Journalism
In addition to his work as a newspaper reporter, screenwriter and novelist, David also is a contributor to national publications, among them The Atlantic, where his exposé detailing how the FBI pursued the wrong suspect in a string of anthrax murders was honored by the American Society of Magazine Editors in 2011 as a National Magazine Awards finalist in Feature Writing. He is also a contributing editor of Air & Space Smithsonian.
"The First U.S. General to Call Trump a Bigot"
The Atlantic
"California’s Camarillo Airport is Nirvana for Small Airplanes"
Air & Space Smithsonian
"We Built This City"
Air & Space Smithsonian
"Meet the Jets Competing to Become the Next Air Force Trainer"
Air& Space Smithsonian
"Vietnam, the CIA, and the World’s Fastest Aircraft"
Air & Space Smithsonian
"Cameramen in Vietnam"
Air & Space Smithsonian
"The Missile Men of North Vietnam"
Air & Space Smithsonian
"Crime Pays"
United Airlines Rhapsody magazine
Air Boomtown: Gulfstreams and Dassault Falcons crowd the skies over Williston, North Dakota.
Pacific Standard magazine
The pilots and fans dedicated to prolonging the stardom of the venerable Beech 18.
Air & Space Smithsonian
Emissary: Never send a man to do a robot's mission
Air & Space Smithsonian
California's Medical Marijuana Morass
Miller-McCune
The Wrong Man: FBI Anthrax Investigation
The Atlantic
Audio Interview with David Freed regarding FBI anthrax investigation
National Public Radio
Ride-Sharing With the Rich: How Fractional Jet Owners Get Out of Flying Coach
Air & Space Smithsonian
Crime Overloads L.A. Justice System
LA Times
LA Times