Ben has been a professional journalist since 2004, covering everything from culture to politics. Here are links to some of his recent work:

Reporting for Virginia Media, which includes several newspapers in Tidewater, Virginia:

–Rare tick-borne illness could be moving south into Virginia

–Williamsburg-area Marine part of honor guard escorting Jimmy Carter’s casket

–190 years later: The strange journey of Nat Turner’s skull

Reporting and copy editing for Lee Enterprises, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch and lifestyle magazine En Forme:

–Top Workplaces special section, 2024 awards

–Vintage Virginia: A renaissance for the mid-century motel

Reporting and historical feature writing for Cardinal News:

–This year’s presidential primaries cost localities about $4 million more than the state will cover

–The ‘other’ Lafayette: An enslaved American spy

Historical feature writing for Colonial Williamsburg’s quarterly magazine, Trend & Tradition:

–Applied science: using technology to uncover hidden history

–Bursts of creativity: Celebration events like Fourth of July are exercises in inventive thinking