Journalists & writers

Casey Newton Email salesman at Platformer.news and co-host at Hard Fork. trust 419 · 272195 followers Meredith Broussard Critical AI and data journalism professor at NYU trust 410 · 19976 followers Molly White writes citationneeded.news • runs @web3isgoinggreat.com and @followthecrypto.org • tech researcher and cryptocurrency industry critic • software engineer • w… trust 409 · 236139 followers Will Oremus Covering online speech, social media and the information wars at @theatlantic.com. Shitposting about Bluesky on Bluesky. Signal: willoremus.24 trust 404 · 77911 followers 404 Media it's a website (and a podcast, and a newsletter) about humans and technology, made by four journalists you might already know. like and subscribe: 404media.co trust 380 · 214100 followers sarah jeong i write at @theverge.com. Portland, OR. trust 372 · 164413 followers Mike Masnick Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have he… trust 354 · 204426 followers Brian Merchant author of Blood in the Machine, tech writer, luddite newsletter: https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/ books: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/contributor/bria… trust 353 · 97175 followers Julia Angwin Pre-order: ON COURAGE: HOW TO BE A DISSIDENT IN AN AGE OF FEAR (6/30 HarperCollins) tinyurl.com/yxpvn488 NYTimes Opinion Writer | Director, Independent Media… trust 352 · 41158 followers Taylor Lorenz Subscribe to my tech and online culture newsletter UserMag.co Listen/watch Power User podcast on all platforms!! Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patr… trust 351 · 318363 followers Paris Marx i criticize the tech industry 🎙️ @techwontsave.us 📬 https://disconnect.blog 📖 https://roadtonowherebook.com trust 339 · 80714 followers Kashmir Hill Journalist, currently at The New York Times. I cover privacy, technology, A.I., and the strange times we live in. Named after the Led Zeppelin song. Author o… trust 336 · 90836 followers Karen Hao AI reporter, author of Empire of AI trust 318 · 22367 followers Joseph Cox Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE, buy here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/#preorder Co-fou… trust 317 · 78046 followers Ryan Mac 🙃 NYT tech reporter Co-author of Character Limit Signal: rmac.18 [email protected] [email protected] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/cha… trust 309 · 194745 followers Ed Zitron British, But In Las Vegas and NYC ezitron.76 Sig Newsletter - wheresyoured.at https://linktr.ee/betteroffline - podcast w/ iheartradio Chosen by god, perfect… trust 303 · 177489 followers nitasha tiku technology mother @ the washington post. baddie in the digital badlands. signal: nitasha.10 trust 301 · 73408 followers Drew Harwell tech & society @washingtonpost.com stories: https://drewharwell.com/ videos: tiktok.com/@drewharwell + instagram.com/drewharwell trust 292 · 219175 followers zeynep tufekci It is said that there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all trust 292 · 28707 followers Christopher Mims WSJ tech columnist. Author of How to AI, a bullshit-free guide to what AI is actually good for -- and also how our overestimation of its abilities can lead u… trust 291 · 37466 followers Jason Koebler Journalist @404Media.co Signal: jason.404 // email: [email protected] trust 288 · 59348 followers Kevin Roose NYT tech columnist, Hard Fork co-host, best at 0.8x speed trust 280 · 63388 followers kate conger tech reporter for the NYT! co-author of CHARACTER LIMIT! signal: kateconger.11 buy our book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-… trust 268 · 157388 followers dell cameron sr. writer @WIRED.com. beats: ICE, FISA, ADINT & other surveillances. signal: dell.3030 trust 267 · 155126 followers Charlie Warzel Writer. Never bet against the dumbest outcome. @cwarzel.92 on signal if you have a tip. I have a podcast so please like and subscribe. trust 259 · 109955 followers Kara Swisher Amanda Katz said this was the cool kids table. trust 242 · 440263 followers John