Trustworthy, Informative, and Scrappy Journalists
I have worked in media relations for 15 years and recognize the importance of an adversarial and free press. I am infrequently online but will periodically add some of the best writers and reporters on BlueSky to this list.
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@thesparrowproject.bsky.social
@vegastenold.bsky.social
Journalist, documentary guy, and author. Trying to fix America's loneliness problem by solving my own.
@prisonculture.bsky.social
co-founder of various organizations: Interrupting Criminalization; Survived & Punished; Sojourners for Justice Press; For the People Leftist Library Project, etc...
@joyannreid.bsky.social
Writer, podcaster, documentary filmmaker and professional blerd 🤓💋. Fan of democracy and OG hater of fascism and apartheid.
@ilyamarritz.bsky.social
journalist check out my most recent thing, The Harvard Plan >>https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/projects/harvard-plan previously: @bostonglobe @niemanfdn, @propublica, @npr, @wnyc reach me on Signal @ilya.95 Pravda vítězí
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
@lbarronlopez.bsky.social
White House Correspondent for PBS News Hour. Political analyst, CNN. Proton email: LBL714@pm.me Signal: LBarron07.01
@catrineinhorn.bsky.social
I cover biodiversity and climate change at the New York Times.
@kerryhowley.bsky.social
Feature Writer at New York Magazine, author of Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs, New Englander in Los Feliz
@mtredden.bsky.social
Reporter covering national politics for ProPublica. Have a tip? molly.redden@propublica.org or find me on Signal at mollyredden.27
@brianstelter.bsky.social
Media nerd. CNN chief media analyst. INSIDE THE HIVE podcast host. Author of "Network of Lies," "Hoax," and "Top of the Morning." Former Shorenstein fellow, NYT reporter and blogger.
@colinmoynihan.bsky.social
New York newspaper reporter and magazine writer https://www.nytimes.com/by/colin-moynihan https://nymag.com/author/colin-moynihan/ https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/colin-moynihan colin.r.moynihan (at) protonmail (dot) com
@kimkelly.bsky.social
labor journalist and author of ‘FIGHT LIKE HELL’ 🏴 big on metal, workers, tattoos, cold places, and Philly. my books: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Kim-Kelly/178891913 my lefty heavy metal newsletter: salvo.ghost.io rep: The Shipman Agency
@melissagiragrant.com
staff writer, The New Republic // A WOMAN IS AGAINST THE LAW (Little, Brown) out in 2026 // PLAYING THE WHORE (Verso) // member, NewsGuild of NY » email: melissa@melissagira.com » press releases/lists: mggrant@tnr.com » Signal: melissagira.01 (link below)
@attorneynora.bsky.social
law, tech, freedom, democracy | now: @freepress, past: free expression @PENamerica, litigation @ACLU. ATL | LA | NYC www.norabenavidez.com
@ronanfarrow.bsky.social
Pulitzer-winning investigative journo at New Yorker. Documentaries at HBO. Ex-diplomat. Bad lawyer. Disused phd. Tips: ronan_farrow@newyorker.com.
@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
"Antifa Nancy Drew." https://www.clippings.me/noturtlesoup17 https://www.turtlediaries.net/ https://linktr.ee/noturtlesoup17 https://www.thenation.com/article/society/undercover-maga-alt-right/
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Your least favourite person's least favourite award-winning journalist✨ Follow for short-form videos on issues that matter! 💅 SUBSCRIBE: rachelgilmore.substack.com/ https://linktr.ee/rachel_gilmore
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
Help us build the better - independent - media Britain deserves. Subscribe for exclusive content only in the Byline Times news magazine: subscribe.bylinetimes.com Visit our free daily news site: bylinetimes.com
@juliadavisnews.bsky.social
Columnist @TheDailyBeast, creator of the Russian Media Monitor, sanctioned by Russia, member of @TheEmmys. I watch Russian state TV, so you don't have to. Author of a book "In Their Own Words: How Russian Propagandists Reveal Putin’s Intentions."
