About The MarkupBig Tech Is Watching You. We’re Watching Big Tech.We are a nonprofit newsroom with an unparalleled roster of quantitative journalists who are committed to finding the true meaning in large amounts of data. Our programmers use the latest computational methods—from large-scale data collection to artificial intelligence—to pierce the veil of secrecy around tech used by big businesses and the government.The MarkupTMRKP_2a83bd08-38b2-11eb-b1fe-dcbd0b83ea00The Markup is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates how powerful institutions are using technology to change our society. We are a new kind of media organization, staffed with an unparalleled roster of quantitative journalists who pursue meaningful, data-driven investigations. The Markup uses these and other cutting edge methods to collect and analyze evidence showing how technology is being used and how it affects you, your family, and your community. Powerful InstitutionsBig Tech CompaniesQuantitative JournalistsAcademicsWe invite academics, journalists, policymakers, consumer activists, and community organizers to engage with our findings—after all, this is for you.JournalistsPolicymakersConsumer ActivistsCommunity OrganizersThe Markup TeamJulia AngwinEditor-in-Chief and FounderNabiha SyedPresidentEvelyn LarrubiaManaging Editor for InvestigationsSimon Fondrie-TeitlerInfrastructure EngineerAnnie GilbertsonReporterAdrianne JeffriesInvestigative ReporterJon KeeganInvestigative Data JournalistLauren KirchnerInvestigative ReporterColin LecherReporterEmmanuel MartinezInvestigative Data JournalistSurya MattuInvestigative Data JournalistSam MorrisGraphics EditorDan PhifferFull Stack EngineerAaron SankinInvestigative ReporterMia SatoAudience Engagement EditorMaddy VarnerInvestigative Data JournalistWynton WongOffice Manager and Executive AssistantLeon YinInvestigative Data JournalistTrustworthy journalism_2a83bea2-38b2-11eb-b1fe-dcbd0b83ea00To investigate how powerful institutions are using technology to change our society_2a83bf6a-38b2-11eb-b1fe-dcbd0b83ea00ScienceOur approach is scientific: We build datasets from scratch, bulletproof our reporting, and show our work. We call this The Markup Method. TechnologyDataPublic ServiceAs a nonprofit newsroom, our journalism exists to serve the public.TransparencyAnd that’s why we have embraced a Show Your Work philosophy. Whenever possible, we will publish the underlying datasets and code that we use in our investigations, as well as a detailed methodology describing the data, its provenance and the statistical techniques used in our analysis.OutreachWe also want our stories to reach you where you are.PartnershipThat means we will publish our stories on our own site and also through distribution partnerships with other media.SharingAnd because we know many different types of audiences—including those we don’t know about!—will be interested in our work, we encourage you to freely republish our work under the terms of our Creative Commons license. PrivacyWe also make a privacy promise to our readers. We will not expose you to third-party tracking. We will collect as little personal information about you as possible. And we will never monetize this data. This makes our work more complicated and more expensive, which is tough for a nonprofit—but your privacy is worth it. TrustTrustRebuild trust in journalism_2a83c064-38b2-11eb-b1fe-dcbd0b83ea00Our goal is simple: We want to rebuild trust in journalism, one dataset at a time. We pursue stories through what we’re calling The Markup Method, an approach rooted in the scientific method. It’s a three-step process:QuestionsAsk questions and collect or build the datasets to test our hypotheses_2a83c1ea-38b2-11eb-b1fe-dcbd0b83ea001Build. We ask questions and collect or build the datasets we need to test our hypotheses.StoriesRigorously review our stories_2a83c352-38b2-11eb-b1fe-dcbd0b83ea002Bulletproof. We bulletproof our stories through a rigorous review process, inviting external experts and even the subjects of investigations to challenge our findings.MethodologyShare our research methods_2a83c4b0-38b2-11eb-b1fe-dcbd0b83ea003Show our work. We share our research methods by publishing our datasets and our code. And we explain our approach in detailed methodological write-ups. Code & DatasetsPublish our datasets and our code_2a83c604-38b2-11eb-b1fe-dcbd0b83ea003.1ExplanationsExplain our approach in detailed methodological write-ups_2a83c758-38b2-11eb-b1fe-dcbd0b83ea003.22020-12-07https://themarkup.org/aboutOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net