Helping to build communities on the open web.
I lead tech at https://propublica.org/
Previously: The 19th*, ForUsAll, Unlock, Matter Ventures, Medium, Known, Latakoo, Elgg.
Personal homepage: https://werd.io
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- When people trust humans more than brands: the incubator newsroom
by benwerd on 6/19/25, 1:25 PM, with comments
- What Is Open Source?
by benwerd on 6/14/25, 3:49 PM, with comments
- Building a Newsroom Technology Culture
by benwerd on 6/2/25, 2:21 AM, with comments
- The Half Sheet
by benwerd on 5/22/25, 1:51 PM, with comments
- Let's fund the open social web
by benwerd on 5/20/25, 1:39 PM, with comments
- If I Started Fresh
by benwerd on 5/8/25, 8:27 PM, with comments
- If I Ran Mastodon
by benwerd on 4/18/25, 7:12 PM, with comments
- If I ran Bluesky Product
by benwerd on 4/16/25, 7:29 PM, with comments
- Doctor Who is the best show ever made. Here's why
by benwerd on 4/5/25, 8:23 PM, with comments
- We're not a startup – and that's fine
by benwerd on 3/26/25, 4:33 AM, with comments
- Vivian Jenna Wilson (Musk's Estranged Daughter) Interviewed in Teen Vogue
by benwerd on 3/20/25, 1:15 PM, with comments
- Forcing people back to the office was a choice. I'm making mine
by benwerd on 3/19/25, 8:36 PM, with comments
- Decentralizing the cloud: separating software from infrastructure
by benwerd on 3/4/25, 4:25 PM, with comments
- Minimum Viable Startup Operations
by benwerd on 3/3/25, 10:46 PM, with comments
- The web was always about redistribution of power. Let's bring that back
by benwerd on 3/2/25, 6:21 PM, with comments
- GSA Eliminates 18F
by benwerd on 3/1/25, 3:39 PM, with comments
- Ask a CTO
by benwerd on 2/17/25, 5:00 PM, with comments
- An update on searching for trans-friendly employers who sponsor visas
by benwerd on 2/16/25, 5:07 PM, with comments
- Tech Continues to Be Political
by benwerd on 2/16/25, 2:02 PM, with comments
- Ask a CTO
by benwerd on 2/4/25, 12:31 AM, with comments
- A guide to using Signal for government workers
by benwerd on 2/3/25, 3:40 PM, with comments
- I want you to do these four things
by benwerd on 2/1/25, 9:27 PM, with comments
- Seeking trans-friendly employers who sponsor visas
by benwerd on 1/21/25, 3:04 AM, with comments
- Predictions for Tech, 2025
by benwerd on 12/31/24, 4:08 PM, with comments
- Creating a Framework for Living Well
by benwerd on 12/27/24, 7:41 PM, with comments
- The open social web is the future of the internet. Here's why I'm excited
by benwerd on 12/13/24, 3:31 AM, with comments
- Bluesky, AI, and the battle for consent on the open web
by benwerd on 11/27/24, 4:54 PM, with comments
- What I Want from Mozilla
by benwerd on 11/15/24, 6:49 PM, with comments
- Bluesky, the Fediverse, and the future of social media
by benwerd on 11/14/24, 4:12 PM, with comments
- PSA: Social Media Privacy and You
by benwerd on 11/9/24, 2:53 PM, with comments
- Non-profit newsrooms that speak truth to power
by benwerd on 11/7/24, 4:30 PM, with comments
- The Web and I
by benwerd on 10/24/24, 3:00 PM, with comments
- Helping to build the open social web
by benwerd on 10/20/24, 11:06 PM, with comments
- Republicans, young adults trust social media about as much as news
by benwerd on 10/19/24, 1:54 PM, with comments
- Revisiting Known
by benwerd on 10/14/24, 1:52 AM, with comments
- It turns out I'm still excited about the web
by benwerd on 10/10/24, 7:57 PM, with comments
- The Two Fediverses
by benwerd on 10/5/24, 8:33 PM, with comments
- Is There Still a Place for Print in the Future of Media?
by benwerd on 10/3/24, 11:47 PM, with comments