Senior Investigative Reporter
Will Huntsberry investigates corruption and mismanagement in public institutions. He has also written extensively about education and COVID-19. Contact him with tips about fraud, waste, injustice, and inequality in San Diego.
Email: will@voiceofsandiego.org
Phone: (619) 693-6249
Twitter: @willhunstberry
READ WILL HUNTSBERRY’S LATEST WORK
How We Matched Covid Death Certificates to Voter Registration Rolls
It took a lawsuit and a lot of patience, but eventually our reporters managed to match more than 6,000 death certificates to voter registration records.
After the Vaccine, Republicans Became Far More Likely to Die with Covid-19 Than Democrats
A Voice of San Diego analysis of death certificates and public voter files reveals that partisan affiliation was a predictor of one’s likelihood to perish during year two of the pandemic. Those who decline to identify with a party also saw a higher rate of death.
What We Learned This Year: Military Recruits Died by Suicide at Higher Rates Than Other Young People in San Diego
Read more stories in our What We Learned This Year series here. If you or someone you know is considering suicide call or text 988. I was working on a morbid task: going through death certificates for people under 21 who had died by suicide. I wanted…
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Get To Know Will Huntsberry
Background and Coverage
I’ll give you the tl/dr version of my history — I grew up in North Carolina, and, if you can believe it, began my journalism career in broadcast news. I spent some time at the Raleigh Public Record and NPR before making my way to San Diego in 2018. I knew I wanted to focus on reporting that has an impact, and that’s what we do here at Voice of San Diego.
What Makes a Good Story
The topics that interest me most are storylines that unfold over weeks, months or even longer.
Everyone has a different definition for what makes a good story, but for me it’s something that will capture people’s attention. It might have an aspect of mismanagement or corruption. Or it might simply be clear explanations and investigations of topics that we still don’t understand, like the skyrocketing cost of university.
Get in Touch
I’m always looking for new tips and ideas from the community. I can be reached at (619) 693-6249 or will@voiceofsandiego.org.
Readers can send me a DM on Twitter — that’s also where you’ll find details on how to contact me via Signal, a more secure messaging platform.