A picture of Jeremy B. Merrill
  • a data journalist at The Washington Post who uses machine-learning and data analysis for investigative journalism
  • a mediocre but avid board game, trivia and frisbee player
  • a resident of Atlanta, Ga.
  • someone who loves to watch thunderstorms
  • a proud holder of a multiyear Duolingo streak

Please reach out if you have useful information to share about:

  • how ad tech (e.g. Facebook, YouTube, or the LumaScape) enable disinformation
  • how ads enables discrimination or other harms
  • financial harm (scams!) enabled by platforms, algorithms advertising systems or ads in major media
  • cool data about politics

For examples of my impactful reporting on those topics, check out my clips below.

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