Jeremy Merrill

Data Reporter, Washington Post

Jeremy B. Merrill is a data reporter on the technology desk, gathering and analyzing data to understand how technology, the internet and AI affect business, society and politics. Prior to joining The Washington Post in 2021, Merrill worked as a freelance reporter, with work published at the Markup, ProPublica and the Marshall Project. Before that, he worked at Quartz, ProPublica and the New York Times.

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Better Access: Data for the Common Good

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Better Access: Data for the Common Good

Online platforms shape what we know, how we connect, and who gets heard. As critical conversations unfold publicly on digital platforms, the ability to study them at scale has steadily diminished. KGI’s latest report authored by a distinguished group of leaders from research, civil society, and journalism offers a roadmap for expanding access to high-influence public platform data – the narrow slice of public platform data that has the greatest impact on civic life due to its reach, source, or role in shaping what people see online.

Alex Abdo, Angie Drobnic Holan, Brandon Silverman, Cameron Hickey, Daniel Arnaudo, Jeremy Merrill, Jo Lukito, Justin Hendrix, Kaitlyn Dowling, Laura Edelson, Leticia Bode, LK Seiling, Mark Scott, Nadine Farid Johnson, Naomi Shiffman, Nathaniel Persily, Peter Chapman, Rachelle Faust, Rebekah Tromble, Tiago Ventura

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