Top Journalists in Internet and Online Businesses
Julia Angwin Proof News (founder)
Investigative journalist and author who founded Proof News in 2024; previously co‑founded and led The Markup. Known for data‑driven accountability reporting on how internet businesses affect society. Specialties: Data privacy; algorithmic accountability; platform power; surveillance economy.
Mark Bergen Bloomberg News
Veteran Bloomberg journalist widely recognized for deep coverage of Google and YouTube and their internet business models; author of a definitive book on YouTube. Specialties: Google/Alphabet; YouTube and the online video economy; search and ads; Big Tech competition.
Kate Conger The New York Times
Technology reporter focused on social media companies and the business of online platforms; co‑author of Character Limit (2024) on X/Twitter. Specialties: Social platforms (X/Twitter, Meta); online speech; tech labor and policy.
Elizabeth Dwoskin The Washington Post
Silicon Valley correspondent covering the power of large internet companies and their impact on democracy and society. Specialties: Silicon Valley power; social media; tech industry accountability.
Ina Fried Axios
Chief technology correspondent who writes Axios’ AI+ and covers the strategies and policy fights shaping major internet businesses. Specialties: Big Tech strategy; AI policy; platforms and regulation.
Sarah Frier Bloomberg News
Big Tech team leader and longtime social‑media reporter; author of No Filter, a definitive business history of Instagram. Specialties: Social media business; Instagram and creator ecosystems; Big Tech leadership.
Alex Heath The Verge
Deputy editor who runs the Command Line newsletter and breaks agenda‑setting news on Meta, X/Twitter and the broader internet industry. Specialties: Social platforms (Meta, X/Twitter); AR/VR; newsroom‑sourced scoops on internet companies.
Jeff Horwitz Reuters
Tech investigations reporter (Reuters) and author of Broken Code; previously led The Facebook Files reporting at the Wall Street Journal. Specialties: Meta/Facebook and platform safety; online fraud/economy; tech governance investigations.
Mike Isaac The New York Times
Technology reporter covering major consumer internet companies and their business models; his Uber coverage won a Gerald Loeb Award. Specialties: Consumer internet platforms (Uber, Meta); Silicon Valley corporate strategy and culture.
Alex Kantrowitz Big Technology (independent)
Founder of Big Technology, a newsletter and podcast covering the business and policy of the largest internet companies. Specialties: Big Tech strategy (Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft); advertising and platform economics; executive interviews.
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Taylor Lorenz User Mag (independent)
Independent journalist who runs User Mag, focused on how people use technology; formerly a Washington Post tech columnist. Specialties: Online culture and the creator economy; platform features and user behavior; internet/media convergence.
Casey Newton Platformer (independent)
Founder of Platformer, a leading newsletter on the business and governance of social platforms; also co‑hosts Hard Fork for the New York Times. Specialties: Social networks and trust & safety; platform governance; online speech and policy.
Parmy Olson Bloomberg Opinion
Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering technology, with a focus on AI and the social web’s business and policy consequences. Specialties: AI and automation; social media and online safety; tech regulation and geopolitics.
Shira Ovide The Washington Post
Writes The Tech Friend newsletter, explaining how internet services and platforms affect everyday life and business. Specialties: Consumer internet services; practical tech guidance; business of Big Tech.
Nilay Patel The Verge
Editor‑in‑chief of The Verge and host of Decoder/The Vergecast, known for incisive analysis of internet business and policy. Specialties: Tech business models and policy; platforms vs. publishers; interviews with internet CEOs.
Kevin Roose The New York Times
New York Times technology columnist and Hard Fork co‑host covering how internet businesses and AI reshape markets and culture. Specialties: Intersection of tech, business and culture; AI and algorithmic influence; platforms and society.
Zoë Schiffer WIRED
Director of business and industry at WIRED overseeing Silicon Valley and internet‑business coverage; previously Platformer managing editor. Specialties: Silicon Valley labor and culture; platform operations and leadership; X/Twitter and creator platforms.
Kara Swisher New York Magazine/Vox Media (podcasts: On; Pivot)
Host of On with Kara Swisher and co‑host of Pivot for New York Magazine/Vox Media; one of the most influential reporters on the business of the internet. Specialties: Big Tech leadership and strategy; media/tech convergence; policy and dealmaking in the internet economy.
Kaya Yurieff The Information
Leads creator‑economy coverage and newsletter, chronicling how creators and platforms drive new internet‑business models. Specialties: Creator economy; social platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Meta, Snap); creator‑tech startups and monetization.
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