“Margherita Bassi's pieces have remarkable maturity and ease; still, they remain outward-looking and manage to engage nuanced political questions while always anchoring characters in quiet, intimate exchange.”

— McCarthy Award Judges

Journalism Portfolio

A selection of magazine features, news stories, and video reports on science, history, art, culture, and travel.

A Selection of Articles

New Study Backs Controversial Claim of 23,000-Year-Old Human Footprints in New Mexico

Preserving an Ancient Thread

How Ghent became a font of Taylor Swift wisdom

How the Sonian Forest is losing its voice

Was Earth’s evolution shaped by a dying star? A 2.5-million-year-old clue emerges

Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck

Un’italiana negli USA

The eight best bagels in NYC, according to the city's Bagel Ambassador

La poésie pneumatique enchante petits et grands

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THE DARK HISTORY OF NYC BAGELS

THE ROMANIAN COMMUNITY IN NICE

THE POET MAGICIAN

SECOND DAY OF NICE CARNIVAL