We’re excited to announce that Lam Thuy Vo, a seasoned journalist who marries data analysis with on-the-ground reporting to examine how systems and policies affect individuals, will be joining The Markup as a reporter. This fall, Lam will also be starting a new job as an associate professor of data journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where she is currently a . data journalist in residence Lam brings with her an incredible wealth of experience. In addition to her role at the Newmark J-School, she is currently an and an . Information Futures Lab Fellow at Brown University AI Accountability Network Fellow for the Pulitzer Center Previously, she was a journalist at BuzzFeed News, The Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera America, and NPR’s Planet Money. Lam has told stories at the intersection of economics, technology, and society for more than a decade and has documented how power imbalances, when baked into systems, adversely impact those who are already living on the margins. She has documented how excessive “quality-of-life” complaints led to the and the raids of . overpolicing of minorities Black-owned businesses She has looked into how changes in immigration enforcement drove . immigrants into the arms of fraudulent lawyers And she has reported on the powerful role that technology has played in the , the , and the . surveillance of teens policing of protesters perpetuation of anti-Muslim hate by Myanmar politicians Her work as a reporter, storyteller, and leader in the field has won or been nominated for more than 30 awards. Among the organizations that have recognized her work are the Overseas Press Club, the Online News Association, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, and the Poynter Institute. Lam has also worked as an educator, scholar, and public speaker for a decade, developing newsroom-wide training programs for institutions like Al Jazeera America and The Wall Street Journal; workshops for journalists across the U.S. as well as from Asia, Latin America, and Europe, and semester-long courses for CUNY’s . Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism She’s brought her research about and the to institutions like , Georgetown, MIT, Columbia, and Data and Society. misinformation impact of algorithms on our political views Harvard In 2019, she published a for No Starch Press. book about her empirical approach to finding stories in data from the internet She is also committed to helping her industry become more diverse. She co-administers a and co-created a for journalists of color looking for career growth, salary data, demographics breakdowns of newsrooms, and training opportunities. Slack community for journalists of color resource guide A German-born Vietnamese immigrant to the U.S., Lam made her way to New York City via London, Berlin, Hong Kong, and Oakland and has adopted continuous learning as a way of life. She taught herself how to code by making ; she learned how to use a hammer drill to build inclusive rock ; and she will always mosey her way into the kitchens of “ ” and “ ” who are willing to show her how to make their favorite home-cooked meals. data visualizations about breakups climbing routes on the sides of the Rocky Mountains aunties uncles Lam joins The Markup on March 1, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome her. Please join us in congratulating her at . @lamthuyvo If you’d like to join our growing newsroom, sign up for our to be notified when we post new positions. You can view all open positions . jobs newsletter here Credit: Sisi Wei Also published here Photo by on The Climate Reality Project Unsplash

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