'A bigger focus on the human impact of technology': Sisi Wei is The Markup’s new editor-in-chief

The Markup, the nonprofit investigative news outlet that covers Big Tech, announced that Sisi Wei will be its new editor-in-chief.

The Markup launched in 2020 (after some hiccups) to explore the societal impacts of technology and algorithms. It makes all its data and code public and has found interesting ways to report on what platforms won’t make public, through initiatives like the Citizen Browser project.

Wei, the co-executive director of OpenNews, succeeds founder Julia Angwin who is currently the Markup’s editor-at-large. Her first day is Monday, Aug. 22.

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