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Lindsey Erdody @lerdody.bsky.social Editor-in-chief @fpinews.bsky.social. Former editor for Axios Local. Indy resident. Previously worked for WFYI, Indianapolis Business Journal. IU journalism grad. Dog mom. 2x marathon runner.
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Diana Fuentes @ddfonline.bsky.social Longtime journalist, animal lover, proud second-generation Texas Latina, incurable optimist. Very proud aunt of nine wonderful nieces and nephews and their progeny! Staunch supporter of the First Amendment. Democracy dies in darkness, people.
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Everlaw @everlaw.bsky.social AI built for litigation and investigations.
Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org The GRC is an editorially independent journalism organization based at @ubcjournalism.bsky.social. We are leaders in doing global journalism differently. globalreportingcentre.org
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Nicole Slaughter Graham @nslaughtergraham.bsky.social Journalist & editor | Editor, Ethics Center newsletters & Staff Writer @poynter | Contributing Editor, REALTOR® Magazine
Gabrielle Anctil @gabrielleanctil.com Journaliste & autrice & fan de 🚲
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Guy Porter @guypporter.bsky.social Investigations + Training | https://guypporter.github.io/
Wesley Ratko @datavizwes.bsky.social Data visualization developer and journalist. Dad and husband. Proud (yes, really) New Jersey resident. Jewish person. Jazz lover. Pen aficionado. Enough?
Organization for Accessible Journalism (formerly EAPM) @accessiblejournalism.org A public media organization dedicated to making news and journalism industry more accessible. A project with ANF, a 501(c)(3) supporting independent watchdog journalism.
http://myoaj.org/
Pea Richelle @bethepea.bsky.social Public policy journalist, narrative strategist & nonfiction editor/author coach. Practicing compassion as a public service. http://BeTheP.com
MuckRock @muckrock.com The easy way to request and share public records, making government more transparent and democracies more informed.
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Steve Warmbir @stevewarmbir.bsky.social Investigations editor at the Illinois Answers Project. Formerly ran the Chicago Sun-Times as EIC and managing editor.
Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social Data journalist @wsj.com | (TT)RPG and SF/F enjoyer | undercover NUMTOT
Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social Sociologist | religion, politics, disability | Kettering Foundation Research Fellow | Christian Nationalism books: http://linktr.ee/andrewwhitehead | https://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/ | https://tinyurl.com/42wspc8m | all views my own
Lydia Wheeler @lydiawheeler.bsky.social Legal affairs reporter at The Wall Street Journal. Send tips to: lydia.wheeler@wsj.com
Andrew Wallender @andrewwallender.com Data Editor at Bloomberg Law finding my way on Bluesky
Chelsea Curtis @chelcurtis.bsky.social Diné | Journalist @azluminaria.org uncovering data and stories about #MMIWG2T #MMIP
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Cody Lillich @codylillich.bsky.social Journalist
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Jon Keegan @jonkeegan.com Tech reporter / Data journalist.
I report on AI and Big Tech.
Work has appeared in Sherwood News, The Markup, WSJ, MIT Technology Review.
Aspiring 46er. ⛰️
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ICAI OpenGov Lab @opengov.nl Artificial Intelligence for Open Government Lab @uva.nl
Advancing AI (IR & NLP) to make open government data more accessible, transparent, and impactful.
#AI #OpenGov
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Xan Gregg @xangregg.bsky.social Engineering Fellow at JMP, focused on #DataViz, preferring smoothers over fitted lines. Creator of JMP #GraphBuilder and #PackedBars chart type for high-cardinality Pareto data. #TieDye #LessIsMore
Will Lager @iniwil.bsky.social journalist doing & editing storytelling through data, visuals, engagement & more with The Hechinger Report | formerly with @themarshallproject.org | @ReckoningMN @MPRnews etc | he/him
Grace Hauck @gracehauck.bsky.social State Investigative Reporter @illinoisanswers.bsky.social. Previously @usatoday.com. Email ghauck@illinoisanswers.org
Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social Senior national political correspondent for USA TODAY writing about the intersection of people and politics. Covering U.S. politics without the noise.
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Robin Thompson @rbnthom.bsky.social Teacher | Learning Design Strategist | Instructional Technologist. Atlanta, Georgia.
Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social @Propublica.org journalist in Detroit, exploring Michigan and the Midwest
Author: "The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy”
Teacher: Alma College MFA program in creative writing
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Carla Astudillo @carla-astudi.bsky.social Journalist making news apps at @ProPublica.org (previously @texastribune.org @nj.com). Send me tips and data in need of scrutiny and accountability.
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Chris Knox @vizowl.bsky.social Head of data journalism at NZ Herald
Mónica Cordero @mcorderos.bsky.social Data and investigative reporter at @investigatemidwest.bsky.social focused on agriculture, the environment, and politics.
Casey Toner @ctoner.bsky.social News reporter, SAG-AFTRA steward, weary Chicagoan. Bird dogging and door stopping, @illinoisanswers. Tell the truth
emmacarew @ecg.bsky.social Panda, journalist, painter, auntie, fiber artist and iced coffee enthusiast. Sometimes I make things, sometimes I break things.
I can be found at:
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- The Marshall Project
- Media Bridge Partners
- Phish shows ⭕️
A.J. Lagoe @ajlagoe.bsky.social Meddling investigative journalist for KARE 11 in Minneapolis, MN. Signal +612-834-6086 https://www.kare11.com/article/about-us/team-bios/aj-lagoe/89-18505512
Stephanie Sugars @stephaniesugars.bsky.social Managing reporter @pressfreedomtracker.us, photog, green chile fiend, avid reader, maker of sweaters. Signal: ssugars.01 | stephanie@freedom.press
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Kate Howard @journokateh.bsky.social Editorial director at @revealnews.org and @motherjones.com. Board member at @ire.org and @lpm.org. Resident of Louisville, KY. Email: journokateh@proton.me
Good Jobs First @goodjobsfirst.org Good Jobs First has since 1998 been a leading watchdog on economic development subsidies. We also expose corporate crimes.
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Tyler Dukes @mtdukes.bsky.social Knight Chair of Journalism & Technology, University of Florida. Former AI innovation in journalism at McClatchy. Former News & Observer I-team. 2017 Nieman Fellow. Powered by gas station coffee and eastern NC barbecue.
Curtis Gilbert @curtisgilbert.bsky.social Senior editor at APM Reports. Run investigations. Make podcasts. Also: Bake bread. Play bass. Sing karaoke. Ride bikes. Slide granite rocks down sheets of ice yelling, "Yup! Yup! Whoa!"
Mike Reilley @mikereilley.bsky.social UIC senior lecturer in data and digital journalism | RTDNA/GNI lead trainer | ONA AI lead trainer | Founder JournalistsToolbox.ai | Author: "Data + Journalism" and "The Journalist’s Toolbox: A Guide to Digital Reporting and AI"
Jean Gossman @jeangossman.bsky.social #Writer, #reporter, #digitalhistory lover, #Masters_swimmer, #weightlifter, urbanized #upstateNewYork swamp yankee, #policy & #news junkie #WW1 #publichistory
Joe Germuska @joe.germuska.com Chief Nerd @ Northwestern University Knight Lab • Project lead @ Census Reporter • Board Member @ City Bureau • Information Design • Digital Journalism • Civic Technology
Angie Waller @angiewaller.bsky.social Artist and internet researcher. I work with Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University and make art books about tech and culture. www.angiewaller.com
Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social Independent journalist in Asheville, NC | https://jessicawakeman.contently.com | jessica dot wakeman at gmail dot com | signal: jessicawakeman.80
John McCracken @jmcjmc.bsky.social meat industry reporter @investigatemidwest.bsky.social // former @grist.org climate reporting fellow // he, him // john.mccracken@investigatemidwest dot com
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Emily Hopkins reporting for Mirror Indy @emilyhopkins.bsky.social Senior Reporter covering #Indianapolis for Mirror Indy. Tips: emily.hopkins@mirrorindy.org. Call/text/Signal: 317-790-5268.
Priors: ProPublica, IndyStar
Known elsewhere as @indyemapolis
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Stacy Kess: the revolution will be accessible. @stacykess.bsky.social • Founder of @equalaccesspublicmedia.org.
• Woman on a mission to make news accessible.
• Journalist with 25-plus yrs experience.
• Former RN.
• View from Boston.
• No filter.
• Cusses too much.
• Makes social media typos.
Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social KXAN Director of Investigations & Innovation | Host, State of Texas politics program, Cause & Effect investigative program, Catalyst podcast | Uncle x2 | Dog dad x2 | IRE President | FOIFT, Lone Star EMMY boards | Josh.Hinkle@kxan.com | bit.ly/44ksZ6f 🏳️🌈
Todd Wallack @twallack.bsky.social Washington Post national education reporter. Signal: twallack.99 email: todd.wallack@washpost.com.
sandra fish @fishnette.bsky.social independent data journo, kinda retired; past prez
@womenjournos; fishnette@mastodon.online; RTs = Hey, look over there! she/her
MaryJo Webster @maryjowebster.bsky.social Data journalist at the Minnesota Star Tribune. Mom to teenagers and two dogs. Passionate about investigative reporting & access to public data. #journalist #watchdog. www.maryjowebster.com
Send tips via Signal: maryjowebster.88
Charles Minshew @charlesminshew.bsky.social Data editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. I help make sense of things using numbers and maps.
Derek Willis @dwillis.bsky.social I teach data journalism at the University of Maryland, run OpenElections. Fan of WBB & test cricket. Posting obscure things about campaign finance, Congress & elections.
https://github.com/dwillis
https://thescoop.org
https://buttondown.com/dwillis
Ben Welsh @palewi.re 🧮 Data journalist · 🟠 Reuters editor · 🤖 Computer programmer · 🗣️ Send tips to ben.welsh@thomsonreuters.com
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.palewi.re/@palewire, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Jennifer LaFleur @jlaf.bsky.social Facts, cats, stats - Teach @berkeleyjournalism. Alum CPI, @propublica, @reveal, @ire_nicar; jenster28 at proton dot me
Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project @brechnerfoi.bsky.social The Brechner FOI Project works to educate journalists, policymakers and the general public about the law of access.
Based at University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications. Inquires: brechnerreport@jou.ufl.edu - E Elisabeth Gawthrop @egawthrop.bsky.social data journalist, American Public Media
journalist in residence, Indiana University
📍 Indianapolis
elisabethgawthrop.com
@kathleenmjohnston.bsky.social @kathleenmjohnston.bsky.social
Melody Joy Kramer @mkramer.bsky.social engagement + crowdsourcing products ProPublica; librarian, journalist, hyperlocal information ecosystems, public(s) and participation, digital archives, dogs, civic joy, mom, mummer, philly, carrboro north carolina, learning asl!
🌈 melodykramer.github.io
Justin Myers @justinmyers.net Journalist, tinkerer, crocheter, parent.
Married to @juliajrh.bsky.social.
Graphics editor, @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org.
🏳️⚧️⚧🟨⬜🟪⬛, any pronouns.
Also active on fediverse/Mastodon:
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Nick Devlin @nickdevlin.bsky.social senior data editor, ESPN. based in Philly, a top 5 city in the world.
Lucia Walinchus @walinchus.bsky.social Managing Data Editor, NBC owned stations. Public records attorney, journalist, ice hockey player/coach. Former bylines: NY Times , Washington Post, Eye on Ohio, etc.
Hearts= likes OR bookmarks
Aric Chokey @aricchokey.bsky.social Wrangling data @opensecrets.org. Former data reporter and news apps dev @sun-sentinel.com and its 2019 Pulitzer team.
Find me at https://aricchokey.com/
Sunshine Week @sunshineweek.bsky.social Be part of a nonpartisan collaboration that shines a light on the importance of public records and open government. https://sunshineweek.org/
#SunshineWeek #FOI #FOIA #PublicRecords #OpenGovernment #FOIAFriday #SunshineWeek2025 #SunshineFest2025- B Brad Skillman @bradqskillman.bsky.social Data trainer and journalist at Bloomberg News. Opinions my own.
Jeff Adelson @jadelson.bsky.social Data Reporter @nytimes.com. Previously: @nolanews.bsky.social | @theadvocatebr.bsky.social and The Gainesville Sun.