Burn-Murdoch Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | [email protected] 📝 ft.com/jbm trust 231 · 117904 followers Emily Bell Prof Columbia J School. Director Tow Center . Writes Guardian + elsewhere. Lives in airports…views are my own, thank goodness trust 224 · 39387 followers James Vincent journalist and writer. author of BEYOND MEASURE, a history of measurement; a New Yorker, Economist, Times book of the year. former senior editor at The Verge… trust 218 · 11035 followers rat king 🐀 👑 normal guy https://linktr.ee/MikeIsaac trust 213 · 88987 followers nilay patel Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle. trust 209 · 118148 followers Karl Bode Seattle-based writer focused on tech, media, politics, and consumer rights. Subscribe to my newsletter The Fine Print*: karlbode.com trust 208 · 76145 followers Edward Ongweso Jr writer, editor, degenerate, Luddite, decel thetechbubble.substack.com trust 204 · 54078 followers Zoë Schiffer Director of Business & Industry at WIRED. Author of Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk’s Twitter. Signal zoeschiffer.87 trust 202 · 65841 followers makena kelly senior reporter @ WIRED covering the politics and power influencing the internet DMs open, Signal: makenakelly.32 FAQ, Instagram, TikTok, & everything else a… trust 199 · 104929 followers Jeremy Hsu Journalist at Ars Technica focused on deep tech reporting. Also keen on history and climate issues. On Signal at sciencehsu.22 trust 199 · 4989 followers Sam Cole journalist / co-founder @404media.co signal: sam.404 (sensitive comms) [email protected] (everything else) trust 196 · 24459 followers Kat Tenbarge Independent journalist covering tech, culture, and politics @spitfirenews.com. Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/kattenbarge trust 195 · 177180 followers Davey Alba Bloomberg tech reporter / Google, Big Tech, misinfo / https://daveyalba.com / ask for my Signal trust 195 · 14451 followers Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis Visiting prof @Stony Brook; fellow @Montclair State; emeritus prof @CUNY's Newmark School of Journalism. Co-host: This Week in Google, AI Inside. Author of T… trust 190 · 140499 followers Katie Drummond Global Editorial Director at WIRED. Board member @freedom.press Speaker at UTA trust 190 · 73246 followers Bronwyn Jones Journalism | technology | public media | BRAID UK | RIC @ BBC R&D Liverpool / Edinburgh trust 189 · 4000 followers Will Knight Hi. Signal = wak.01. trust 188 · 19410 followers Tim Carmody Ex-liontamer, writer/editor/strategist. I used to work for Wired, The Verge, The Atlantic, The Message, Adweek, and Amazon Chronicles. I also host sometimes … trust 186 · 13072 followers Khari Johnson proud dad, snack enthusiast, tech reporter at CalMatters/The Markup, formerly at WIRED and VentureBeat Signal —> kharijohnson.67 trust 186 · 7731 followers Siva Writer. Professor. Golden retriever papa. Bylines in Guardian, Slate, TNR, many other places. Publisher and EIC of @VQR. Wrote a pile of books you might like. trust 185 · 12736 followers Sam Biddle Senior Technology Reporter at The Intercept Got a tip? Signal: sambiddle.99 (Make sure you don’t contact me via a work-provided device) https://sambiddle.com trust 180 · 76930 followers Kate Knibbs Live in Chicago, write for Wired, got a great attitude Send me tips: [email protected] / Signal: kateknibbs.09 trust 180 · 38037 followers Dylan Freedman Machine-learning engineer and journalist, A.I. Initiatives @nytimes.com My work: https://www.nytimes.com/by/dylan-freedman Contact: [email protected]… trust 179 · 12181 followers Alex Hern AI correspondent at the Economist. I write about it, that is. I’m still human. One of literally dozens of people online who is not American. trust 175 · 49363 followers SE Gyges Como todos los hombres de Babilonia, he sido procónsul; como todos, esclavo; también he conocido la omnipotencia, el oprobio, las cárceles. very sane ai news… trust 169 · 8686 followers Gergely Orosz Writing The Pragmatic Engineer (@pragmaticengineer.com), the #1 technology newsletter on Substack. Author of The Software Engineer's Guidebook (engguidebook.