Welcome to my virtual office
I'm a journalist, editor, producer, manager, entrepreneur, and—since 2021—instructor for Harvard's journalism program, where I teach aspiring and veteran journalists about science/climate journalism, podcasting, and serve as a Capstone Director for masters of journalism students' final projects.
The opportunity to teach journalism came about because of the fortune of winning a fellowship with the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, which was probably the best possible way for me to spend the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
As of fall, 2025, I'm also teaching a course called "Covering Sustainability" in a new Masters of Science Communications program at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences.
My freelance client list ranges from international magazines and television networks to regional newspapers to local public radio stations. But I've also worked on staff for the Global Virus Network, American Scientist magazine. Science magazine, and St. Louis Public Radio, part of the NPR network.
My educational background enables me to specialize in science, math, and economics topics, but I've also covered health, policy, business, and education.
In sum, I'll follow a good story wherever it leads.
So please have a look around my virtual office and be in touch if there's something I may do for you: RobertFrederick (at) NASW (dot) org.
