Matt Smith

Matt Smith is a freelance reporter with 30 years of experience covering business, the environment, and other topics. Matt holds a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Reed College in Portland, Ore. Before his career in journalism, Smith was a professional bicycle racer. Contact him at: [email protected]

Articles by Matt Smith

AI helped me (almost) build a killer drone

By Matt Smith | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Multimedia, The AI Power Trip

Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, quit last month after anti-corruption agents searched his home as part of an investigation into corruption at the state-owned nuclear company Energoatom. (Source: President of Ukraine website)

Ukraine’s Energoatom, Holtec International, and the US retreat from fighting corruption abroad

By Matt Smith | Nuclear Energy, Special Topics

How Holtec International became an expanding (and controversial) nuclear power

By Matt Smith | Investigative Reporting, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste

Treasure Island cleanup exposes Navy’s mishandling of its nuclear past

By Matt Smith, Katharine Mieszkowski | Uncategorized

In reversal, Navy to survey Treasure Island residences for radiation

By The Center for Investigative Reporting, Katharine Mieszkowski, Matt Smith | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics

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Treasure Island cleanup exposes Navy’s mishandling of its nuclear past

By Matt Smith, Katharine Mieszkowski, The Center for Investigative Reporting | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics