I started as a journalist…

Discovering journalism was one of those miraculous moments in which you realize that something you love (talking to people and listening to their stories) can become something tangible. My background in journalism has taught me that the only way to tell people’s stories is to get really good at listening to them. These days, I’ve been focusing on writing plays and screenplays.

Finding the Human in the Homelessness Crisis
Michael Campanella Michael Campanella

Finding the Human in the Homelessness Crisis

Homelessness and addiction are results of an industrializing society that devalues community in the name of profit and productivity. The history and science is clear: the solution to these societal problems is not criminalization, it's connection.

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Dear New York City
Michael Campanella Michael Campanella

Dear New York City

A love letter to my favorite place on earth, in the heart of the coronavirus pandemic.

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