@naomiaklein.bsky.social
New here. Doppelganger. This Changes Everything. The Shock Doctrine. No Logo. On Fire. UBC Professor of Climate Justice. 🔗 naomiklein.org 📬 news.naomiklein.org/newsletter
@jeremyscahill.com
Journalist at @DropSiteNews.com. Author of Blackwater and Dirty Wars. Former twitter combatant. Proton: jeremy@dropsitenews.com
@democracynow.org
Independent, daily global news hour. Support our work: http://democracynow.org/donate Daily News Digest: http://democracynow.org/subscribe
@davey.bsky.social
Bloomberg tech reporter / Google, Big Tech, misinfo / https://daveyalba.com / ask for my Signal
@sheeraf.bsky.social
NYTimes reporter and co-author of NYT bestseller “An Ugly Truth” with Cecilia Kang. Tell me a story. (Ideally through a non-work device using Signal. Find me via my username sheera.11)
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social
Journalist @404Media.co Signal: jason.404 // email: jason@404media.co
@trevoraaronson.bsky.social
Journalist. Book: The Terror Factory. Podcasts: Pulse, American ISIS, Hold Fast, Alphabet Boys. More: https://t.co/rHrksNDddA
@samalcoff.bsky.social
Televandalist; slowly making you a great mixtape. Personal opinions, not of my employer. http://sam.alcoff.com
@propertyofthepeople.org
A nonprofit organization devoted to governmental transparency. The records of government are the property of the people. It's time we reclaim them. https://propertyofthepeople.org/
@rshapiro.bsky.social
Co-founder/Executive Director @propertyofthepeople.org. PhD @MIT. Previously @BKCHarvard. FOIA. nat sec. animals. punk rock. https://propertyofthepeople.org/ 🌱
@globalextremism.bsky.social
Resisting Authoritarianism. Protecting Democracy. Preserving Human Rights. globalextremism.org
@alicesperi.bsky.social
Journalist | Wars, borders, human rights | Italiana all'estero, mother of dragons, runner | Send me tips
@margotwilliams.bsky.social
Journalist, news researcher, data editor, factchecker @The Intercept. Ex-Washington Post, ex-NYT, ex-NPR, +more. Member of ICIJ. Still researching Guantanamo, JFKFacts and Jan 6 riot. My SubStack is Desk Set Research https://margotwilliams.substack.com
@timkarr.bsky.social
A crash-scene investigation at the crossroads of new media & public policy. Against media concentration; for robust local journalism & digital democracy. www.freepress.net & https://mediacitizen.blogspot.com & https://timkarr.tumblr.com
@joshuaeaton.bsky.social
Investigative reporter, CT Insider covering immigration + more | Alum: NBC News, Roll Call, Harvard Divinity School, University of West Georgia | FOIA | theology | #FirstGen Signal: jeaton.04 email: joshua.eaton@hearstmediact.com
@awinston.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter. Criminal Justice/Privacy/XRW. Book: THE RIDERS COME OUT AT NIGHT. WIRED/Guardian/Vanity Fair/BBC/Popular Front/Rolling Stone/elsewheres https://bleeding-edge.ghost.io/ Ali.winston@protonmail.com Awinston.17 on Signal
@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
@ericlipton.nytimes.com
Investigative reporter NYT. Helping cover President Trump (and Elon Musk)-without fear or favor. I write about people and power. And I do believe accountability matters. My contact on Signal: EricNYT.08 Also can get anonymous tips: nytimes.com/tips
@hanrahan.tv
Journalist and filmmaker. Anti-censorship. Popular Front / Away Days / Gargoyle www.jakehanrahan.com
@fastlerner.bsky.social
Environmental reporter at ProPublica. Brooklynite. Fan of nature, facts, pie
@virginiaheffernan.bsky.social
Humans make the world. We can remake it anytime WHAT ROUGH BEAST https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-rough-beast/id1787176282 https://virginiaheffernan.substack.com/ The New Republic, The Guardian, WIRED, Politico, LAT, NYT, Atlantic, &c
@yaelwrites.com
yael@yaelwrites.com #alwaysantifascist opinions are mine, but you can have some
@zacheverson.com
Investigative reporter at Forbes • Reporting on money in politics, campaign finance, ethics, and the Trump Organization • Documentarian emeritus of Trump's DC hotel • Tip? z_everson@protonmail.com, Signal/mobile 202.804.2744 https://zacheverson.com/
@trbrtc.bsky.social
Visual Investigations reporter at The New York Times. Previously with Bellingcat and Airwars. Doing what I'm doing now (open source investigation combined with traditional reporting) because of Twitter's community. Retired hitchhiker.
