Julia Angwin is a journalist and founder who investigates the social impacts of artificial intelligence and algorithmic systems through independent nonprofit media. Julia Angwin's Twitter Score is 38 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #24,726 (top 10%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Julia Angwin founded Proof News, a nonprofit newsroom fiscally sponsored by Aspiration, a registered 501(c)(3) organization, and co-founded The Markup, a data-driven investigative outlet that was acquired by CalMatters in April 2024 and continues to operate independently under that arrangement. At The Markup, she developed and published the methodologies, code, and data behind newsroom analyses so that findings could be independently verified or challenged. Julia Angwin also contributes opinion writing to New York Times Opinion and serves as director of the Independent Media and Audience Project at the Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
Julia Angwin previously worked at ProPublica as a senior reporter, where her investigations included examinations of racial bias in criminal risk assessment algorithms and discriminatory ad placement practices on Facebook. She also formerly worked at The Wall Street Journal as a staff reporter. Her book, On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear, extends her focus on accountability and independent journalism. Julia Angwin's account has accumulated 44,472 followers as of August 2026 across 8,194 posts. Julia Angwin has been mentioned by 213 accounts, with 1,035 total mentions.
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