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    • NokiaI started working as the lead writer and editor at Nokia Software in October 2020. In January 2021, this business group was folded into Cloud and Network Services. In July 2022, I moved over to the Strategy & Technology function and specifically to Bell Labs. As the primary storyteller for all these organizations, my goal has been to shape the industry narrative and frame thinking around technology trends and approaches – while also providing insight into the products and people behind it all. My personal mission is to try to understand technology better and make it more accessible to the masses.
    • Associated PressI started working as a correspondent for the Associated Press in Jerusalem in September 2005. I’ve since written several hundred stories that have appeared in newspapers and websites around the world. These are a selection of some of the most notable. The AP is the world’s oldest and largest newsgathering organization, providing content to more than 15,000 news outlets with a daily reach of 1 billion people around the world. Its multimedia services are distributed by satellite and the Internet to more than 120 nations. Featured Stories
    • Ottawa CitizenI worked as a staff reporter at the Ottawa Citizen from Sept. 2004 – Sept. 2005. During that time I covered hundreds of stories that appeared in all sections of the paper: World, Canada, City, Arts, Sports, Business, Tech Weekly and The Observer, our weekend supplement. The Citizen is part of CanWest, the largest chain of newspapers in Canada. Several of these stories have also appeared in the following papers: National Post, Montreal Gazette, Windsor Star, Regina Leader-Post, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Province and Victoria Times-Colonist. selected stories
    • Graduate WorkAt the Columbia School of Journalism, I wrote numerous stories on a variety of subjects. I was assigned the south Bronx as my beat for the core fall reporting and writing course (earning honors in this course), covering police, courts, community, business, race, religion and education. In the spring, I focused on sports writing and also dabbled in reviews, profiles, editorials, analysis, opinion and first-person writing under the tutelage of Prof. Judith Crist in her “Personal and Professional Style” course. I was awarding with honors in this course as well. The most comprehensive piece of work I did during the year was the Master’s Project. Under the guidance of Prof. Sylvia Nasar I researched, reported and wrote about the Bronx Zoo and its international conservation efforts. The result is “The Evolution of Zoos – A Century of Conservation,” a 6,500-word study of the changing roles of zoos at the beginning of the 21st Century. Selected Projects
    • FreelanceIn recent years, I’ve taken on a number of freelance projects that have been published in outlets such as The New York Times Magazine, The New York Daily News, The Forward, Tablet, Haaretz, The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, Guilt and Pleasure, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Magazine and The Seventh Eye. Since leaving AP in October 2020, I’ve also started writing analysis and commentary columns for various publications. Back in 1998, I started as an intern, assignment desk editor, associate producer, field producer and segment producer at NBC. My favorite role, though, was as a freelance correspondent for msnbc.com, where I regularly wrote features and human-interest stories from the Middle East, and where I kicked off my journalistic writing career. Selected Stories
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    • Nokia Bell LabsA bit of tech is a Nokia Bell Labs Podcast that celebrates the centennial of the legendary research institute. Host Aron Heller takes you on a journey through the past, present and future of Nokia Bell Labs. Bit by bit, he explores how Nokia Bell Labs has shaped the world of technology and revolutionized our lives. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of this legacy with a different guest and delves into how today’s innovators are defining the world of tomorrow. Aron Heller is also the roving reporter at the annual Brooklyn 6G Summit, where he recaps all the highlights at one of the most distinguished gatherings of the communications industry.
    • Defense Matters PodcastDefense Matters is a podcast about all matters of defense – and why they matter. Join host Aron Heller as he takes you on a journey into the world of security, military affairs, technology and everything in between. Each episode, we catch up on the latest developments and focus on a different aspect of the current climate with a featured guest. In addition to the challenges of today, we also take a glimpse into tomorrow with our Gamechanger corner in which we look at the technologies that will shape the future battlefield. “Defense Matters” is an Israel Defense production, in association with IAI.
    • AP TV + RadioIn addition to my writing and editing responsibilities, I was also a frequent on-camera contributor for breaking news and commentary on my feature articles. I delivered many live reports for AP’s online video network and for various affiliated TV channels around the world.
    • SportsAmid all the wars and politics, I have managed to cultivate myself a “mini-beat” as the Jerusalem bureau’s sports reporter. Here is a selection of some of the stories and features I have written about sports in Israel and while covering the World Cup in Brazil in 2014. SELECTED STORIES

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New Israeli military chief pledges to lead ‘lethal’ army

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s new military chief took office Tuesday, pledging to lead a “lethal, efficient and innovative army” into the future as it faces grave challenges along its borders.

Israel confirms Syria strike, ends mission on Lebanon border

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday confirmed that Israel has struck hundreds of Iranian and Hezbollah targets in Syria, including a weapons facility in a weekend airstrike,

Israel says it can foil foreign election meddling amid scare

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s internal security service said Wednesday it was prepared to thwart any foreign intervention in the upcoming elections, after its director warned such efforts were being made

Israel awards New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft the ‘Jewish Nobel’ prize

JERUSALEM (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been awarded Israel’s 2019 Genesis Prize in recognition of his philanthropy and commitment to combatting anti-Semitism, organizers of the prize

Fragmentation of Israeli politics helps Netanyahu re-election hopes

JERUSALEM (AP) — Barring a devastating legal ruling against him in a series of corruption allegations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks to be cruising toward re-election and a historic

Israel bids farewell to author and peace advocate Amos Oz

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s embattled peace movement bid a final farewell Monday to one of its most prominent figures, the renowned author Amos Oz, at a memorial service

Popular former military chief jumps into politics in Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) — A popular former Israeli military chief jumped into the political fray Thursday, announcing he would run for office in the upcoming election and instantly injecting a potent

Under duress, Israel’s Netanyahu still election front-runner

JERUSALEM (AP) — A day after snap elections were called in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged as the overwhelming early front-runner Tuesday, with rivals and commentators alike pinning their

Warsaw ghetto uprising fighter Simcha Rotem dies at 94

JERUSALEM (AP) — Simcha Rotem, an Israeli Holocaust survivor who was among the last known Jewish fighters from the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising against the Nazis, has died. He was

Diamond smuggling scandal spotlights shadowy Israeli tycoon

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A shadowy Israeli billionaire who made his fortune in the insular world of diamonds has suddenly found his empire in jeopardy after close associates were

For Israel, a rearmed Hezbollah in Lebanon is top concern

ON THE ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER (AP) — On a moonlit night, some two dozen Israeli soldiers in full battle gear march near a Lebanese border village with a bomb-sniffing dog, searching

Israeli elections seem likely after Lieberman’s resignation

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister officially submitted his resignation on Thursday, leaving the government with the narrowest of parliamentary majorities and paving what looks like a clear path to

Civilians in Israel, Gaza feel helpless amid new fighting

ASHKELON, Israel (AP) — Loren Amar was watching TV with her father around midnight when an air-raid siren warning of incoming rocket fire blared through their working-class neighborhood in southern

Letter shows a fearful Einstein long before Nazis’ rise

JERUSALEM (AP) — More than a decade before the Nazis seized power in Germany, Albert Einstein was on the run and already fearful for his country’s future, according to a

Israel defends Trump amid synagogue shooting criticism

JERUSALEM (AP) — With President Donald Trump getting a cool welcome from the Jewish community in Pittsburgh, Israel’s envoy to the memorial ceremonies for the synagogue shooting victims has come

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