Joe Yerardi @joeyerardi.bsky.social Data reporter/news developer at @inquirer.com. Secretary of @phillynewsguild.bsky.social ✊. @ire.org fan & Mizzou 🐯. Got tips? jyerardi@inquirer.com | 445.289.1864
Logan Finney 🗒️ @loganfinney.com « the world is quiet here »
professional generalist & poli sci guy
TV producer for @idahoreports.org
Amanda Shendruk @ashendruk.com https://www.not-ship.com/
Explaining the world through data and design • Newsletter: Not-Ship • Formerly Washington Post, Quartz, the Guardian 🇨🇦 🏴
Mitch L @matchbookblue.bsky.social Graduate Fellow at the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University
Mostly retweeting cool data viz :)
K. Sophie Will @ksophiewill.bsky.social Federal tech reporter @fedscoop.bsky.social | BU COM, Bloomberg Industry Group, CQ Roll Call & USA Today alumna | ❤️🏜️UT🏔️❤️
Laura Kurtzberg 🌻 @laurakurtzberg.bsky.social I make (and teach others how to make) interactive maps, data visualizations, and web applications for news and storytelling! See my work at: laurajael.com
Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social Didn’t always live in Florida. Loves to travel. Taught journalism students to code. Reads novels. BritBox fan. https://mindymcadams.com/
Alyssa Chen @alyssachen.bsky.social data and healthcare reporter for minnesota reformer. say hi at achen@minnesotareformer.com
Ellen Hine @ellenmhine.bsky.social Senior audience engagement producer for PolitiFact
https://www.politifact.com/staff/ellen-hine/
Alex Mahadevan @alexmahadevan.com Director of MediaWise and faculty doing AI, media literacy and OSINT stuff @poynterinstitute.bsky.social | alexmahadevan.com
Craig Helmstetter @craigstetter.bsky.social Data geek. Ph.D. Sociologist. Minnesotan.
Member: AAPOR, ASA.
Former: Managing Partner, APM Research Lab (American Public Media's data journalism hub); Wilder Research/MN Compass; Community Indicators Consortium president; MN Legislative Auditor's Office
@drlisalenoir.bsky.social @drlisalenoir.bsky.social
Janelle O’Dea @jayohday.bsky.social Reporter for @illinoisanswers.bsky.social. Tell me what happened.
jodea@illinoisanswers.org, Signal at jayohday.11
Local Matters Newsletter @localmatters.bsky.social A free weekly newsletter, curating the best in U.S. local journalism. By Joey Cranney, Brett Murphy, Bethany Barnes and Lulu Ramadan. Sponsored by Investigative Reporters & Editors and the Knight Foundation 📰 https://linktr.ee/lmattersnews
Investigative Reporters & Editors @ire.org Providing training, resources and a community of support to journalists around the world. Join us at #IRE26 June 18-21 in National Harbor, MD! 🔍 ire.org
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us The US Press Freedom Tracker is a database that tracks and catalogs press freedom violations in the United States.
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Kristin Annable @kristinannable.bsky.social Investigative journalist with CBC based in Manitoba. I can be reached by email at kristin.annable@cbc.ca, DM for Signal, DMs open.
Suzannah Evans Comfort @suzannah-comfort.bsky.social Associate professor, Indiana University. Author of The Environmental Beat: Inside the Struggle to Legitimize the Environment as News (June 2026). Find me on LinkedIn - I don't check in here often.
@rydera.bsky.social @rydera.bsky.social
Elaine Monaghan @scotmediaprof.bsky.social Writer, journalist and globetrotting Scot.
Tim Evans @timevansindystar.bsky.social Human. Husband. Father. Investigations Editor at IndyStar. Lover of music, art and nature. Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. Mousetrap collector. Kayak paddler. I post about journalism, Indiana, and stuff I find interesting. Oh, and Parkinson's sucks.
@scribechic.bsky.social @scribechic.bsky.social
Irv Leavitt @irvleavitt.bsky.social Writer. Listener. Skeptic, not cynic. Grace under pressure. Chicago.
Nate Atkins @nateatkins.bsky.social Senior Writer covering the Los Angeles Rams for The Athletic | Formerly of the Colts, Lions and Bears beats | Hebrews 11:1
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/nate-atkins/
Daniela Molina @dailydaniela.bsky.social I like to ask questions // Bilingual Investigative Producer // InvestigateTV // Daniela.molina@graymedia.com
Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com An independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to giving Hoosiers a comprehensive look inside state government, policy and elections.
ProPublica @propublica.org Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts.
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social NWI reporter (yep, still *THAT* Michelle Quinn). Posts/opinions my own; reposts mean I like the cut of your jib, don't necessarily imply endorsement. #nwindiana #northwestindiana #nwi #posttribune #HoosierBsky