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He Reported on Facebook. Now He Approaches It With Caution.

He Reported on Facebook. Now He Approaches It With Caution. Nick Confessore, an investigative reporter who has written about social media and data privacy, has changed his tech habits after what he has learned. Read More…

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I Deleted Facebook Last Year. Here’s What Changed (and What Didn’t).

I Deleted Facebook Last Year. Here’s What Changed (and What Didn’t). Our personal tech columnist didn’t lose touch with his true friends — but strange things did occur, including Instagram thinking he was a woman. Read More…

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It’s 2019. Want Some Self-Improvement? Invest in Adventure.

It’s 2019. Want Some Self-Improvement? Invest in Adventure. In a world where things often feel static, there is inherent value in reminding yourself that you can change. Let’s call that adventure. What’s yours? Read More…

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Digital Privacy Is a Big Concern in Europe. For This Reporter, Too.

Digital Privacy Is a Big Concern in Europe. For This Reporter, Too. When the investigative journalist Matt Apuzzo moved from Washington to Brussels, he noticed that distrust had a different focus. And he adjusted some of his own tech tools. Read More…

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How an App Creates ‘Disturbingly Agile Millennial Thumbs’

How an App Creates ‘Disturbingly Agile Millennial Thumbs’ Isabella Kwai, a reporter in Australia, rarely takes notes on paper anymore and instead uses her iPhone. She can still look sources in the eye while typing. Read More…

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Hurricanes. Shootings. Fires. Time for an Editor’s Emergency Kit.

Hurricanes. Shootings. Fires. Time for an Editor’s Emergency Kit. When news of natural disasters or man-made ones break in the U.S., Julie Bloom taps a variety of tools to communicate with reporters, edit stories and get them published. Read More…

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An Intensely Personal Tribute to A Tribe Called Quest

An Intensely Personal Tribute to A Tribe Called Quest “Go Ahead in the Rain,” by the poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib, is a love letter to the pioneering hip-hop group. Read More…

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‘Survival Math’ Opens Some Personal Wounds but Leaves Others Hidden

‘Survival Math’ Opens Some Personal Wounds but Leaves Others Hidden In this memoir, Mitchell S. Jackson writes about a lifetime of losses and near escapes, nesting his own story among those of his friends and relatives. Read More…

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