Meg Marco
Meg Marco was previously the senior editor overseeing audience strategy, social media, platforms and newsletters.
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Meg Marco was previously the senior editor overseeing audience strategy, social media, platforms and newsletters. Before joining ProPublica, Meg served as an editor at Axios and the Wall Street Journal, and was both the editor and head of product of the news site Consumerist, formerly part of Consumer Reports and Gawker Media.
Her work has led to policy changes by major tech companies and retailers, a nationwide recall of a defective fitness tracker and legislation banning non-disparagement agreements in consumer contracts.
How Your Brain Tricks You Into Taking Risks During the Pandemic
Experts who study the way we think and make decisions say that it can be more than politics driving our decision-making this year. The unprecedented nature of the pandemic undermines how we process information and assess risk. Need proof? Look around.
“Your Default Position Should Be Skepticism” and Other Advice for Data Journalists From Hadley Wickham
The chief scientist at RStudio and developer of open source tools for data scientists on bribes, bears and where your next story is hiding.
Did You Pay to Use TurboTax? Help Us Hold the Tax Prep Industry Accountable.
Readers have helped us figure out exactly how TurboTax maker Intuit and other companies make money off taxpayers. We want to hear more.
Listen to TurboTax Lie to Get Out of Refunding Overcharged Customers
TurboTax successfully lobbied to keep the IRS from offering free tax prep. Now it’s pretending the government already does it.
Here Are Your Stories of Being Tricked Into Paying by TurboTax. You Often Need the Money.
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