Elliot Heath

Video Intern @WSJ | Staff Writer and former Video Editor for @ColumbiaSpec | Columbia '27 | he/him/his

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

North Korean operatives are using stolen identities, AI and American accomplices to land jobs at U.S. companies, funneling millions back to the regime.

WSJ’s investigation reveals how one team infiltrated eight companies in just a few months.

Watch more: https://t.co/IASLQYBLRZ

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

North Korea is building a secret workforce inside the U.S. We investigate how stolen IDs, deepfakes and American accomplices help funnel millions to the regime. https://t.co/XD689rQpBG

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil has filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against the senior Trump administration officials, alleging they conspired to deprive him of his constitutional rights https://t.co/9Y8csLBlhb

[Elliot Heath @ElliotHeath10]

My 50th byline on the @ColumbiaSpec website

[Columbia Daily Spectator @ColumbiaSpec]

Eli Northrup, a public defender, won the Assembly District 69 Democratic primary against rabbi Stephanie Ruskay on June 23. Endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Northrup campaigned on promises of affordability and immigration reform.

https://t.co/HLafnddKM6

[Columbia Daily Spectator @ColumbiaSpec]

Today, University President Jennifer Mnookin officially stepped into her role. Columbia’s fifth president in four years and the first permanent occupant since 2024, Mnookin said she plans to engage with campus perspectives.
https://t.co/ojP3B8xr24

[Neil Mehta @neilmhta]

NEW investigation for @WSJ:

- Polymarket is paying scores of offshore clippers to quietly promote its international exchange in the U.S. (though it’s banned from letting Americans trade on the platform)
- Polymarket made dummy websites mirroring its real site, then paid creators to use the fake site and pretend to win thousands.
- Creators altered headlines and used outdated footage to imply they won bets—even when they often lost
- Polymarket paid Adin Ross multiple millions to promote the site

All that and more in my latest story with @ByKLong @ceostroff @brenna__smith

[Columbia Daily Spectator @ColumbiaSpec]

Darializa Avila Chevalier’s opponent Rep. Adriano Espaillat has filed a legal objection—a political maneuver used to “shake you up a little bit,” according to Chevalier’s campaign manager Ilona Duverge—in hopes of striking her from the NY-13 ballot.
https://t.co/EIsgXneKec

[Elliot Heath @ElliotHeath10]

New for @ColumbiaSpec: As the Assembly District 70 race ramps up, incumbent @Wright4Harlem now has a super PAC backing him and an affiliate allegedly challenging democratic socialist candidate @ConradforHarlem's ballot signatures.

✍️ w/ Nicholas Belida:
https://t.co/ZgL5o738oA

[Elliot Heath @ElliotHeath10]

Columbia's new president, Jennifer Mnookin, will have to account for a host of concerns—namely on affordable housing and the closed campus gates—raised by neighborhood residents. Read more:

✍️ for @ColumbiaSpec w/ @aiyanast_hil & @anamikacr

https://t.co/8gUxU6FUrq

[Elliot Heath @ElliotHeath10]

After ICE agents arrested a Columbia student last month, the NYPD released 911 call audio reporting the incident and body camera footage of its officers responding to the scene. Watch our video analysis of what went down.

For @ColumbiaSpec:
https://t.co/RIPQWy7kQv

[Elliot Heath @ElliotHeath10]

Following the arrest of a Columbia student last week, an ICE preparedness town hall in the UWS, which featured a panel of local leaders and a "know your rights" training session, drew hundreds of attendees on Sunday.

✍️ w/ Alanys Vargas for @ColumbiaSpec
https://t.co/Tn5OfGKzVC

[Elliot Heath @ElliotHeath10]

Conrad Blackburn, an attorney and union organizer, is one of several DSA-backed candidates seeking local office across NYC. Read our profile on @ConradforHarlem and his campaign for NY Assembly District 70 seat here:

✍️ w/ Franka Etkin for @ColumbiaSpec

https://t.co/pYZ7TTAMhf

[Nadia Knoblauch @nadiaknoblauch]

I spoke with @NBCNewYork about my reporting for @ColumbiaSpec on ICE’s Thursday arrest and subsequent release of @Columbia student Elmina “Ellie” Aghayeva.

You can watch the full report here to learn more about how this unfolded, and how students are responding.

[Joseph Zuloaga 🌁🗽 @JosephZuloaga]

@Columbia student Elmina Aghayeva was released from ICE custody Thursday afternoon, following talks between @NYCMayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump.

✍️BREAKING for @ColumbiaSpec
https://t.co/X5WNuf6zJ5

[Nadia Knoblauch @nadiaknoblauch]

This morning, DHS agents detained a @Columbia student after misrepresenting themselves to Public Safety Officers to gain access to her residence. The University is providing legal support.

✍️ for @ColumbiaSpec

https://t.co/v4jhIGXgu6

[Elliot Heath @ElliotHeath10]

Breaking for @ColumbiaSpec: The NYPD arrested 12 anti-ICE protesters, including students and faculty, who had set up a street blockade outside Columbia's Broadway gates.

✍️ w/ Daksha Pillai

More updates to come: https://t.co/6phFLELFBN

[The City Reporter @THECITYNY]

'THE CITY, along with a growing number of media outlets, vigorously condemn the recent arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort and call on federal authorities to drop all charges against them.

Our full statement here: https://t.co/AXdl7sCS86'

[Elliot Heath @ElliotHeath10]

New for @ColumbiaSpec: @SenatorCCleare's office held a Clean Slate Clinic offering resources and legal services to formerly incarcerated residents this past Friday.

https://t.co/M130zhxABs

[Columbia Daily Spectator @ColumbiaSpec]

Columbia has selected Jennifer Mnookin, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as its 21st University president, according to Sunday news reports. Mnookin is Columbia’s fifth president in four years.

https://t.co/ugOtG5rI9g

[Elliot Heath @ElliotHeath10]

My first byline as a City News writer for @ColumbiaSpec: Community members gathered on Tuesday, the first day of classes, to protest Columbia's ongoing gate closures, which have been in place on and off for more than two years now.

✍️ w/ @sky_gluck

https://t.co/drobiFQ79S