@premthakker.bsky.social
reporter @zeteo.com Any tips or info you’d like to share? Signal premthakker.35 Prem@zeteonews.com https://linktr.ee/premthakker
@alkapdc.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at Media Matters, focusing on social media misinformation, disinformation, & online extremism. Statements are mine, not employer's. Send tips to akaplan@mediamatters.org.
@dfrlab.bsky.social
The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab. Cultivating a global network of digital forensic analysts (#DigitalSherlocks) to combat disinformation.
@enbrown.bsky.social
Senior editor at Reason, covering sex, speech, tech, justice, prohibition & panic. Cofounder of Feminists for Liberty. Adjunct at the University of Cincinnati journalism school | gmail or protonmail: elizabethnolanbrown
@andykroll.bsky.social
Investigative reporter for ProPublica Send me secure tips: 202-215-6203 (phone/Signal) First book: A DEATH ON W STREET, about Seth Rich, disinformation, and holding Fox News accountable Writing 2nd book - ‘60s true crime thriller Crazy cat dad
@petersterne.com
Editor at cityandstateny.bsky.social. Previously @nysfocus.bsky.social, @freedom.press and @politico.com. He/him. Email: psterne@cityandstateny.com Signal: petersterne.91 (add me to your national security group chats) https://petersterne.com
@andybcampbell.bsky.social
Author of WE ARE PROUD BOYS: How A Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered In A New Era Of American Extremism. Get the book: https://a.co/d/gx3BzmQ Senior Editor @HuffPost
@justinelliott.bsky.social
ProPublica reporter. Email tips/comments/complaints: justin@propublica.org Signal: https://www.propublica.org/people/justin-elliott/ More: justinelliott.co
@theappeal.org
We are a worker-run newsroom reporting on the harms of the criminal legal system. You can support our work here: https://theappeal.org/donate/ Sign up for our newsletter: https://theappeal.org/newsletter-subscribe/
@davidgilbert.bsky.social
Reporter @WIRED covering disinformation, online extremism, and election hucksters. https://www.wired.com/author/david-gilbert/ Got a tip? Get in touch • Email: david.gilbert@wired.com • Signal: @DavidGilbert.01
@jasonleopold.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter, Bloomberg News. "FOIA terrorist." Band Tshirt hoarder. Subscribe to my newsletter, FOIA Files. Opinions are mine. jasonleopold@protonmail.com Signal: JasonLeopold.666 https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/foia-files
@jessicavalenti.bsky.social
I write about abortion every day at abortioneveryday.com Read my newsletter & find me other places here: linktr.ee/jessicavalenti 📚 My new book 'Abortion' is out now prh.com/abortion
@agreenberg.bsky.social
Writer for WIRED. Author of SANDWORM. New book, TRACERS IN THE DARK: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency, out now. agreenberg@wired.com. Andy.01 on Signal.
@sambiddle.com
Senior Technology Reporter at The Intercept Got a tip? Signal: sambiddle.11 (Make sure you don’t contact me via a work-provided device) https://sambiddle.com
@letsgomathias.bsky.social
Reporter covering the far right. Formerly HuffPost. Writing a book about antifa for @atriabooks.bsky.social. Member WGAE. letsgomathias@protonmail.com.