… trust 168 · 39100 followers Leon Yin Investigative data journalist Bloomberg News "CTRL + F" and find out https://inspectelement.org trust 161 · 19177 followers Benj Edwards Tech reporter, tech historian. Bylines Fast Company / The Atlantic / Retronauts podcast. http://www.benjedwards.com Founder http://Vintagecomputing.com trust 160 · 11202 followers Andrew Couts Security & Investigations Director at @WIRED.com, send tips and/or dog pics. Signal: couts.01 Stay safe out there. trust 158 · 60502 followers Sheera Frenkel NYTimes reporter and co-author of NYT bestseller “An Ugly Truth” with Cecilia Kang. Tell me a story. (Ideally through a non-work device using Signal. Find me… trust 158 · 50434 followers Gil Durán California writer. Ida Tarbell stan. Beat: tech fascism, billionaire extremism, network state, crypto cartels. Writing: “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fasci… trust 158 · 41837 followers Ryan Broderick Chilling online. I write a newsletter called Garbage Day. trust 154 · 80740 followers Kylie Robison writer @ Core Memory • my two accomplishments here are that i invited AOC and i started the first-ever Hellthread • signal: kylie.111 trust 153 · 55853 followers Dhruv Mehrotra Reporter and Computer Guy at WIRED. Previously: Bloomberg News, Center for Investigative Reporting, Gizmodo, eyebeamnyc. Tips: [email protected] /@dme… trust 153 · 27329 followers Chris Stokel-Walker Tech journalist and author, who increasingly also talks on TV and radio. Interested in the sparks that happen when the online and offline worlds collide @sto… trust 153 · 13805 followers Rachel Metz i write about ai for bloomberg. do you like sandwiches? i love sandwiches. trust 150 · 9800 followers Carole Cadwalladr Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citi… trust 149 · 232365 followers Melissa Heikkilä AI Correspondent at the Financial Times. Formerly senior reporter for AI at MIT Technology Review trust 149 · 3600 followers e.w. niedermeyer cyberbullying elon musk since 2015, author of "ludicrous: the unvarnished story of tesla motors" (2019), cohost of the autonocast, program director for the r… trust 142 · 62433 followers Emanuel Maiberg Co-founder and journalist at 404media.co I read every email trust 142 · 15211 followers John Herrman posting about posts at new york magazine trust 142 · 8995 followers Billy Perrigo Tech correspondent at Time magazine. https://billyperrigo.com/about-me/ trust 140 · 3541 followers Eileen Guo Tech features and investigations at @technologyreview.com | proud Los Angeles resident | send me tips (not PR pitches) on Signal: eileenguo.15 | português-es… trust 138 · 7585 followers shoshana wodinsky (she/her) don’t worry, that’s not my desk trust 132 · 7158 followers Julia Black Correspondent, Vanity Fair Signal: @mjnblack.09 Work: https://www.juliablackwrites.com/ trust 130 · 9647 followers Kevin Collier I cover digital threats for NBC News. Tip me! @kevincollier.01 on signal, [email protected]. NYC, from West Virginia. trust 128 · 25954 followers Andrew Deck Reporting on AI and journalism for @NiemanLab.org at Harvard. Previously covering tech @restofworld.org Bylines: @thenation.com @popularmechanics @japantimes… trust 127 · 4542 followers Reece on Signal: reece_rogers.01 trust 126 · 18304 followers Jeremy Merrill dad, a reporter, data reporter (writing about tech at The Washington Post) I don't have digital; I don't have diddly squat. Linguistics, NLP, news, Jews, Atl… trust 126 · 11059 followers Gerrit De Vynck Washington Post tech reporter San Francisco Defense tech and AI https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/gerrit-de-vynck/ Signal: GerritD.27 trust 123 · 10858 followers Oli Hawkins Editorial data scientist working on computational investigations for the visual and data journalism team at the Financial Times. 