Washington, DC – Omidyar Network today announced the latest cohort of journalists who will join its Reporters in Residence program. Journalists Caroline Haskins, Garrison Lovely, and Tekendra Parmar will cover the emerging rules, institutions, norms, and narratives shaping our technology and society.
Since early 2023, Omidyar Network’s Reporters in Residence program has empowered freelance journalists to pursue rigorous reporting that drives national conversations and informs policy debates, including on issues such as the growing movement for worker power, the changing role of corporations in society, and new policy ideas that could fundamentally alter the shape of our society. In line with Omidyar Network’s recent strategy evolution, this year’s cohort will focus on the critical technological issues shaping our evolving world, including shifts in the policies, regulations and accountability structures that govern technology and GenAI; the impacts of competition and market concentration on the innovation and safety of tech products; and the intersections of technology and worker power.
“Our newest Reporters in Residence embody the cutting edge of technology journalism,” said Alexis Krieg, a director of strategic communications at Omidyar Network and the lead for the residency program. “These journalists possess the expertise needed to dissect and convey the complexities of today’s landscape – and with Omidyar Network’s support, they will be well-positioned to deepen society’s collective understanding of technology’s transformative impact. We look forward to seeing their excellent reporting in the months to come.”
About the reporters:
- Tekendra Parmar is an investigative reporter and editor with a track record of producing high-impact investigations. He currently edits Compiler, a new global technology policy publication. His writing has appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek, Business Insider, Time, Fortune, and The Nation, among other publications. His reporting on failures in Meta’s content moderation policies in Ethiopia is key evidence in a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Meta in Kenya. His investigations have been long-listed for the One World Media Award and was a finalist for the Online Journalism Award in the Excellence in Technology Reporting category.
- Garrison Lovely is a Brooklyn-based freelance journalist focusing on the intersection of AI risk, economics, and geopolitics. His writing on AI has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian US, The Verge, TIME, The Thomson Reuters Foundation, Jacobin, and elsewhere. His work has been translated into five languages. He is working on a book called Obsolete: Power, Profit, and the Race for Machine Superintelligence for OR Books and The Nation. He also writes “The Obsolete Newsletter.”
- Caroline Haskins will focus on government surveillance, harms from consumer-grade technology, and the “network state” phenomenon. Haskins is a freelance reporter based in New York covering technology with a focus on how it impacts American politics, labor and workers, and culture at large. Her work has appeared in outlets such as WIRED, The Guardian, and Rolling Stone. Previously, she has worked as a staff reporter covering technology at Business Insider, BuzzFeed News, and Vice’s Motherboard, and as a research editor at Business Insider.
Beginning in January 2025, Lovely, Haskins, and Parmar will spend six months pursuing stories regarding the technological issues they deem most important, with full editorial control and discretion over their work. The Reporters in Residence program will provide a monthly stipend, travel expense coverage, and access to Omidyar Network’s extensive partner network.
This cohort will build upon the success of previous participants, whose work has been featured in major publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, and many others. Previous Reporters in Residence include Zoë Bernard, Bryce Covert, Walter Frick, Megan Greenwell, Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, Kim Kelly, Brian Merchant, Louise Matsakis, Hamilton Nolan, Osita Nwanevu, Helaine Olen, Edward Ongweso Jr., Nick Romeo, s.e. smith, and Anna Louie Sussman.
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About Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network is a philanthropic organization whose mission is to bend the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility. Digital technology is a powerful and ubiquitous force that, harnessed wisely, makes wondrous things happen. We believe in working together to guide tech’s trajectory intentionally. Our vision is for our shared humanity to steer our digital future. So far, we have committed more than $1.94 billion to initiatives that share our vision. We engage, partner, and fund some of the world’s brightest thinkers and innovators to guide our digital future toward the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
