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Hi, I’m Alexander Castro. I’m a writer and photographer.

I currently work as a reporter covering technology, health care and education for Rhode Island Current.
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Everything I’ve written<\/a> <\/strong>
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Recent and recent-ish good ones (WIP)<\/strong>

Federal judge rejects DOJ lawsuit against Rhode Island over voter rolls<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Smithfield moves to ban data centers, Smith Hill is still debating how to define them<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The internet is putting kids at risk. These mom lawmakers want to force tech firms to make it safer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Providence federal judge grills DOJ lawyer over reasons for demanding RI\u2019s voter data<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hasbro shareholders drop suit alleging toymaker overprinted Magic: The Gathering card sets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

US Education secretary promotes returning school autonomy to states<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Good ones from 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New RIC cyber range prepares students for real world danger lurking in cyberspace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The end is near for Windows 10. Here\u2019s how local and state government IT officials are preparing.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloody bloody \u2018American Revolution\u2019: Dark story comes to light in latest Ken Burns project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who\u2019s afraid of Big Pharma? Not the R.I. House\u2019s lone independent
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Everything you need to know about RIBridges\u2019 backend was on the internet for the past six months
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THERE’S MORE<\/summary>\n

Sept. 2025 | 1st place A-Mark Prize<\/strong><\/a> at the New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) for reporting on the RIBridges data breach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022-2023 | An archive of exhibits<\/strong><\/a> I curated at ROGER THAT, a short-lived RWU gallery space in downtown Bristol, RI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022-2024 | Exhibitions Director and adjunct professor of visual art,<\/strong> Roger Williams University<\/strong>, Visual Arts Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014-2023 | Freelance writer + photographer. <\/strong>Bylines included: University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (Aboard GSO), GLASS Quarterly, Newport Mercury, Newport Daily News, Providence Journal, Art New England, Big Red & Shiny, Travelmag, Providence Business News, Take, Rhode Island Monthly, Martha\u2019s Vineyard Times, Motif, Bay State Running<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My stories are occasionally or have been republished in The Boston Globe<\/a>, Ocean State Stories<\/a>, Ocean State Media<\/a>, and Providence Business News<\/a> as well tech outlets like Route Fifty<\/a> and DataBreaches.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CITATIONS<\/strong> in other publications include: IGN<\/a>, Wired<\/a>, Mother Jones<\/a>, MS NOW<\/a>, Fox News<\/a>, Oregon Artswatch<\/a>, Becker\u2019s Dental + DSO Review<\/a>, The CU Daily<\/a>, Going Concern<\/a>, Oregon Law Review<\/a>, Roger Williams University Law Review<\/a> and MTG Wiki<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, maybe one of the greatest honors a writer can receive, my work has appeared in the footnotes of various Wikipedia articles: Newport, Rhode Island<\/a>; 2026 Pawtucket shooting<\/a>; 2025 Brown University shooting<\/a>; Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe<\/a>; 2026 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election<\/a>; National Museum of American Illustration<\/a>; Community College of Rhode Island<\/a>; Jamestown Arts Center<\/a>; Mayoral elections in Providence, Rhode Island<\/a>;Rhode Island Department of Health<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My stories are regularly syndicated (and, sometimes, my photos reappear) across States Newsroom publications<\/a>, the national network to which Rhode Island Current belongs, as well as Yahoo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Not-so-simple perfection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portraits of innocence<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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