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Journalism that unpacks the global authoritarian toolkit, such as the abuse of new technologies, the rise of oligarchy and the manipulation of scientific fact.
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• Major investigations (The Playbook, Captured)
• Expansion of our ZEG Network to Amsterdam and London
• Insights used by policymakers & journalists worldwide
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• Major investigations (The Playbook, Captured)
• Expansion of our ZEG Network to Amsterdam and London
• Insights used by policymakers & journalists worldwide
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
3/ This kind of work takes time, collaboration, and your trust.
Your support has already powered:
• Major investigations (The Playbook, Captured)
• Expansion of our ZEG Network to Amsterdam and London
• Insights used by policymakers & journalists worldwide
Your support has already powered:
• Major investigations (The Playbook, Captured)
• Expansion of our ZEG Network to Amsterdam and London
• Insights used by policymakers & journalists worldwide
2/ In 2016, we exposed Russia’s disinformation playbook when others dismissed it.
In 2020, we tracked how tech was empowering authoritarians.
In 2024, our Captured investigation revealed how AI is reshaping global power — months before it hit the mainstream.
In 2020, we tracked how tech was empowering authoritarians.
In 2024, our Captured investigation revealed how AI is reshaping global power — months before it hit the mainstream.
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
2/ In 2016, we exposed Russia’s disinformation playbook when others dismissed it.
In 2020, we tracked how tech was empowering authoritarians.
In 2024, our Captured investigation revealed how AI is reshaping global power — months before it hit the mainstream.
In 2020, we tracked how tech was empowering authoritarians.
In 2024, our Captured investigation revealed how AI is reshaping global power — months before it hit the mainstream.
1/ While most newsrooms chase today’s headlines, Coda tracks the currents beneath them.
We call it pattern-recognition journalism — connecting dots across continents to reveal what’s coming before it makes the news.
We call it pattern-recognition journalism — connecting dots across continents to reveal what’s coming before it makes the news.
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
1/ While most newsrooms chase today’s headlines, Coda tracks the currents beneath them.
We call it pattern-recognition journalism — connecting dots across continents to reveal what’s coming before it makes the news.
We call it pattern-recognition journalism — connecting dots across continents to reveal what’s coming before it makes the news.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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4/5 Blatant as current U.S. corruption is, it pales before the post-Soviet period as oligarchs made their fortunes. But even the oligarchs’ vast wealth, as Russia’s richest man found, couldn’t protect them from Vladimir Putin.
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
4/5 Blatant as current U.S. corruption is, it pales before the post-Soviet period as oligarchs made their fortunes. But even the oligarchs’ vast wealth, as Russia’s richest man found, couldn’t protect them from Vladimir Putin.
3/5 Politicians were corrupt and political instability was normal. The parallels are worrying. After all, the period before WWI ended with WWI.
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
3/5 Politicians were corrupt and political instability was normal. The parallels are worrying. After all, the period before WWI ended with WWI.
2/5 Inequality in our time is similar to what it was in the Gilded Age, before World War I, when plutocrats amassed vast fortunes, built lavish mansions and used their connections to profit from favorable government contracts.
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
2/5 Inequality in our time is similar to what it was in the Gilded Age, before World War I, when plutocrats amassed vast fortunes, built lavish mansions and used their connections to profit from favorable government contracts.