Top Journalists in Other Internet and Online Businesses
Reed Albergotti Semafor
Founding technology editor at Semafor covering the business and policy of the internet—from AI to platforms and online regulation. Specialties: Big Tech, AI, platforms, online policy; scoops and analysis across internet businesses.
Mark Bergen Bloomberg News
Senior tech reporter at Bloomberg and author of Like, Comment, Subscribe; a leading voice on Google/YouTube and the online platform economy. Specialties: Google/YouTube, creator economy, platform power, online advertising.
Cristina Criddle Financial Times
San Francisco-based tech correspondent at the Financial Times known for FT’s reporting on TikTok and AI, including being targeted by TikTok while reporting on the company. Specialties: AI companies, TikTok/ByteDance, platform accountability, online safety.
Gerrit De Vynck The Washington Post
Tech reporter at The Washington Post covering Google, AI and the power of algorithms shaping online business. Specialties: Google/Alphabet, AI, online platforms and regulation.
Elizabeth Dwoskin The Washington Post
Silicon Valley correspondent at The Washington Post reporting on Big Tech’s influence on business, society and online marketplaces. Specialties: Silicon Valley power, social platforms, e‑commerce and tech-policy intersections.
Sarah Frier Bloomberg News
Leads Bloomberg’s Big Tech coverage; author of No Filter, the award‑winning history of Instagram and its impact on the internet economy. Specialties: Meta/Instagram, social media business models, creator economy.
Shirin Ghaffary Bloomberg News
Bloomberg AI reporter and author of the Q&AI newsletter, covering how AI reshapes internet companies and markets. Specialties: Artificial intelligence industry, platform strategy, policy impacts on online businesses.
Alex Heath The Verge
Deputy editor at The Verge and author of the Command Line newsletter, breaking agenda‑setting scoops on platforms and the online ecosystem. Specialties: Social platforms (Meta, X/Twitter, Snap), AR/VR, internal strategy at internet companies.
Kashmir Hill The New York Times
Technology reporter at The New York Times and author of Your Face Belongs to Us, focusing on privacy and the hidden economics of the internet. Specialties: Privacy, data brokers, surveillance tech, consumer data practices online.
Jeff Horwitz Reuters
Tech investigations reporter (Reuters) and author of Broken Code; led the Wall Street Journal’s Facebook Files before moving to Reuters. Specialties: Social networks (Meta/Facebook), platform safety, disinformation, online fraud.
Issie Lapowsky Freelance (Fast Company, WIRED contributor)
Philadelphia‑based journalist writing about the intersection of technology, politics and national affairs for outlets including Fast Company and WIRED; formerly Protocol and WIRED. Specialties: Tech policy and politics, online speech, platform regulation; features on internet companies’ societal impact.
Taylor Lorenz Independent (User Mag)
Technology journalist and author of Extremely Online; after serving as a Washington Post columnist, she now publishes independently (User Mag) on the business of online culture. Specialties: Creator economy, internet culture, platforms’ influence on media/business.
Rani Molla Vox (Recode)
Senior correspondent at Vox/Recode known for visual, chart‑led analysis of technology’s impact on business and workers across the online economy. Specialties: Data‑driven reporting on internet businesses, online labor/future of work, platform economics.
Hannah Murphy Financial Times
San Francisco‑based FT tech reporter covering social media, AI and major internet platforms’ business and policy battles. Specialties: Social media giants, online safety, U.S.–EU tech policy, AI startups.
Casey Newton Platformer (independent)
Founder and editor of Platformer, an independent newsletter focused on the business and governance of internet platforms; co‑host of Hard Fork. Specialties: Platforms and power, content moderation, social media governance, online speech/business strategy.
Parmy Olson Bloomberg Opinion
Bloomberg Opinion technology columnist and author of Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World; covers the business and policy of internet platforms. Specialties: AI and online platforms, tech regulation, consumer internet trends.
Kevin Roose The New York Times
NYT technology columnist and co‑host of Hard Fork; writes The Shift on how tech and the online economy are reshaping business and society. Specialties: AI and the internet economy, platform power, online extremism and culture.
Sam Schechner The Wall Street Journal
Senior technology reporter for The Wall Street Journal based in Europe, leading coverage of privacy/competition cases shaping global internet businesses. Specialties: EU tech regulation (GDPR/DSA), antitrust, online privacy and platform enforcement.
Zoë Schiffer WIRED
Director of Business & Industry at WIRED; previously managing editor at Platformer and senior reporter at The Verge, with deep reporting on X/Twitter and platform workplaces. Specialties: Silicon Valley labor and culture, social media companies, executive strategy and accountability.
Kaya Yurieff The Information
Team leader for creator‑economy coverage at The Information; launched the site’s Creator Economy newsletter and database tracking startups powering online businesses. Specialties: Creator economy, social platforms, online monetization tools and marketplaces.
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