Her great-grandfather, Harry came in the United States of America in order to protect from pogroms of Bessarabia. Her grandfather, Saul Brounstein was radio intro- ducer, and upon insistence of his employer, he became Paul Brownstone. Sydney Brownstone is a reporter is a reporter settled in Eastern Coast, Seattle. She was a nominee for 2016 Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of Seattle porn scammer Matt Hickey, which led to a police investigation, four charges of formal rapes and one conviction of sexual aggression. Sydney reports problems of criminal justice and pub- lishes articles at KUOW, branch of NPR of Seattle. Her family suffered because it had been suspected of being sympathizer of com- munism, and this fact motivated her to become a fighter for justice. Her experience: 2012-2013 she was Editorial intern, Staff Writer, Assistant Editor at The L Magazine, 2012-2013 Editorial fellow at Mother Jones, 2013 Staff writer at Village Voice, 2013-2014 Staff writer at Fast Company, 2015-2018 Staff writer at The Stranger and since 2018, she is online editor at KUOW PublicRadio. Awarded prizes: Journalist of the Year 2017, Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington; Feature Writing Pulitzer Prize Nomination 2016, "The Audition"; Media Justice Award 2016, Gender Justice League; First Prize for Non - Newspaper Feature 2014, Association of Food Journalists.