@josephcox.bsky.social
Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE, buy here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/#preorder Co-founder of 404 Media. Signal: joseph.404 Email: joseph@404media.co
@brianfung.me
Tech policy reporter. Previously CNN, The Washington Post, The Atlantic & National Journal. A few things I enjoy: 🎮 🚴🏕️🍳🖖 Streaming Mon-Wed-Fri mornings US Eastern time on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/brainfungi
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social
Bestsellers THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War & THE FAMILY, also a Netflix series. + THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE & more. Words & pics Vanity Fair. Professing @ Dartmouth. He/Him. New writing: https://slowcivilwar.substack.com/
@tessowen.bsky.social
Words in New Yorker, NY Mag, WIRED, Guardian & more. VICE News alum. Reporting on extremism, disinfo, subcultures etc. more fun than I sound. send tips/ say hello at tessalexandraowen@gmail.com or DM for signal
@joolia.bsky.social
senior reporter at the guardian us / julia.wong@theguardian.com / juliacarriewong.11 on Signal
@hannahgais.bsky.social
Senior researcher & journalist. @splcunion.bsky.social steward. Former internet person at @thebaffler.com. hannahgais@proton.me Signal: 334-315-8634 http://seedisclaimer.com. Newsletter: https://postsfromunderground.ghost.io/
@chadloder.bsky.social
Community activist, cybersecurity expert, citizen journalist based in Los Angeles. 🌴☀️ they/them
@clarajeffery.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of Mother Jones/Center for Investigative Reporting/Reveal. Board of the American Society of Magazine Editors. Mom. Upzoning, street tree, and rescue dog enthusiast. Views, mine.
@jduffyrice.bsky.social
i write things and think about prisons. i live in atlanta. i read a lot.
@stevanzetti.bsky.social
special investigative correspondent @texasobserver.org • columnist @thebarbedwire.bsky.social • publisher @proteanmag.com • Signal: stevanzetti.12 Read my journalism: https://authory.com/stevenmonacelli Support my work: https://linktr.ee/Stevanzetti
@justinhendrix.bsky.social
Concerned with tech, media and democracy. CEO & Editor at Tech Policy Press. Research & Adjunct Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Opinions mine.
@ryanjreilly.com
@nbcnews.com Justice reporter, ebike guy. Read my stuff: http://ryanjreilly.com/ Order my book: http://tiny.cc/SeditionHunters At DOJ? Message me on Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/J_vTZodR14DC0TRlc4EiTDg7_Kh_XPLPTgsGdYD638WUZTDGiGVCpIu0hq0Io2Du 🚲⚖️🕵️🦅🛎️🇺🇸
@oliverdarcy.bsky.social
writing @status.news, a nightly newsletter covering the Fourth Estate, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. subscribe: http://status.news/subscribe inbox: oliver@status.news
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Subscribe to www.lawdork.com for SCOTUS, Trump, LGBTQ, criminal justice, and other legal news. / Email: lawdorknews@gmail.com / Signal: crg.32 / About me: Sober. Queer. Bipolar. Buckeye. / He/him.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host. The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now. https://sirenscallbook.com/
@juliaangwin.com
Investigative journalist. New York Times Contributing Opinion Writer. Founder, Proof News, The Markup. Priors: ProPublica, WSJ. Fellow at Harvard Shorenstein Center. Signal: Julia.368 Sign up for my newsletter: https://buttondown.com/JuliaAngwin
@jaredlholt.bsky.social
Senior Researcher, US Hate & Extremism @ Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) • [Views expressed here are my own] 🎙️Find “Posting Through It” on your favorite podcast player and here: https://postthroughit.substack.com/
@noahshachtman.bsky.social
contributing writer at Rolling Stone // contributing editor at Wired // making trouble at ■■■■■■■■ // https://signal.me/#eu/3aA6cspNTXUEOtEYwaK6KOFIw8nf-7G1jQBd3MRqrDeUvZxfzp5Py61cKq4GbcNg
@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
@annamerlan.bsky.social
Journalist at Mother Jones and elsewhere, author, writer of social media posts on micro-blogging sites. Tips to Amerlan@motherjones.com or on Signal, username annamerlan.30
@eliothiggins.bsky.social
Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat. Democracy isn't dead, it just smells funny.
@katmabu.bsky.social
Running for Congress (IL-09) because we deserve Democrats who actually do something | katforillinois.com
@joshtpm.bsky.social
Founder & reigning monarch at TPM. Lapsed historian. Hand tool woodworker. Jew.
@mattgertz.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at @mmfa. Views expressed here my own. Husband of @alyssarosenberg. Dad. Not the former GOP congressman. Find me here: http://bio.site/mattgertz
@theintercept.com
Fearless, adversarial journalism. Join our newsletter to get our best investigative reporting delivered to you: https://theintercept.com/newsletter/