About Me

Hi, I'm Ryan Tate, a journalist in Brooklyn, New York, NY.

I am an editor at The Markup/CalMatters, two great nonprofit news sites merged into one. I've led investigations into harmful uses of technology, coverage of tech policy, and managed projects to produce interactive tools, explainers, and service journalism. I worked previously as an editor at the The Intercept, a digital magazine specializing in fearless and adversarial journalism, where I led projects producing investigations involving sensitive datasets, including the Snowden archive, typically at the intersection of tech, national security, and human rights, including privacy. You can find a fuller resume here or on LinkedIn.

When not doing that work stuff, I like spending time with my family, cooking, listening to Maustetytöt, enjoying the films of Aki Kaurismäki, reading up on world history, programming in Clojure, walking or running around Prospect Park, and hitting up a spin or pilates class.