Year in Review
The Stories that Made Us Jealous in 2023
A look at 10 articles we wish we had published this year
Gabriel Hongsdusit
Visual Designer
Gabriel Hongsdusit is the visual designer at The Markup. Previously, he was the design and visuals editor at Reveal, where he was responsible for the overall design and visual direction of the newsroom, which included illustrations, editorial design, product design, photo editing, and data graphics. Before that, he was the design apprentice for the Institute for Nonprofit News.
Gabe graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and Mandarin Chinese. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Hello World
Meet the People Taking The Markup Reporting Off the Page and Into Real Life
Covering technology is really about covering people, the choices they make, and the choices being made for them
Machine Learning
We’re Not Living a “Predicted” Life: Student Perspectives on Wisconsin’s Dropout Algorithm
Wisconsin took down its dropout predictions after a Markup investigation. Here’s what two students we featured have to say
Hello World
How Elon Musk Is Trying To Make Web Scraping Dangerous Again
A massive civil suit from Musk’s X Corp. threatens to make web scraping legally perilous again. The ACLU’s Esha Bhandari explains what’s going on.
Languages of Misinformation
Second-Generation Americans: What to Do When Loved Ones Are Sharing Misinformation
Don’t get into a political argument. Talk about misinformation instead
LevelUp
Without a Trace: How to Keep Your Phone Off the Grid
We answer the questions readers asked in response to our guide to anonymizing your phone
Privacy
Your Smart TV Knows What You’re Watching
Here’s how to turn off “automated content recognition,” the Shazam-like software on smart TVs that tracks what you’re watching
Hello World
It Isn’t News, It’s Just Sand
Welcome to the era of news mirages
How Certain Algorithms to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
18th-century German forest management explains why government websites make you want to pull your hair out
Still Loading
What It’s Like Living With Limited Access to Internet in the Black Rural South
Across the rural South, about 38% of Black households don’t have home internet, a higher percentage than White people in the same region and the national average
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