🌐 olihawkins.com trust 122 · 13284 followers Surya Mattu Sr. Engineer for Data Journalism & Investigations @bloomberg.com Previously: @princetoncitp.bsky.social @umwallacehouse.bsky.social 21-22 Fellow @themarkup.o… trust 122 · 2902 followers Zoe Kleinman BBC Technology Editor 🤖 trust 114 · 18495 followers Shayan Sardarizadeh BBC Verify senior journalist | verification, AI, disinformation, conspiracy theories, open source investigations | [email protected] trust 113 · 94181 followers Steven Levy Still writing. Editor at Large WIRED. Hackers, Crypto, Facebook: The Inside Story, Insanely Great and other books. Signal: stevenlevy.72 trust 111 · 34623 followers Martin Stabe Data journalist at @data.ft.com. These days mainly thinking about elections data and how to use automation and AI in news. #ddj #dataviz trust 111 · 14762 followers Maggie Harrison Dupré Award-winning journalist at Futurism covering AI and its impacts on industries, media/information, and people. Send tips by email to: [email protected] or … trust 109 · 7857 followers Adam Becker Journalist & astrophysicist. Host, @dreamingagainstthemachine.com. New book: MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER, about broken futures pushed by tech billionaires. Words… trust 107 · 7593 followers Janelle Shane I write about the strange side of AI at aiweirdness.com Also a laser scientist. She/her. Colorado, USA trust 103 · 9809 followers Hayden Field Senior AI reporter at The Verge. 6 years covering the AI industry's power dynamics, societal implications & the AI arms race. Previously: CNBC, Morning Brew,… trust 103 · 5962 followers Kate Kaye Personal account. Researching algorithmic & surveillance tech in Portland, OR at RedtailMedia.org. '25-'26 OSU fellow. 25 yrs as a journo reporting on data u… trust 103 · 4943 followers Dina Bass Bloomberg News Tech Reporter covering Microsoft and AI, Mom, Liverpool FC Fan. Opinions are my own... or my evil twin's. trust 98 · 8937 followers Kolina Koltai Senior investigator & Trainer @Bellingcat.com Investigating explicit non-consensual deepfakes/AI and disinfo w/OSINT "I am a doctor, but not that kind of doc… trust 97 · 22132 followers Shakeel Writing about AI policy at Transformer. Supporting AI journalism with grants at Tarbell. Prev: AI safety and EA comms; journalist at The Economist, Protocol,… trust 97 · 3487 followers Cecilia Kang NYTimes Tech Policy Reporter, co-author "An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination" with @sheeraf.bsky.social Also tree, moss, boulder hugger fr… trust 95 · 13632 followers Kathryn Hulick Science journalist and author of THE UFO FILES (Quarto, 2025). I talk about AI, fascinating research, and walks in the woods. Anything that makes me say “wow… trust 94 · 2133 followers Damon Beres Senior editor at The Atlantic, focused on tech // On leave until July writing EASY MODE, a book exploring technology, humanity, and the importance of frictio… trust 93 · 30347 followers Andy Masley When the going gets weird the weird turn pro. Researching and writing about AI and other topics from a broadly effective altruist perspective. On a grant fro… trust 93 · 3136 followers Todd Feathers Freelance investigative data journalist. Writing about technology, education, and privacy. toddfeathers.com trust 90 · 2420 followers Gabby Miller Tech reporter @ Politico Covering AI + Congress trust 87 · 2419 followers John Warner Writer, speaker, consultant. Chicago Tribune columnist, blogging at Inside Higher Ed. Coming soon, More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of … trust 85 · 10562 followers Sharon Goldman Fortune reporter covering AI [email protected] trust 84 · 1746 followers Chris Moran Guardian's head of editorial innovation. Focusing on AI in the newsroom trust 82 · 3850 followers CAMERON WILSON the only Australian on the internet. I am the ABC's national AI reporter you can find ways to e-meet me here: www.cameronwilson.com.au trust 80 · 26881 followers Florent Daudens Passionate about AI & Journalism / Previously @hf.co @radiocanadainfo @ledevoir & others trust 80 · 1606 followers Hannah Murphy Financial Times tech correspondent writing on social media - X, Meta, TikTok, Telegram - plus some AI, cyber and misinformation. 