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 background, their links and everything they have published here. Apply to become a contributor.
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
559 articles · writing here since March 2026
Latest: Beff Jezos Announces Kardashev Research, an e/acc Nonprofit Seeded by a $100,000 Windfall
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
Latest: Lightspeed Hires an Instagram Creator to Source Its Next Venture Deals
Contributors
The contributor network is new, and the first contributors are being published now. See the stories we want written.
Write for WYDE Newsroom
Contributors get a byline, a page in this directory with their bio and links, and a new list of assignments every Monday and Thursday. A writer becomes a Senior Contributor after five published pieces.
See open calls and apply