1499 We write often about how China’s technological and entrepreneurial innovations are underrated in the U.S. Consider that in 2014, just 14% of tech unic… more
Damaris became associated with 13D in 2015, after more than 12 years working in media and investigative journalism.
Her coverage focuses on the internet, digital trends and culture, and the ethics of new technologies. She writes extensively about how Facebook is changing societies and the disruption of traditional media. Her analysis of the backlash against Big Tech and the rise of authoritarianism has been ahead of much of the news cycle. Corporate consolidation, millennials in politics, and labor movements in the U.S. are other trends she studies closely.
As a journalist, Damaris covered the challenges facing her industry. Her investigations, published by Columbia Journalism Review, ranged from deep-dives on major news outlets to exposes of internet trolls and their networks. After receiving the San Paolo Fellowship from Columbia Journalism School, she worked in Italy as a reporter for La Stampa, one of the country's major newspapers, covering politics and culture.
Damaris graduated from Brown University in 2003 with a B.A. in Comparative Literature. In 2013, she earned a Masters in Arts from Columbia Journalism School. She is a recipient of The Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship.
1499 Turnout was off the charts in this year’s midterm elections. Approximately 114 million votes were cast in U.S. House races in 2018, compared to 83 mil… more
1499 Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right nationalist who has openly derided women and minorities, waxed nostalgic for the days when Brazil was a military dictators… more
1499 The Great Recession is ten years past, but it continues to reshape the U.S. economy. One lasting effect is the growing divide between urban and rural… more
1499 Television advertising still rules the political landscape, accounting for nearly half of the $8.9 billion that advertising-research-firm Borrell Asso… more
1499 “There is no blue wave in November 2018 without black or brown people,” Symone Sanders, a Democratic strategist, has said. Enthusiasm among black vote… more
1499 If so, and we are on the cusp of a massive transfer of power to younger voters, what are the implications? Last year’s elections in Virginia and Alab… more
1499 Despite the factious political environment, 75% of Americans think immigration is, in large part, good for the country, according to Gallup, which sur… more
1499 The world has witnessed countless technological revolutions that would not have been possible without extracting massive amounts of planetary and huma… more
1499 What comes next for these big empty spaces and the communities left to deal with them? What does this tell us about the future of retail and the U.S.… more
