Britta Lokting
@brittalokting.bsky.social
Journalist. Investigations, features and narratives. Stories in NYT, The Guardian, WaPo, Rolling Stone and elsewhere. Adjunct at Columbia J-school.
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I’m one of this year’s O’Brien fellows and I highly encourage anyone who wants nine months (!!!) to work on an investigative reporting project to apply. Happy to answer Qs!
www.marquette.edu/obrien-fello...
www.marquette.edu/obrien-fello...
Application // O'Brien Fellowship In Public Service Journalism // Marquette University
www.marquette.edu
December 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I’m one of this year’s O’Brien fellows and I highly encourage anyone who wants nine months (!!!) to work on an investigative reporting project to apply. Happy to answer Qs!
www.marquette.edu/obrien-fello...
www.marquette.edu/obrien-fello...
Haven’t been very good about posting here 🫠 but figure I should share a link to my newsletter. BTS, thoughts on freelancing, life updates, etc. I think it’s a pretty good time!!
open.substack.com/pub/brittalo...
open.substack.com/pub/brittalo...
Britta Unfiltered | Britta Lokting | Substack
I'm an independent journalist from Oregon, now living in New York City. I write features, investigations and longform narratives. This is a behind-the-scenes look at my work and the freelance life. Cl...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Haven’t been very good about posting here 🫠 but figure I should share a link to my newsletter. BTS, thoughts on freelancing, life updates, etc. I think it’s a pretty good time!!
open.substack.com/pub/brittalo...
open.substack.com/pub/brittalo...
Reposted by Britta Lokting
We broke two enormous stories at @prospect.org today.
We have a staff of 14 and are running circles around the traditional media.
Read @prospect.org, get the news first.
And donate if you can! It's not cheap to run a top-flight news organization.
prospect.org//donate
We have a staff of 14 and are running circles around the traditional media.
Read @prospect.org, get the news first.
And donate if you can! It's not cheap to run a top-flight news organization.
prospect.org//donate
I just donated to The American Prospect
My donation supports independent, fact-checked, professional journalism, which is now more valuable than ever before.
prospect.org
May 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
We broke two enormous stories at @prospect.org today.
We have a staff of 14 and are running circles around the traditional media.
Read @prospect.org, get the news first.
And donate if you can! It's not cheap to run a top-flight news organization.
prospect.org//donate
We have a staff of 14 and are running circles around the traditional media.
Read @prospect.org, get the news first.
And donate if you can! It's not cheap to run a top-flight news organization.
prospect.org//donate
Reposted by Britta Lokting
The graphic originally drew me in, but the scene setting in the lede made me continue reading. I find this story about travel to be very powerful because it transports the reader into the story, establishing a connection between the reader and the content.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/t...
Traveling to Finland for Lessons on Happiness
Can forest walks, cold plunges and talking to trees make you happier? An anxious American went to Helsinki to see if what she learned there could lift her spirits back home.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The graphic originally drew me in, but the scene setting in the lede made me continue reading. I find this story about travel to be very powerful because it transports the reader into the story, establishing a connection between the reader and the content.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/t...
After many months of anxiety, dread and loneliness, I went to Finland last year to see if I could hack my way to happiness.
I spoke with trees, cold plunged and learned lessons on how to stay present.
Read how it went for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/t...
I spoke with trees, cold plunged and learned lessons on how to stay present.
Read how it went for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/t...
Traveling to Finland for Lessons on Happiness
Can forest walks, cold plunges and talking to trees make you happier? An anxious American went to Helsinki to see if what she learned there could lift her spirits back home.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
After many months of anxiety, dread and loneliness, I went to Finland last year to see if I could hack my way to happiness.
I spoke with trees, cold plunged and learned lessons on how to stay present.
Read how it went for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/t...
I spoke with trees, cold plunged and learned lessons on how to stay present.
Read how it went for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/t...
Reposted by Britta Lokting
Freelancers: in case you missed it, my post outlining what I want to commission in 2025 >> substack.com/home/post/p-... 👀
January 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Freelancers: in case you missed it, my post outlining what I want to commission in 2025 >> substack.com/home/post/p-... 👀