Rivers Janssen

Copywriter, editor, and content strategist specializing in brand storytelling and sustainability communications.

Feature Articles

I got my start in magazine journalism, with a four-year stint as editor of a trade magazine that instilled a lifelong love of specialty coffee. I've since written about tea, spirits, and other fine beverages with a similar enthusiasm.

Google Sustainability Report • 18th March 2021

Google: Ukweli Article (writer)

Google’s documentary Ukweli (The Truth) profiled three Congolese artists looking to speak their truth and reclaim their history. In this article profiling the film, we let the artists' words do the talking.

Google Environmental Report • 24th March 2019

Google: Global Fishing Watch Article (writer)

Google's machine learning technology is powering Global Fishing Watch, which provides a transparent view of commercial fishing activities around the world.

Google Environment Report • 24th March 2019

Google: Urban Ecology at Google Article (writer)

A network of urban ecology projects on the Google campuses is helping restore critical ecological functions in the Silicon Valley region.

Google Responsible Supply Chain Report • 24th March 2019

Google: Made by Me Article (writer)

Supply chain responsibility can often feel like an impersonal web of corporate policies, but it’s also a stake in the ground for the rights and well-being of the people who make Google products.

Google Responsible Supply Chain Report • 24th March 2019

Google: Safer Chemistry at Google Article (writer)

Just as no one should be harmed using a Google product, no one should be harmed making a Google product.

Comcast NBCUniversal • 19th June 2018

Comcast NBCUniversal: Hidden Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement Article (writer)

The multimedia Voices of the Civil Rights Movement reveals the emotional impact of America's march for progress in a way that yellowed newspaper clippings can't.

Comcast NBCUniversal • 19th June 2018

Comcast NBCUniversal: The Next Wave of Political Storytelling Article (writer)

Films in the Meet the Press Festival explore issues with the same rigor as the NBC News program, but from a perspective outside the corridors of power.

Roast Magazine • 24th October 2014

Roast Magazine: Portola Coffee Lab Article (writer)

A profile of Jeff Duggan, whose chemistry background informed his approach to the art and science of roasting.

Imbibe Magazine • 19th January 2009

Imbibe: Mezcal in Oaxaca Article (writer)

Written in 2008, this article for Imbibe Magazine was an early look at single-village mezcals, lovingly produced in small villages by farmers using traditional methods. Best buzz ever.

Fresh Cup Magazine • 1st October 1997

Fresh Cup: Navigating Appellation in Coffee Article (writer)

Coffee has long had trouble shaking the commodity label. Written in the midst of the late-'90s coffee boom, this article looked to the wine world for inspiration.