Journalist | Editor | Podcaster
RYAN MANCINI
Journalist. Podcaster. Editor.
What you will find in this collection of my work is a taste of my skills, interests and talents as a journalist. Straightforward reporting is never in short supply, however feature writing, essays, reviews, Q&A's and multimedia projects are among all the other assignments I excel at and delight in working on. For now, there's a great deal of my professional and personal evolution to go through. I invite you to contact me with any questions.
RECENT ASSIGNMENTS
HOW A WORCESTER AUTO BODY SHOP IS BECOMING A BLACK RADICAL BOOKSTORE
Feb. 25, 2025
A former auto body shop in Worcester, Massachusetts, is on track to become the latest bookstore to join several others in the city. What makes this shop different is that it will be a home for local activist groups to gather, read, share ideas and organize, with an emphasis on learning about the African diaspora and how to build a new future.
AT WORCESTER'S LAST JEWISH DELI, YOU CAN ENJOY FRIES COVERED IN PASTRAMI
Feb. 10, 2024
In the absence of other delis across Worcester, Massachusetts, Chani's Kosher Deli stands as a business with a mission. Residing within a synagogue, Rabbi Mendel Fogelman believes the food is blessed, given the deli's continued success among city locals and as a beacon for Judaism in Central Massachusetts.
WORCESTER POLICE USED EXCESSIVE FORCE, ENGAGED IN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, DOJ INVESTIGATION FINDS
Dec. 9, 2024
In November 2022, the Department of Justice announced a federal probe into the Worcester Police Department for possible patterns of excessive force or discriminatory policing based on race or sex. Over two years later, DOJ officials claim the department engaged in a pattern or practice of conduct that violated people’s civil rights
MORE PROJECTS
FROM MEDWAY TO GAZA: HOW A MASS. FAMILY WOUND UP IN A WAR ZONE
Aug. 19, 2024
A Palestinian-American family from Medway traveled to Gaza in late 2024 for a vacation. Parents Abood Okal and Wafaa Abuzayda, and their 2-year-old son Yousef, met with loved ones after years and thousands of miles of distance. They were met with love and unrelenting happiness in the territory of their birth. Then the attack on Oct. 7, 2023 meant they needed to find a way to return to the United States, and a means to survive.
A MASS. FAMILY CELEBRATED 3-YEAR-OLD'S LIFE WITH PARADE, MUSIC AND A BIRTHDAY
July 18, 2024
After a year of chemotherapy, clinical trials and countless hospital visits, doctors sat down 3-year-old William “Billy” Fournier’s parents with the news that the treatments were not working. This, doctors said, was likely the end. But before his last breath, his family celebrated his short life with one event after another.
A WOMAN WAS KILLED AT ANGIES BODYWORK SPA IN WORCESTER. HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE BUSINESS
Dec. 14, 2023
As people began gathering with family and friends on Thanksgiving, one woman’s body was left inside a small dilapidated Worcester business for hours after she had been shot in the head. Nine hours later, a man flagged down Worcester police. A woman had been shot and killed inside, and the suspected shooter fled.
SERVICES PROVIDED
Journalists in the 21st century must become human Swiss Army knives despite the concept of "emphasis." Past my focus on covering American politics, I am a clear-minded reporter with a sharp attention to detail and grammar, editing each sentence as I go along. Whether it is adhering to AP Style as a reporter, section editor or editor-in-chief, editing is among the most common practices of my life. This extends to podcasting, a passion of mine that has widened my skills into being a content creator within a new medium as well as a journalist with another platform to showcase my communication skills, one-on-one interviewing abilities and encyclopedic knowledge on countless topics.
REPORTING
Second to the need to write, I conduct independent reporting eager to go beyond the final, official word.
EDITING
My commitment to journalism hinges on my love of language. I pursue work presented in a coherent, detailed way clean of errors and grammatically correct.
PODCASTING
An emphasis in print has only pushed my fascination and growing experience with the broadcast medium.
"Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs."