Jacob Posner was a Monitor intern from September 2024 to June 2025.
Jacob Posner is a 2023 graduate of Williams College and holds a Bachelor’s degree in history. He completed an honor’s thesis on a new type of masculinity that emerged in 1920s Germany.
Prior to The Monitor, Jacob worked as a general assignment reporter at 97.9 WHAV, a news outlet in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and freelanced at hyperlocal digital newspapers in communities across Greater Boston. In college, he led his student newspaper’s podcast, Press Record, and played on the ultimate frisbee team.
He has a particular interest in housing because where Americans live can shape the course of their lives. It often determines what school their kids attend, whether they can access nutritious food, and if they own a valuable asset. He also has a passion for audio storytelling.
Stories by Jacob Posner
- Difference Maker Street dogs gave him hope during dark days. Now he’s returning the favor.
- Cities scramble to make up for cuts in flood-safety funding
- Difference Maker ‘Green time’ over screen time: The Greenagers group gets youths to love the outdoors
- ‘A sense of belonging.’ How this Boston bookstore changes lives.
- ‘We’ve never been as united.’ Harvard community rallies despite Trump funding cuts.
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