Kimberly Rooney

Journalism

As a staff writer and freelancer, I have covered race, environmental justice, gentrification, and labor rights. My work has appeared in Prism Reports, Pittsburgh City Paper, Pittsburgh Magazine, and The Pitt News and has been recognized by the Golden Quill Awards and the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation awards.

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News features

Greenwashed advertising falsely promises we can buy our way out of the climate crisis

Prism Reports, April 2022​

How newsrooms, police departments, and social media fail missing people of color

Pittsburgh City Paper, October 2021 | Pittsburgh Black Media Federation News feature second place 2022

How rising rents and renovations have displaced Pittsburghers and added to the city’s ongoing issues with gentrification

Pittsburgh City Paper, April 2021​​

Movements against Critical Race Theory in Pittsburgh-area schools have ties to Republican organizing and right-wing media

Pittsburgh City Paper, September 2021

State lawmakers join Pittsburgh restaurant owners in revolt against food delivery apps

Pittsburgh City Paper, June 2021 | Golden Quill Award Excellence in Written Journalism, Business/Technology/Consumer - Division 3 first place 2022

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Live event + protest coverage

Hundreds join Stand in Solidarity with Palestine protest in Oakland

Pittsburgh City Paper, May 2021

Stop Asian Hate protest against anti-Asian racism emphasizes love and solidarity in response to Atlanta shooting

Pittsburgh City Paper, March 2021

About 200 march for Sunrise Movement Pittsburgh’s Strike for Climate Justice

Pittsburgh City Paper, September 2021​​

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Opinions/Essays​​

Adoption does not save us

Prism Reports, December 2022

Anti-Asian hate crimes don’t begin with physical violence

Pittsburgh City Paper, February 2021​

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Arts + Culture

How Pittsburgh’s Asian restaurants and community are adjusting to a pandemic Lunar New Year

Pittsburgh City Paper, February 2021

LGBTQ Asians in Pittsburgh create community from the intersections of their identity

Pittsburgh City Paper, June 2021

Sourdough Culture offers a tour of sourdough history and human connection from a Western Pa. author

Pittsburgh City Paper, September 2021

How to have a hot girl summer on a budget in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh City Paper, June 2021​

Tiny dicks descend on Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh City Paper, August 2021

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Food

芋见BAO’s wide variety of dim sum offers delicious options that are perfect for sharing

Pittsburgh City Paper, September 2021​

How to make Old Bay latte syrup and taste the sea

Pittsburgh City Paper, July 2021

Remember sourdough starters? These Pittsburghers are still keeping theirs alive

Pittsburgh City Paper, August 2021