Cathy Deng

Cathy Deng is a Fellow in BuzzFeed's Open Lab for Journalism, Technology, and the Arts and is based in San Francisco.

Contact this reporter at cathy.deng@buzzfeed.com.

Experiments In Texting Total Strangers

One approach to popping algorithmic bubbles

Bored of your Spotify Discover playlist? Want something completely random?

For every story that makes the news, many stories go untold. We want to hear them.

You're leaving a trail of digital footprints whether you like it or not. Might as well leave a trail that's harder to follow.

Do you have a story about someone who made you or your family feel welcome...or someone who made you feel like you don’t belong?

Building a phone hotline for exchanging messages between strangers, and a summary of my approach moving forward.

All of the information we see online is distorted. What can we do about it?