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Staff
Sam Biddle
Technology Reporter
Sam Biddle is a reporter focusing on malfeasance and misused power in technology.
David Bralow
Senior Vice President, Law at First Look Institute
David Bralow is a media law lawyer and educator located in New York.
Rodrigo Brandão
Senior Director, Communications and Strategy
Rodrigo Brandão is a communications professional and media strategist based in New York City.
Alleen Brown
Reporter
Alleen Brown is New York-based reporter, focused on environmental justice issues.
Soohee Cho
Designer
Soohee Cho is a graphic designer based in New York and originally from South Korea.
Matthew Cole
National Security Reporter
Matthew Cole is an investigative journalist covering national security and U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts.
Thomas Crowley
Senior Coordinator, Operations & Events, First Look Institute
Thomas Crowley leads operations for The Intercept’s membership program and is based in New York.
Ryan Devereaux
Reporter
Ryan Devereaux is an investigative journalist covering criminal justice, immigration enforcement and national security.
Lee Fang
Investigative Reporter
Lee Fang is a journalist with a long-standing interest in how public policy is influenced by organized interest groups and money.
Lauren Feeney
Director, Video Production
Lauren Feeney is a video journalist whose reporting has focused on poverty and human rights in the U.S. and abroad.
Ryan Grim
D.C. Bureau Chief
Ryan Grim is an editor based in Washington whose work has focused on influence and corruption.
Akil Harris
Senior Research Engineer, First Look Institute
Akil Harris is a senior research engineer at First Look Media.
Philipp Hubert
Creative Director
Philipp Hubert is a graphic designer who has worked with a global client base on publishing, arts, and culture products.
Mara Hvistendahl
Investigative Reporter
Mara Hvistendahl is a journalist focused on national security, technology, and China.
Andrea Jones
Senior Editor
Andrea Jones is an editor focused on criminal justice, immigration, and the environment.
Ken Klippenstein
Investigative Reporter
Ken Klippenstein is a D.C.-based investigative reporter focusing on national security.
Micah Lee
Director of Information Security
Micah Lee is a technologist with a focus on operational security, source protection, privacy, and cryptography.
Sharon Lerner
Investigative Reporter
Sharon Lerner is an investigative reporter based in New York City, focusing on health and the environment.
Peter Maass
Senior Editor
Peter Maass has written about war, media, and national security for a variety of outlets.
Miroslav Macala
Manager, Strategic Operations
Miroslav Macala is a New York-based manager focusing on strategic business operations, originally from the Czech Republic.
Robert Mackey
Senior Writer
Robert Mackey is a reporter and columnist focused on mining social networks for evidence of news events.
Schuyler Mitchell
Communications and Administrative Associate
Schuyler Mitchell is a communications professional based in Los Angeles.
Kay Murray
Vice President, Law, First Look Institute
Kay Murray is an in-house legal adviser for The Intercept, Field of Vision, and the Press Freedom Defense Fund.
Marguerite Nutter
Associate Director, Revenue and Membership, First Look Institute
Marguerite Nutter focuses on member development and engagement and is based in Washington, D.C.
Leandro Oliva
Director of Digital Operations
Leandro Oliva is a product and audience engagement strategist based in New York City.
José Olivares
Lead Producer, TI Podcasts
José Olivares is an audio producer and reporter based in Brooklyn.
James Risen
Senior National Security Correspondent
Maryam Saleh
Features Editor
Maryam Saleh is an editor and reporter based in Washington, D.C., whose work focuses on immigration, criminal justice, and politics.
Alyxaundria Sanford
Audience Engagement Producer
Alyxaundria Sanford is an audience engagement producer based in Brooklyn, New York.
Jeremy Scahill
Senior Correspondent and Editor-at-Large
Jeremy Scahill is an investigative reporter and war correspondent.
Liliana Segura
Senior Reporter
Liliana Segura is a journalist and editor with a longtime focus on the failings and excesses of the U.S. criminal justice system.
Michael Sherrard
Membership Director, First Look Institute
Michael Sherrard is a digital organizer and fundraiser based in Washington, D.C.
Jordan Smith
Senior Reporter
Jordan Smith is an award-winning investigative journalist based in Austin, Texas.
Alice Speri
Reporter
Alice Speri writes about U.S. foreign policy, abuses by military and security forces, and the repression of dissent.
Ryan Tate
Technology Editor
Ryan Tate has written about the use, abuse, and subversion of corporate power in the technology sector and beyond.
Margot Williams
Research Editor for Investigations
Margot Williams is a journalist and research editor who was part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams at the Washington Post.
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