Selected editing and commissions
At Rest of World, I led Labor x Tech, recruiting and mentoring journalists across ten countries and developing coverage with the managing editor, art and audience teams.
Previously, as deputy Asia editor at Global Press, I helped the Asia editor lead regional coverage and manage 13 reporters in Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Samsung is desperate to compete on chips. Workers say it comes at a cost
By Michelle Kim
Rest of World 16 June 2025 | Edited
Engineers describe the workplace pressures behind Samsung’s struggle to compete in the global chip industry.
Taiwan’s chip plants run on migrant workers. Job brokers run their lives
By Michael Beltran and Hsiuwen Liu
Rest of World May–June 2025 | Commissioned
A two-part series on the migrant workers behind Taiwan’s semiconductor industry.
Part one | Part two
Nickel workers powered the EV battery boom. Now, layoffs have hit
By Linda Yulisman
Rest of World 23 July 2025 | Edited
In Indonesia, falling nickel prices and changing battery technology unsettle an industry built around the global EV boom.
When Africa’s internet breaks, this ship answers the call.
By Jess Auerbach Jahajeeah and Stephanie Wangari
Rest of World 17 September 2025 | Edited
Life aboard the ship that repairs Africa’s undersea internet cables.
AI robot dolls charm their way into nursing the elderly.
By Michelle Kim
Rest of World 27 August 2025 | Edited
The bonds between South Korea’s older adults, robot companions and the people who care for them.
A hidden network handles chats for OnlyFans stars. AI could soon take over
By Michael Beltran
Rest of World 20 August 2025 | Edited
Inside the working lives of the Filipinos paid to impersonate OnlyFans creators.
AI scam factories force trafficked workers to defraud global victims
By Linda Yulisman
Rest of World 20 May 2025 | Edited
Indonesian workers describe how false job offers led them into scam compounds.