David Murrell

Staff Writer, Philadelphia magazine

Writer of magazine stories, as well as blogs on local politics, culture and sports. Ex fact checker. Utah native and long-suffering Jazz fan. I'm not sure why that headshot is sideways.

Portfolio
Philadelphia Magazine
02/27/2022
Life After Johnny Doc

How the conviction of Philly’s most infamous power broker is changing the city — for better and for worse.

Philadelphia Magazine
12/19/2021
Inside Bucks County's Ridiculously Vicious Local Elections

From satanic rituals to mudslinging school-board campaigns to an anonymous gossip column straight out of Bridgerton, what the heated politics in Philly's most purple collar county say about the state of, well, everything.

Philadelphia Magazine
06/14/2020
David Magerman's Big Plan to Burn Down the Internet

Like a lot of people, Main Line multimillionaire David Magerman believes Google, Facebook and other tech giants are using our private data to manipulate the world. Unlike a lot of people, he's come up with a radical plan to fight back.

Philadelphia Magazine
12/21/2021
Philly Fighting COVID CEO Andrei Doroshin Is Back in the Vaccine Game

A whistleblower alleges that Vax21, a company founded by Andrei Doroshin's father that operates clinics in multiple states, features problems strikingly similar to those that plagued PFC - including the involvement of Andrei himself. After inquiries from Philly Mag, the Georgia health department has "terminated" Vax21 from its vaccine program.