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸. DMs open. Tips to:… trust 79 · 28070 followers Mary Branscombe Omnivorous technology journalist. girl with the USB earring; author of the Cassidy At Large technomysteries. Like my writing? Buy me a ☕ https://ko-fi.com/ma… trust 79 · 11185 followers Jon Keegan Tech reporter / Data journalist ➡️ @sherwood.news I report on AI and Big Tech. ⏪️ The Markup, Tow Center, WSJ. Aspiring 46er. ⛰️ Newsletter: https://beautifu… trust 77 · 4052 followers Charlie Beckett LSE journalism professor I run the LSE Polis Journalism and AI project Hammer trust 75 · 3520 followers Zach Seward 🆕 Just got here—hi! 👨‍💻 AI initiatives at @nytimes.com 🔗 zachseward.com trust 73 · 1582 followers Timothy B. Lee Reporting on AI and the future of the economy. Computer science masters degree from Princeton. Subscribe to my AI newsletter: http://www.understandingai.org trust 71 · 3599 followers Tom Simonite Tech companies editor @washingtonpost.com // [email protected] trust 68 · 4217 followers Alex Mahadevan Director of MediaWise and faculty doing AI, media literacy and OSINT stuff @poynterinstitute.bsky.social‬ | alexmahadevan.com trust 68 · 1850 followers By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" (Pre… trust 66 · 14617 followers Derek Willis I teach data journalism at the University of Maryland, run OpenElections. Fan of WBB & test cricket. Posting obscure things about campaign finance, Congress … trust 66 · 6689 followers Clive Thompson Writer, musician, hobbyist coder. Wired / NYT Magazine / Mother Jones, author of "Coders". Blog at clivethompson.medium.com. Free "Linkfest" newsletter ("the… trust 65 · 7813 followers Phoebe Connelly AI, Next Gen, video @ The Washington Post. I continue to read a lot of books. trust 65 · 4531 followers Jane Rosenzweig Writing in the age of AI stuff Newsletter: writinghacks.substack.com Also curate theimportantwork.substack.com trust 65 · 3966 followers René Walter i learned more from a three minute record than i ever learned from a large language model. Meme Magic / SocMed Psy / AI / Climate / Ex-Nerdcore.de http://goo… trust 65 · 1933 followers Matteo Wong Staff writer on science, tech, and health at The Atlantic covering AI. Signal @matteowong.52 trust 61 · 21604 followers Max Zeff Writing - mostly about AI - for WIRED. I am maxwell, I am max, but I am not well. On signal at Mzeff.88 trust 61 · 5375 followers Alexandra Borchardt Journalist, media researcher, consultant, Prof. Leadership TUM School of Management. @ Wan-Ifra, EBU, Constructive Institute, Republik, Reuters Institute. #j… trust 59 · 2100 followers lokman tsui writer, (recovering) academic, amateur activist. teach at graduate institute of journalism, national taiwan university. fellow @citizenlab.ca. he/him. writin… trust 58 · 4503 followers Ksenia Se Writing TuringPost.com, learning and educating about machine learning and AI. Working on a book about Citizen Diplomacy. Living in the woods. Also - being mo… trust 57 · 1126 followers Anil Ananthaswamy Journalist with bylines in Nature, Quanta, Scientific American, New Scientist, and many more; former deputy news editor at New Scientist Author of 4 popular … trust 55 · 2166 followers Emily St. James Writer! TV: Yellowjackets. Novel: Woodworking (out now). Podcasts: Arden. Journalism: Vox, A.V. Club, NYT, etc. Like a large language model but for my format… trust 50 · 81611 followers Parmy Olson Tech columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, ex-WSJ, Forbes; author of We Are Anonymous. trust 50 · 2978 followers Alex Ip 葉清霖 Freedom through Truth for Service. Publisher and Editor at @thexylom.com. I made the "Generative AI Slop-free News Outlets" starter pack + feed: https://go.b… trust 44 · 16789 followers Zvi Mowshowitz AI commentator and writer trust 38 · 1944 followers Stuart A. Thompson Reporter @nytimes.com. I cover the ~internet~ and report on digital influence operations, AI, far-right politics and lots more trust 35 · 11080 followers