The Wire’s TekFog investigation: A futile search for evidence
[DUMMY TEXT — replace] A close reading of the evidence behind a story that gripped Indian media, and what it revealed about verification standards in digital reporting.
Journalism
A curated selection of my reporting — investigations, data stories, and long-form pieces. Not everything I've published, just the work that mattered, with notes on why.
Inside India’s booming dark data economy ↗
Long read on India’s booming dark data economy: spyware, detectives, data brokers, scammers—all that and more. Thanks to lax privacy laws and high consumer demand, details on everything from how you shop to who you date are all for sale.
Misinformation Is Endangering India’s 2019 Election ↗
India is facing information wars of an unprecedented nature and scale. Indians are bombarded with fake news and divisive propaganda on a near-constant basis from a wide range of sources, from television news to global platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp. In this story, we map the misinformation ecosystem.