Email me at Johana.Bhuiyan@theguardian.com
Johana Bhuiyan
Senior tech reporter and editor
The Guardian
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If you're here...
You are probably a source, a potential source, or just curious about my work. In any case, welcome! I made this site because a) I'm thirsty and b) I wanted to make it easier for people who have a tip, might be interested in speaking to me for an article, and/or want to speak anonymously about something sensitive to see examples of my work — especially stories that are either investigative or are about more delicate topics.
I'm a tech accountability reporter, and I'm particularly focused on how some companies exacerbate inequality or further marginalize already disenfranchised communities. I used to be a future of transportation reporter and mostly came at it from the same lens.
While my primary function is to tell these stories and keep the powers that be accountable, I can't do it without the courage and bravery of people who are willing to come forward and speak to me. So it's also a huge part of my job to protect those sources. My hope is my previous work and ongoing coverage will show how dedicated I am to ensuring that the identities of these people —potentially you—are protected and to handling both anonymous and on-the-record stories with care and sensitivity.
This site is a work in progress, but you can always keep up with my most recent stories and be subject to my tweets on Twitter at @JmBooyah.
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ABOUT ME
I'm a born and raised New Yorker, first in Queens and later on Long Island. After years of resistance, I moved to San Francisco in 2019. I'm a senior tech reporter and editor at The Guardian. I've been working as a journalist since about 2013. I'm half Bangladeshi, half Filipina. In other words, I'm super Asian. The good news is I ~ can ~ speak Bangla pretty fluently, the bad news is it doesn't sound pretty when I do. My Tagalog, on the other hand, basically starts and ends at telling you to come and eat or asking you how much something is. Since I gave up my dream of becoming an archaeologist when I was about 8, reporting is all I've ever wanted to do. Before The Guardian, I worked at the Los Angeles Times, Recode, BuzzFeed News, and Politico. I went to Lehigh University in Pennsylvania for undergrad.
MY ARTICLES
Examples of investigative and other articles about sensitive topics
Stories based on internal company sources & internal documents
Stories based on public records
FTC fines Amazon $62 million for stealing tips from drivers 2 years after the LA Times first exposed the practice.
Original article: Where does a tip to an Amazon driver go? In some cases, toward the driver’s base pay
LAPD investigates officers for misconduct after the LA Times revealed officers received free Ring products or discounts and were encouraged to promote them.
Senators question Amazon over its contract with camera company after the LA Times reported on its "real-time Uighur warnings" & race detection
Facebook demands LAPD stop using fake accounts & cease social media surveillance after the Guardian reported the police department once contracted with a tech firm that enables social media monitoring
Original articles: Revealed: the software that studies your Facebook friends to predict who may commit a crime
Exclusive: LAPD partnered with tech firm that enables secretive online spying
Impact: Meta sues Voyager after discovering the firm collected data on 600,000 users via fake accounts.
Lawsuit targets Voyager after Guardian investigation uncovered police partnership and company’s claims it could predict crime.