Rebecca Koenig

I'm a journalist telling true stories at the intersection of evidence and human interest.

I'm a web editor for Smithsonian Magazine, covering the humanities. 

Awards include:

* Winner, Best Online Photography Story, Dateline Awards, D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2024

* Finalist, feature story, 2022 Dateline Awards, D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists

* Finalist, news coverage, 2021 Education Writers Association National Awards for Education Reporting 

* 2020 Higher Education Media Fellowship, Institute for Citizens & Scholars

* Winner, feature story, 2020 Dateline Awards, D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists

* Finalist, feature writing, 2019 Education Writers Association National Awards for Education Reporting

* 2018 fellow of the National Press Foundation 

* 2015 David W. Miller Award for Young Journalists

Experience:

I served as a senior editorial director, editor and reporter at EdSurge in Washington, D.C. I led the journalism team, managed editorial operations, and edited feature and enterprise stories about higher education, K-12 schools and early learning.

I covered labor policy, work culture and jobs data for U.S. News & World Report.

I've also written for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Slate, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Hustle, Washington Post Express, Sauce Magazine, Narratively, and Town & Style St. Louis Magazine, where I worked as managing editor.

I studied history and English at The College of William & Mary.