An PhungJournalist & editor
I lead weekend coverage for NBC News and work with reporters on breaking news, features and accountability reporting. Previously, I was a reporter and editor at CNN.
SELECTED WORKEDITING · REPORTING · LEADERSHIP
Selected work
Accountability & explanatory coverage
Editing that connects individual cases to larger questions about institutions, policy and public safety.
Philly woman was ‘petrified’ of ex-husband before she vanished. Now her case is part of a mystery involving 6 other women.
Read storyMichigan mass shooter’s violence had frightened close ones for years. Then came a killing spree.
Read storyMinnesota shooting suspect faced repeated warnings and allegations. Here’s why he could still carry a gun
Read storyKansas father in planned murder-suicide had a long history of violence, records show
Read storyPenn State’s alleged cocaine ring made national news. Here’s how it’s playing out on campus.
Read storyShe devoted her career to helping police families. Now she’s a suspect after her officer husband’s death.
Read storyThey seemed happy. But before police say the husband killed his family, his wife noted ‘major red flags.’
Read storyHow two teens from wealthy Pennsylvania suburbs became suspects in an attempted ‘ISIS-inspired’ attack in New York City
Read storyFour people got a rare brain cancer. Their only known connection is a shuttered Army ammunition plant.
Read storyMedia & workplace investigations
Reporting on power, conduct and culture inside the media industry.
Tucker Carlson’s top writer resigns after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks in online forum
Read storyRefinery29 is reeling from claims of racism and toxic work culture. Employees say it’s even worse behind the scenes
Read storyInside the climate of ‘workplace terror and bullying’ at the Washington Examiner
Read story‘House of Cards’ employees allege sexual harassment, assault by Kevin Spacey
Read storyHarvey Weinstein's New York haunt: Former servers describe tantrums and revolving door of women
Read storyFeatures & communities
Stories about the people behind the news, from sports and culture to communities navigating change.
Women’s professional baseball is ready for its moment. But first it needs to find players.
Read storyThe Knicks spent years looking for a giant. Jalen Brunson became something bigger.
Read storyMother of murdered son in gay bar slayings finds long-awaited peace in sentencing
Read storyNew York City’s Canal Street slowly rebounds after ICE raid
Read storyA clearer picture of Helene’s fury begins to emerge as cut-off communities take stock of what remains
Read storyOriginal reporting & newsletter writing
Co-reported stories and newsletter work at CNN.
Breaking news & coverage leadership
Led weekend coverage of breaking and developing stories at NBC News.
Manhunt underway after ‘politically motivated’ shootings killed Minnesota lawmaker
Read storyProtests over ‘cruel’ conditions at New Jersey ICE facility draw counterprotest and a curfew
Read storySpirit Airlines is closing down. Thousands of employees and travelers are impacted.
Read story‘Counting pennies’: Houston families seek food aid as SNAP hangs in limbo
Read storyCharlie Kirk memorial: Live coverage
Read storyAbout me
I lead weekend coverage for NBCNews.com, working across national and international news. My work includes shaping original stories, guiding reporters through public records and complex material, and coordinating coverage across desks.
Previously at CNN, I edited media reporting and investigations and contributed original reporting and newsletter writing.