Sam Schechner — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Pulitzer Prize winner (2025 National Reporting for Elon Musk series; contributed to 2022 Facebook Files series which won Loeb, Polk, and Deadline Awards).
Reporter at The Wall Street Journal since 2005, focusing on technology, power, and society.
Led a 2019 investigation into apps sending user data to Facebook, resulting in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission settlement and a class action lawsuit.
Holds a bachelor's degree from Brown University.

Biography

Sam Schechner is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where he specializes in the intersection of technology, power, and society. His reporting frequently explores how major technology companies navigate topics such as privacy, censorship, and the implications of artificial intelligence. He currently lives in Paris.

Schechner contributed to a Wall Street Journal series on Elon Musk that received a Pulitzer Prize in 2025 for National Reporting.