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Jeremy Scahill
Co-founding Editor and Senior Investigative Reporter
Jeremy Scahill is an investigative reporter and war correspondent.
Staff
Sam Biddle
Technology Reporter
Sam Biddle is a reporter focusing on malfeasance and misused power in technology.
Rodrigo Brandão
Senior Director, Communications and Strategy
Rodrigo Brandão is a communications professional and media strategist based in New York City.
Alleen Brown
Reporter
Alleen Brown is New York-based reporter, focused on environmental justice issues.
Soohee Cho
Designer
Soohee Cho is a graphic designer based in New York and originally from South Korea.
Matthew Cole
National Security Reporter
Matthew Cole is an investigative journalist covering national security and U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts.
Ryan Devereaux
Reporter
Ryan Devereaux is an investigative journalist covering criminal justice, immigration enforcement and national security.
Lee Fang
Investigative Reporter
Lee Fang is a journalist with a long-standing interest in how public policy is influenced by organized interest groups and money.
Lauren Feeney
Director, Video Production
Lauren Feeney is a video journalist whose reporting has focused on poverty and human rights in the U.S. and abroad.
Andrew Fishman
Reporter/Managing Editor, The Intercept Brasil
Ryan Grim
D.C. Bureau Chief
Ryan Grim is an editor based in Washington whose work has focused on influence and corruption.
Akil Harris
Senior Research Engineer, First Look Media Works
Akil Harris is a senior research engineer at First Look Media.
Philipp Hubert
Creative Director
Philipp Hubert is a graphic designer who has worked with a global client base on publishing, arts, and culture products.
Mara Hvistendahl
Investigative Reporter
Mara Hvistendahl is a journalist focused on national security, technology, and China.
Andrea Jones
Story Editor
Andrea Jones is an editor focused on criminal justice, immigration, and the environment.
Micah Lee
Director of Information Security
Micah Lee is a technologist with a focus on operational security, source protection, privacy, and cryptography.
Sharon Lerner
Investigative Reporter
Sharon Lerner is an investigative reporter based in New York City, focusing on health and the environment.
Peter Maass
Senior Editor
Peter Maass has written about war, media, and national security for a variety of outlets.
Miroslav Macala
Manager, Strategic Operations
Miroslav Macala is a New York-based manager focusing on strategic business operations, originally from the Czech Republic.
Robert Mackey
Senior Writer
Robert Mackey is a reporter and columnist focused on mining social networks for evidence of news events.
Kate Myers
Executive Director, Revenue and Operations, First Look Media Works
Kate Myers leads revenue operations and business strategy for the nonprofit side of First Look Media.
Marguerite Nutter
Associate Director, Revenue and Membership, First Look Media Works
Marguerite Nutter focuses on member development and engagement and is based in Washington, D.C.
Leandro Oliva
Director of Digital Operations
Leandro Oliva is a product and audience engagement strategist based in New York City.
Nausicaa Renner
Senior Politics Editor
Nausicaa Renner is an editor and writer based in Washington, D.C.
James Risen
Senior National Security Correspondent
Maryam Saleh
Features Editor
Maryam Saleh is an editor and reporter based in Washington, D.C., whose work focuses on immigration, criminal justice, and politics.
Liliana Segura
Senior Reporter
Liliana Segura is a journalist and editor with a longtime focus on the failings and excesses of the U.S. criminal justice system.
Jordan Smith
Senior Reporter
Jordan Smith is an award-winning investigative journalist based in Austin, Texas.
Alice Speri
Reporter
Alice Speri reports on justice, immigration, and civil rights. She is originally from Italy and lives in the Bronx.
Elise Swain
Associate Producer, Intercepted
Elise Swain is a multimedia journalist based in New York City.
Ryan Tate
Technology Editor
Ryan Tate has written about the use, abuse, and subversion of corporate power in the technology sector and beyond.
Margot Williams
Research Editor for Investigations
Margot Williams is a journalist and research editor who was part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams at the Washington Post.
About First Look Media
The Intercept is a publication of First Look Media. Launched in 2013 by eBay founder and philanthropist Pierre Omidyar, First Look Media is a multi-platform media company devoted to supporting independent voices, from fearless investigative journalism and documentary filmmaking to arts, culture, media and entertainment. First Look Media produces and distributes content in a wide range of forms including feature films, short-form video, podcasts, interactive media and long-form journalism, for its own digital properties and with partners.