first time.

Last updated February 2025.