Ansel Herz

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I am a writer, editor and producer with more than a decade of experience. Most recently, I was Communications Director for DemocracyNext, a think tank working on the next democratic paradigm of citizen participation.

As a freelance reporter in Haiti, I uncovered sexual misconduct by United Nations “peacekeeping” troops and produced a VICE documentary about their pattern of abuse.

At The Stranger newspaper in Seattle, my reporting led to the resignation of a police union president, the first-ever firing of a Seattle police officer for racial bias, and the exposure of an illegal social media surveillance program.

I have worked as a press officer, social media strategist, video and graphics producer, and speechwriter in my roles for Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

📫 Contact me at ansel.herz@pm.me, or find me on X/Twitter at @ansel.