Robin Bea

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Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
School
Point Park University, Emerson College
Expertise
Video games, Audio and video recording, Gaming hardware
  • Before moving to reporting, Robin worked as a copy editor for a legal textbook publisher.
  • Her interest in cameras and audio gear grew out of working as a photojournalist and assisting on independent film sets.
  • She likes to combine her passion for games and tech with her interest in science and labor reporting, including interviewing psychologists about cozy games and labor organizers about game industry layoffs.

Experience

Robin has written news and criticism on culture, science, and consumer technology for online outlets since 2015. In addition to her professional work, she hosts multiple podcasts on video games and comics and streams regularly on Twitch. She likes to bridge the gap between her love of tech and traditional art by making digital and analog collages. Her bylines have appeared in publications such as Thinky Games, Inverse, Flipboard, and Inkl.

Education

Robin earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Point Park University and a master's degree from Emerson College's Publishing and Writing program.

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