Mark Keierleber
Investigative Journalist | Two-time Online Journalism Awards Winner | Technology | Cybersecurity | Surveillance
- Role
- Investigative Reporter at The 74 Media
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mark Keierleber
Investigative journalist covering emerging technology and its implications for society…
Experience
Investigative Reporter
Jun 2015 — Present · New York, NY, US
Author of Kept in the Dark, a WIRED co-published investigation into 300+ cyberattacks on U.S. schools, supported by a Fund for Investigative Journalism grant and awarded the 2025 Online Journalism Award for Excellence in Technology Reporting• Broke national exclusives on ransomware attacks, digital surveillance, schoolsecurity firms and federal probes into education technology companies• Co-published investigations with WIRED, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The BostonGlobe, Fast Company, USA Today and more than 50 regional outlets.• Built and analyzed exclusive datasets using OSINT techniques to uncover trends,identify news leads and foster accountability while managing FOIA strategy and investigative support across the newsroom• 2022 Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award recipient and Livingston Award finalist for an investigative series into the civil rights implications of digital student surveillance software• 2018 Education Writers Association national reporting award recipient for aggressivecoverage of the school security industry’s marketing and lobbying practices• Frequent expert on radio shows, television programs and podcasts including NPR,CBS News, Marketplace and MIT Technology Review’s In Machines We Trust• Founder of School (in)Security, an award-winning newsletter focused on school safety and students\' civil rights
Education
Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Skills
- Sports Writing
- Newspaper Design
- Newspapers
- Ap Style
- Incopy
- Storytelling
- Feature Articles
- News Writing
- Online Journalism
- Fact-Checking
- Headline Writing
- Journalism
- Copy Editing
- Editorial
- Blogging
- Investigative Reporting
- Final Cut Pro
- Editing
- Magazines
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