The Markup Wins Four Journalism Awards in the 2022 Best in Business Awards

Multiple investigations from The Markup have been recognized in a range of categories by the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing’s 2022 . Best in Business Awards Working for an Algorithm Dara Kerr’s stories documenting attacks on gig workers and ride-hail drivers won in the Features and Travel/Transportation categories. In addition to a that revealed through gripping personal narrative how Uber’s failure to swiftly comply with subpoenas left drivers vulnerable, reporting in our “ ” series was also honored for the crisis and creating that tracks carjackings or attempted carjackings of gig workers nationwide. months-long investigation Working for an Algorithm quantifying the only database Congrats to the entire team that worked on this series: Dara Kerr, Maddy Varner, Ko Bragg, Kris Fischer, Gabriel Hongsdusit, Maria Puertas, Jill Jaroff, Sid Hastings, and Anson Chan, and our publishing partner The Verge. Still Loading Our investigation, “ ,” won in the Data Journalism and Media/Entertainment categories. that a quartet of telecom giants disproportionately offered lower-income and least-White neighborhoods slow internet service for the same price as speedy connections they offered in other parts of town. Still Loading Our story revealed Until The Markup published this investigation, customers receiving the worst deals had no idea about the disparity. Since publication, investigative reporters Leon Yin and Aaron Sankin have briefed local-, federal-, and state-level lawmakers and regulators about our findings. They’ve how to localize the story for their own communities, which many publications did. created a guide showing other journalists We also worked with Outlier Media before launch, sharing our data analysis, and Outlier focused on Detroiters on publication day. published its own story Dozens of news organizations also republished The Markup’s story through our partnership with the Associated Press for this project. The investigation has also proved a crucial resource for government officials working to bring more Americans online. Congrats to the team that worked on this series: Leon Yin, Aaron Sankin, Evelyn Larrubia, Joel Eastwood, Gabriel Hongsdusit, Paroma Soni, Jeremy Singer-Vine, Maria Puertas, Jill Jaroff, and our publishing partners. The Pixel Hunt Stories from our “ ” series won honorable mentions in the Investigative and Technology categories. Pixel Hunt The three stories recognized by the award revealed that about patients from medical websites, dozens of have sent patients’ sensitive health information to multiple big tech companies, and that have been sending users financial information to Facebook. Facebook is receiving sensitive medical information telehealth startups tax filing websites Since publication, mental health startup Cerebral has , have been filed, and our work has been the Department of Health and Human Services, in U.S. Senate , and in from eight senators to subjects of our stories. admitted to disclosing users’ sensitive health data in violation of HIPAA multiple class action lawsuits cited by hearings letters Congrats to the team that worked on this series: Simon Fondrie-Teitler, Todd Feathers, Surya Mattu, Colin Lecher, Angie Waller, Katie Palmer of STAT, Rina Palta, Micha Gorelick, Gabriel Hongsdusit, Maria Puertas, and Jill Jaroff. Congratulations as well, to our partners at STAT and The Verge, who either coreported or copublished these stories with us. Congratulations to all of . this year’s SABEW Awards honorees By The Markup Also published here Photo by on Uwe Conrad Unsplash

The Markup Wins Four Journalism Awards in the 2022 Best in Business Awards

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