Behind The Blog

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Behind the Blog: Busted Slots and Shadowy Surveillance
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Busted Slots and Shadowy Surveillance

Joseph talks about why he focused on a surveillance vendor's politics, and Emanuel on the fallout from Google surfacing an AI-generated "selfie" of the infamous Tank Man.
FBI Wiretapping, Mexico's 'Aliens,' and Pissed Off Game Developers
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FBI Wiretapping, Mexico's 'Aliens,' and Pissed Off Game Developers

How we broke the news of another arrest and indictment of someone involved in a sex trafficking ring, getting inside a situation that's pissed off a lot of game developers, the balance of revealing news and finding narratives, and monumental right-to-repair progress.
Behind the Blog: 'Magical' AI That's Human Labor, Sinister Chatbots, and Damage Control
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: 'Magical' AI That's Human Labor, Sinister Chatbots, and Damage Control

This week, we got some good business coaching from an unlikely place, and pulled back the curtain on a 3D modeling company.
Behind the Blog: Why We Stalked a Target Through the NYC Subway
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Why We Stalked a Target Through the NYC Subway

We discuss the importance of impact, missing phone calls from sources while at the dentist, and the games Amazon plays with journalists.
Behind the Blog: Launch Week and Instagram's Illegal Ads Problem
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Launch Week and Instagram's Illegal Ads Problem

We discuss launch week, stress, making a website, and Instagram’s big illegal ads problem.