Independent Journalists Who Are Killing It
Full of great follows, these are some of the journalists getting it done.
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@kennysmith.bsky.social
@royinori.bsky.social
Toronto journalist, editor at @thelocal.to, reach me at inori@thelocal.to. she/her
@thatseankeenan.bsky.social
Journalist | The New York Times, Atlanta Civic Circle, Atlanta Magazine, The Daily Beast, Curbed, others
@jewelwickershow.bsky.social
👩🏾💻 Culture reporter and editor | Bylines in Billboard, Atlanta magazine, GQ, NPR, The New York Times, etc.
@christina-es-lee.bsky.social
@maxblau.bsky.social
Atlanta-based investigative reporter with ProPublica's South team, covering health care, public health, and the environment. Get in touch at max.blau@propublica.org.
@murielvega.bsky.social
tech & culture content writer • product manager • probably thinking about my garden
@neonflag.bsky.social
Journalist for The Guardian (and occasionally Rolling Stone) in Atlanta, covering politics and the odd Young Thug tidbit. Massive D&D nerd. Veteran. #AddToBlackSky Signal: George_Chidi.80
@zoeschiffer.bsky.social
Director of Business & Industry at WIRED. Author of Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk’s Twitter. Signal zoeschiffer.87
@edzitron.com
British, But In Las Vegas and NYC ezitron.76 Sig Newsletter - wheresyoured.at https://linktr.ee/betteroffline - podcast w/ iheartradio Columnist at Business Insider - https://www.businessinsider.com/author/ed-zitron CEO at EZPR.com - Award-Winning Tech PR
@radleybalko.bsky.social
Journalist. Quattrone Center journalism fellow. Author: Rise of the Warrior Cop. Co-author: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist. Forthcoming book: The Defenders (Spring 2026) Substack: radleybalko.substack.com Signal: radleybalko.52
@acnatta.bsky.social
I've been a journalist, a planner, and a hotel general manager. It's always about buying the ticket and taking the ride. Bronx native. Executive director/Executive editor, @bhamwatch.bsky.social
@andreagtrrz.bsky.social
Independent journalist, audio producer, cat lady, native plant gardener ⚡️ Past: NPR, LAist ✨ andreagtrrz.com 💌 andrea@andreagtrrz.com
@kattenbarge.bsky.social
Independent journalist covering internet culture, politics, and media @spitfirenews.com.
@rachelsalvidge.bsky.social
Environmental journalist. Founder of investigative journalism non-profit https://watershedinvestigations.com/ Bylines: @guardian @thetimes @bbc @SkyNews @itv Ex: @TheENDSReport @PenguinUKBooks @independent Rachel.salvidge@watershedinvestigations.com
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social
Independent journalist. Send tips via Signal: 202-510-1268. Join my newsletter 👇👇👇 kenklippenstein.substack.com
@erininthemorning.com
Independent LGBTQ+ journalist, mom, D&D DM. Tips: http://ko-fi.com/erininthemorn // Booking & content: http://erinreedwrites.com // Venmo erin888 Subscribe to support my journalism and read my reporting at www.erininthemorning.com
@marisakabas.bsky.social
journalist / founder @ thehandbasket.co email: MKwrites4000@proton.me signal: https://signal.me/#eu/VssgH88q6WQu7MtH5wF-08JdgWh4iAPWD13eXiOcXQNGdZUXijJBZInD-UtLJKFG venmo: venmo.com/u/Marisa-Kabas ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/marisakabas
@wendysiegelman.bsky.social
Independent journalist covering Trmp, kleptocracy, far-right networks, OSINT, bylines Daily Beast, Guardian, Buzzfeed, Byline Times, footnote in Senate Intel Russia report, subscribe to http://NewsTRACS.com, tips: wendy@newstracs.com
@jimacosta.bsky.social
Independent Journalist. Former Chief WH Correspondent. Author. Host of “The Jim Acosta Show” on Substack, YouTube and Apple Podcasts: https://substack.com/@jimacosta?r=lpd3z&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile Inquiries: go to jimacosta.com
@atrupar.com
Independent journalist and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
@kennysmith.bsky.social
Adventuring with @laurensmith.bsky.social. Cyclist, diver, reader, builder. On the side: professor of comm studies, sports comm and media. Formerly: reporter, anchor, producer, adviser. https://www.kennysmith.org [he/him/his]