hi, i’m paris martineau

currently — i’m a senior investigative journalist on the special projects team at Consumer Reports, where i cover food safety issues. i’m interested in understanding the factors that make our food system less safe, and pay careful attention to the actions of corporations, special interest groups, and agencies like the FDA and USDA. i want to understand who is helping, who is hurting, and what exactly is going on in between. more than anything, i love a good yarn.

often, i reach out to people who i think can help provide vital context to my reporting and ensure i'm asking the right questions. i never come into a story with preconceived notions about the subject, and am always eager to be proven wrong. (as a former teacher once told me: “what doesn’t kill your story makes it stronger.”) 

i’m committed to protecting my sources and writing fairly and accurately about the companies i cover. i do not accept gifts from businesses or individuals who might appear in my articles, and i do not pay for information or interviews.

previously — i penned features as investigations about tech companies and their impact on the world for most of the last decade. most recently, i spent five years as a reporter at The Information,
where my investigations into corporate misconduct at high-flying startups resulted in the resignation of three CEOs (and one COO, but who’s counting?) and a startup filing for bankruptcy, among other things. my 2021 investigation into Amazon’s trucking boom led to policy changes at Amazon and received an honorable mention at the SABEW awards.

prior to that, i was a staff writer at Wired, where i chronicled the growth of tech platforms, the murky world of online influence operations, and the homesharing industry. back in the halcyon days of digital media startups, i was a staff writer for The Outline, covering tech news. i also used to write about internet culture for New York Magazine’s (now-defunct) tech blog, Select All. during my time there, i broke the story of QAnon (sorry!).

always — looking to speak with workers about acts of injustice. do you have a story to tell about corporate accountability, government (mis)regulation, or food safety? reach out. i’m more than happy to explain how talking to a reporter on-background (i.e. anonymously) works and find a way for us to connect securely in a way that makes you feel comfortable.

here are two ways to contact me securely

signal / phone / sms: +1 267-797-8655
secure email: 

you can follow me on bluesky  @paris.nyc