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Matthew Power [1974-2014] was an award-winning freelance print and radio journalist and a contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine.

Matthew Power Journalism Archive

SELECTED WORKS

The Magic Mountain: Trickle-down economics in a Philippine garbage dump

Harper's Magazine

 

Mississippi Drift: River Vagrants in the Age of Wal-Mart

Harper's Magazine

 

Slipping Through The Net: Cambodia’s Border War Against Drug-resistant Malaria

Harper's Magazine

 

The Poison Stream: Sacrificing India's poor on the altar of modernity

Harper's Magazine

 

Excuse Us While We Kiss The Sky

GQ

 

User Friendly: Vancouver’s Extraordinary Experiment With Supervised Drug Use

Slate

 

Longform podcast interview with Matthew Power

 

Blood in the Sand: Killing a Turtle Advocate

Outside

 

Far Rockaway: Global Disaster Zone

Outside

 

Island of Secrets: One man’s journey into the rainforest in search of a mysterious tree kangaroo

The Atavist

 

Ghosts of Wounded Knee

Harper's Magazine

 

The Cherry Tree Garden

Granta

 

Ghosts on Mt. Kenya

National Geographic Adventure

 

The Lost Buddhas of Bamiyan

Harper's Magazine


 

 
© Amber Hunt

© Amber Hunt

Matthew Power [1974-2014] was an award-winning freelance print and radio journalist and a contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine.

MATTHEW POWER LITERARY REPORTING AWARD

Each year, two promising literary journalists are awarded reporting grants through an award set up in Matt's name and endowed by more than 650 friends, family, and supporters. Read more about the Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award and the recipients here, and please consider donating to to help continue Matt's generosity in offering a hand up to the writers who tell stories that connect us to one another and open up the world.

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