Micah Loewinger

Micah Loewinger is a reporter for On the Media, where he focuses on internet culture, politics, and the far-right.

His investigation into Zello, a walkie-talkie app used for recruitment and organizing by militia groups on January 6th, won the John M. Higgins Award for Best In-Depth/Enterprise Reporting and was featured on 60 Minutes. His story about a Ukrainian Twitch streamer's escape from war was a finalist for Third Coast's Best News Feature. His piece on a Syrian refugee camp in a Swedish Wild West theme park was a finalist for a Livingston Award for international reporting.

His written work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Guardian, NPR, and Gothamist.

He also loves tips and story ideas from listeners! DM him or send him a message on Signal: (646) 753-2373.

Micah Loewinger appears in the following:

How The Village Voice Changed Journalism

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

An oral history tells the story of this iconic alt-weekly. 

Warring Narratives Around Gaza's Largest Humanitarian Aid Organization

Friday, April 05, 2024

Turning to history to understand the current battle over UNRWA.

How Gaza’s Biggest Aid Network Lost Funding

Friday, April 05, 2024

Allegations against UNRWA led to funding cuts. 

Ronna McDaniel and the Revolving Door From Politics to TV News

Friday, March 29, 2024

In light of the Ronna McDaniel episode, a look at the history of the practice.

Conspiracy Theories Obfuscate Real Issues at Boeing

Friday, March 29, 2024

The more mundane reasons for trouble at the airplane manufacturer. 

Russia's Network of Ghost Journalists

Friday, March 22, 2024

A new chapter in Russian disinformation campaigns

Evan Gershkovich Has Been In Prison In Russia For A Year

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

The anniversary of Russia's arrest of WSJ reporter, Evan Gershkovich.

The TikTok Bill Won't Solve Our Social Media Woes

Friday, March 15, 2024

Julia Angwin explains.

What Elon Musk and Donald Trump Want From Each Other

Friday, March 08, 2024

What Elon Musk can really offer to Trump (besides money). 

Covering Gaza with Mehdi Hasan

Friday, March 01, 2024

"Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." (adapted from the works of Finley Peter Dunne)

A Palestinian-American Student Was Shot in Vermont, and Became a Reluctant Poster Child

Friday, March 01, 2024

Hisham Awartani on becoming an inadvertent media symbol.

Digging into the Data About Media Bias in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict

Friday, March 01, 2024

Accusations of bias abound. 

What to Make of the Flood of Coverage About President Biden's Age

Friday, February 16, 2024

All the candles on the president's cake.

AI-Generated Conspiracy Theories Are Flooding TikTok

Friday, February 09, 2024

A new get-rich-quick scheme is in town. 

Meet the Serbian DJ Running an AI Clickbait Business

Friday, February 09, 2024

The owner of 2,000 websites including once-beloved blogs and news outlets.

Tuning Back In to the Trump Show

Friday, February 02, 2024

Should the press go back to paying more attention to Donald Trump?

Ron DeSantis and A Series of Unfortunate Events

Friday, January 26, 2024

How the Florida governor's presidential campaign rose and fell

What Pitchfork's Absorption into GQ Means for Music Journalism

Friday, January 19, 2024

Is this the end of the record review as we know it? 

What Israelis Are Seeing on TV - EXTENDED VERSION

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

The Israeli media bubble. EXTENDED VERSION

Bill Ackman and How Plagiarism Became a Political Tool

Friday, January 12, 2024

How the drama has unfolded, and how plagiarism became a political tool.