Megan Gannon

@meganigannon

journalist

Berlin, Germany
meganigannon.com
Joined October 2010
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    4 Oct 2017

    Archaeologists in Cyprus can't escape recent history. I wrote about it for

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    Apr 4

    New archaeological finds at Teotihuacán suggest something astounding: It flourished *without* a massive underclass. (h/t )

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  3. Apr 3

    Just went to open Digg reader and learned it's shut down. Long live RSS feeds

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    Apr 3

    Henry wanted to escape the gang that had followed him from El Salvador. He decided to help the FBI arrest fellow MS-13 members. Now he is slated for deportation and marked for death:

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    Apr 2

    NEW from me: Grindr is sharing their users' HIV status info (tied to email and GPS data) with two third-party companies, a data analysis shows -->

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  6. Mar 31

    Ancient DNA studies are vulnerable to abuse by extremists and bigots. Reporters who cover the field beware.

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    Mar 21

    In which I fact-checked a piece of fake news, used an AI fact-checker to fact-check that news, and then a human fact-checker fact-checked it all. My latest for

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    Mar 22

    icymi pubbed a great piece this week on Lawrence Krauss, , and how the obsession with certain kinds of evidence over others so often lends support to existing biases

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    Mar 19

    “Who told you reconciliation erases your past? We will return you to here every time.” The options for Syrians are vanishingly few. Really important read from .

    Since we published this story in December, I've received information that four Syrian refugees who returned to government-held Syria from Europe have been killed. Please read:
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  10. Retweeted
    Mar 15

    [in english] The last moments of Marielle Franco, the socialist city councilor executed in the streets of a Rio de Janeiro under military control. By

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    Mar 15

    Statistical errors may taint as many as half of mouse studies, reports in

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    Mar 5

    Wreck found in Delta not the Clotilda, the last American slave ship

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  13. Mar 5

    rude to freelancers

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  14. Mar 4

    underwater archaeology in my backyard. frozen Landwehrkanal in Berlin = rare opportunity to get a clear view of the bikes, umbrellas, etc. at the bottom

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    Mar 2

    Like many women, I have a story about being sexually harassed in the media industry. Someday I may write it. For now, I wrote my first piece for the place I founded with people I admire completely, to create the community we wanted: .

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    Mar 2

    Edit tests in journalism, via 1980s: NYT flies applicant to NY for a week of paid work to see if she's right for the job Today: Bustle asks applicant to come up w/ *35* story ideas, write 2 full pieces, & edit 2,600 words of raw copy, for free

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  17. Mar 2

    "among full-time employees who have worked at Disneyland for more than 15 years, 54% are paid less than $15 an hour"

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    Mar 1

    In which I weigh in on the debate over whether science journalists should show scientists their stories before publication: (Note: I didn't get to see this article before it was published, because of course I didn't. That's the way journalism should be.)

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  19. Mar 1

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    Facebook censors 30,000 year-old Venus of Willendorf as 'pornographic'
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  20. Retweeted
    Feb 28

    people who care for captive primates want the best for their animals. but as standards and guidelines have changed over the years, there have been clashes between management & employees over what constitutes appropriate care. me for :

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    Feb 28

    Wow, big discovery in Gulf of Mexico: "7,000-Year-Old Burial Site Found Underwater" by via

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