Matthew Kupfer

About

Award-winning journalist and editor with deep experience reporting on major stories across the United States, Ukraine, Russia, and Central Asia. I specialize in public records and open-source (OSINT) reporting, but my work spans news reporting, features, investigations, and newsroom leadership. I’ve reported and edited for outlets like Voice of America, the San Francisco Standard, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), the Kyiv Post, and The Moscow Times. I've covered everything from U.S. insurance market turmoil and education policy failures to Kremlin-linked disinformation and international corruption. I’ve also managed and edited international reporting teams and led collaborative, cross-border projects. My reporting has earned top honors from the Society of Professional Journalists and the California Journalism Awards. Fluent in Russian and proficient in Ukrainian, I bring both regional expertise and a strong editorial skill set to every story, whether it’s global or local.