People You Should Follow: Investigative Reporters
Investigative reporters don’t just break the news, they go digging for the truth.
They take great risks, at times they become a victim of government surveillance, to expose the truth about what happens with our personal data. Continuing our four-part series, here’s our list of most trusted investigative reporters.
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Investigative Reporters
Glenn Greenwald is one of the first reporters to break the Edward Snowden NSA revelations. For the NSA reporting, he was awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for public service. He is a journalist, constitutional lawyer, and author of four New York Times best-selling books on politics and law. Currently, he’s also one of the co-founding editors of The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/staff/glenn-greenwald/
Youtube video: Glenn Greenwald: Why privacy matters
Follow Glenn Greenwald: https://twitter.com/ggreenwald
Brian Krebs is an investigative journalist and cybersecurity expert, best known for his coverage of profit-seeking cybercriminals. You can read his NYT bestseller ‘Spam Nation’ and his daily blog where he covers cybercrime, security, and privacy: KrebsOnSecurity.com.
Follow Brian Krebs: https://twitter.com/briankrebs
Stuart A. Thompson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and editor known for telling stories using data and visuals. He was an editor for the NYT’s Privacy Project, which published stories on digital privacy including a months-long investigation into smartphone tracking. He continues to write for the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/by/stuart-a-thompson
Follow Stuart A. Thompson: https://twitter.com/stuartathompson
Kara Swisher is a technology and business journalist. She has interviewed Big Tech CEOs like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. She is the co-founder and editor-at-large for Vox’s Recode. As co-host of the podcast Pivot, she voices her unfiltered insight on the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics: https://www.vox.com/authors/kara-swisher
Follow Kara Swisher: https://twitter.com/karaswisher
Thomas Brewster is a security, surveillance, and privacy reporter. In 2014, he won the BT Security Best News Story award for a feature on US government harassment of security professionals. He’s currently breaking news and writing features at Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/#6c5c38952eb6
Follow Thomas Brewster: https://twitter.com/iblametom
Shoshana Wodinsky is a consumer privacy and tech policy reporter. She’s interested in “the way major companies earn their big bucks through online advertising.” She currently writes for Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/author/swodinsky
Follow Shoshana Wodinsky: https://twitter.com/swodinsky
Kashmir Hill is a technology and privacy journalist known for her humor and first-person approach. She says, “The best way to prepare people for future possible tech dystopias is for me to live in them and report back.” She currently writes for the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/by/kashmir-hill.
Youtube video: What your smart devices know (and share) about you | Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu
Follow Kashmir Hill: https://twitter.com/kashhill
Sara Morrison covers personal data and privacy. Previously, she’s written for The Atlantic, Adweek, and the NYT. She’s currently a reporter at Vox’s Recode:
https://www.vox.com/authors/sara-morrison
Follow Sara Morrison: https://twitter.com/SaraMorrison
Joseph Cox covers hackers, crime, and privacy. He’s also written for HuffPost, MIT Technology Review, and The Daily Beast. He’s currently a reporter at Vice’s Motherboard: https://www.vice.com/en_us/contributor/joseph-cox
Follow Joseph Cox: https://twitter.com/josephfcox
Byron Tau writes on national security, criminal justice, constitutional law, privacy, and cybersecurity. He was previously a White House reporter. He’s currently at The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/news/author/byron-tau
Follow Byron Tau: https://twitter.com/ByronTau
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