Hello and welcome to my website. I'm Will Tomer, a graduate student at Idaho State University, currently pursuing my Master's degree in History. Before returning to academia, I spent several years working in print journalism — I wrote and edited opinion pieces on local politicals, global affairs, and more for papers in the Rust Belt.
My academic research interests include social and sensory histories of the Third Reich, as well as German post-war reconstruction. I also study media, politics, technology film, sports, and the craft of writing itself.
This page is my little corner of the internet. Feel free to poke around.
| Status | Master's Student |
| Background | Print Journalism |
| Former Employers | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Toledo Blade |
| Location | Idaho, USA |
Before graduate school, I reported and wrote for two of the Ohio Valley region's most storied newspapers. A selection of published work is below.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Title | Date | Section |
|---|---|---|
| The limits of civil discourse | Oct 2018 | Opinion |
| The case for antitrust action against Facebook | Nov 2018 | Opinion |
| 'American Cosmic' details extraterrestrial fascination among the rich and powerful | Apr 2019 | Books |
Toledo, Ohio
| Title | Date | Section |
|---|---|---|
| Pursuing justice for Abu Zubaydah, the first victim of the CIA's torture program | Jul 2018 | Features |
| The importance of baseball | Apr 2018 | Opinion |
| Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil presents an existential threat to nation | Mar 2025 | Opinion |
I'm currently enrolled in a Master's program for History at Idaho State University, exploring topics relating to the lives of Germans before, during, and after the Third Reich. I am also interested in technology and privacy-related issues.
| Area of Interest | Notes |
|---|---|
| History of the Third Reich | Social/sensory history, POWs in U.S. |
| Post-War Germany | Reconstruction, public health crisis |
| Tech & Privacy | Surveillance capitalism, data privacy |
| Writing & Rhetoric | Readable history, media criticism |
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Links: LinkedIn · Academia.edu