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Throughout my career I’ve been lucky to cover a range of topics: disinformation, human rights, war and financial crimes, extremism, and more. I also spent many years covering breaking news situations and global crises. I’m passionate about teamwork in the newsroom, and many of my stories are results of those skills exchanges. The selection of the stories below reflects some of that work.
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Inside Prigozhin’s Wagner, Russia’s Secret War Company
The Wall Street Journal’s latest documentary “Shadow Men: Inside Russia’s Secret War Company” goes deep inside the lethal global expansion of the Russian private military company Wagner — tracing the group's evolution from a small, guns-for-hire operation into a sprawling network of businesses that has been active on four continents. Through interviews with current and former Wagner fighters, government insiders, victims of attacks and war crimes investigators, the film reveals how the group is hiding the flow of riches and resources through a complex network of front companies that ultimately connect to the Kremlin.
In Russian Occupied Mariupol, Residents Scramble to Find the Missing
Months after the siege on Mariupol, Russia is quickly remaking the city as its own, while families race to find the thousands of dead and missing before it’s too late. Many fear that the rush to rebuild could wipe away evidence of war crimes and any trace of the missing. Photo illustration: Ryan Trefes
Russia Is Using a Secret Network to Steal Ukrainian Grain
While the war in Ukraine has upended the global supply of grain, a WSJ investigation reveals how Russia has quietly institutionalized the theft of hundreds of thousands of metric tons of it out of newly occupied areas of Ukraine and into Russian-allied countries in the Middle East.
Ukrainians around the world aren’t just protesting –we’re fighting an information war
I report on internet disinformation. When Russia invaded Ukraine, it became very personal.
I Can’t Stop Watching a Livestream of Kyiv
My home is in danger, and I’m thousands of miles away. This small, strange window is helping me cope.
Why the balance of power in tech is shifting toward workers
A record number of tech worker unions formed in the US last year. They’re part of a global effort.
The Rioters Who Took Over The Capitol Have Been Planning Online In The Open For Weeks
The mob that forced Congress to flee organized on both obscure and mainstream sites.
In 2020, Disinformation Broke The US
Lies about science, civil rights, and the vote itself have turned Americans against one another.
The White Extremist Group Patriot Front Is Preparing For A World After Donald Trump
In its secret chat, the group that sprang from Charlottesville is creating a new generation of white supremacists.
Disinformation For Hire: How A New Breed Of PR Firms Is Selling Lies Online
One firm promised to “use every tool and take every advantage available in order to change reality according to our client's wishes.”
Hundreds Of Propaganda Accounts Targeting Iran And Qatar Have Been Removed From Facebook
Facebook took down over 200 accounts associated with a previous operation using the platform for propaganda.
“I Found Election Interference And No One Cared”: One US Veteran’s Fight To Protect His Compatriots Online
Kristofer Goldsmith has learned to live with PTSD and battled a less-than-honorable discharge. Now he’s exposing how veterans are being targeted online.
Puppies From Radioactive Chernobyl Are Starting New Lives In North America
These Chernobyl puppies have spent their lives in a region still grappling with the fallout of Europe’s worst-ever nuclear disaster. But they’re about to start new lives with families in the US and Canada.
He Managed To Escape A Brutal Crackdown Against Gay Men. Others Won't Be So Lucky.
He was one of dozens of gay men arrested, imprisoned, and beaten in the Russian republic of Chechnya. He's escaped to Canada — but he's one of very few who have managed to get to safety.
How Facebook Groups Are Being Exploited To Spread Misinformation, Plan Harassment, And Radicalize People
Mark Zuckerberg wants to get a billion people in “meaningful” Facebook groups. But to get there he’ll have to battle the spammers, hackers, and trolls who exploit and hijack groups to make money or sow chaos.
Social Networks Are Losing A Deadly Battle With Illegal Online Pharmacies
Every social platform reviewed by BuzzFeed News had dealers pushing opioids and other prescription medicines.
How A Hapless Bitcoin Entrepreneur Got Swept Up In The Crypto Craze And Started A Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme
A Quebec IT worker was certain he’d developed a foolproof way to mine bitcoin. Instead, it led him and his investors to ruin.
This Public Relations Firm Has Been Secretly Placing Articles In Conservative Publications
Inside the corporate payola machine.
This Russian Hacker Says His Twitter Bots Are Spreading Messages To Help Germany’s Far Right Party In The Election
One hacker told BuzzFeed News he’s part of a 31-person operation spreading pro-AfD messages.
The Money Is Rolling In For Liberal Hyperpartisan Sites And It’s Tearing Some Of Them Apart
Court filings and interviews paint a picture of a lucrative business that’s become a battlefield of lawsuits, doxxing, hijacked Facebook pages, and accusations of plagiarism.
Inside The Partisan Fight For Your News Feed
How ideologues, opportunists, and internet marketers built a massive new universe of partisan news on the web and on Facebook.
German Authorities Are Hunting For A Guy Who Spread Fake Anti-Migrant News And Sold Guns To His Readers
Mario Rönsch used the internet and a false association with the hacking group Anonymous to spread fake news, sell illegal weapons, and escape questioning by German authorities.