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The Markup Wins Sigma Award for Series on Internet Disparities
The global contest recognizes excellence in data reporting
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The Markup Wins Four SABEW Awards for Business Journalism
We were also awarded two honorable mentions
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Introducing the United States Place Sampler (USPS)
Easily sample random U.S. street addresses using this new tool from Big Local News and The Markup
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How We Uncovered Disparities in Internet Deals
AT&T, Verizon, EarthLink, and CenturyLink disproportionately offered the worst deals to lower-income areas and communities of color across the country—while charging the same for faster speeds in higher-income and Whiter areas
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Dollars to Megabits, You May Be Paying 400 Times As Much As Your Neighbor for Internet Service
An investigation by The Markup found that AT&T, Verizon, EarthLink, and CenturyLink 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
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Journalists: Investigate Which Neighborhoods in Your City Are Offered the Worst Internet Deals
We analyzed more than 800,000 internet service offers in major U.S. cities. Here’s how you can use our data to report local stories
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Why Is My Internet So Slow?
Small tubes good, big tubes better