Writers and editors
WYDE Newsroom is written by its editors and by outside contributors: reporters, researchers, founders and practitioners who cover the impact economy under their own names. Every piece passes the same checks before it is published.
Each writer has a page with their photo, their background, their links and everything they have published here.
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We want more writers covering the impact economy: giving, crypto and impact investing, AI and robotics, the creator economy, hunger and food. You get a byline, an author page built for you in this directory, and a new list of assignments every Monday and Thursday. 5 stories are open right now.
Most wanted:Crypto, tokens or impact investing that change how money reaches a causeA creator, platform or campaign that turned attention into a measurable resultFood banks, SNAP and hunger, by the numbers
Editors
Aaron Rafferty
Founding Director, WYDE
I write about philanthropy, nonprofit accountability, food policy and the financial technology changing how money reaches causes.
PhilanthropyNonprofit accountabilityFood policyFinancial infrastructure and crypto
578 articles · writing here since March 2026
Joseph Cederwall
Editor
Chief Editor, The Tech Buzz
Technology, legal and economic analyst, and international geopolitics journalist.
TechnologyLaw and policyEconomicsGeopolitics
1 article · writing here since August 2026
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Contributors
The contributor network is new, and the first contributors are being published now. See the stories we want written.