Lo Bénichou
My name is Lo. I am a multimedia journalist and interactive web developer. I currently work at Wired. I like data and stories. I like coding. I tried to do both at once. I am a digital sec enthusiast (whatever that means).
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To NICAR, With Love
My first NICAR offered essential support—and was missing a few things, too
Posted onI am queer. I am a women. I am Jewish. I am mixed. And I work in the news in Trump’s America.
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How We Made Youth Radio’s West Side Stories
These youth-made maps show Oakland’s gentrification from another perspective
Posted onWhether in the Bay Area or elsewhere across the country, stories about gentrification tend to reduce the dynamics to one narrative. Newcomers displace longtime residents, erasing history, shifting the economy, and disrupting culture in the process. Focusing on West Oakland, the Youth Radio team behind West Side Stories wanted to surface the many nuanced and sometimes conflicting stories sparked by extreme neighborhood change. Here’s what they made.