Shannon Bond
Correspondent and editor at NPR.
Power, influence, and the technologies shaping democracy.
I cover the intersection of technology, politics, and power — how information flows, how it gets distorted, and what it means for democracy. My work appears on NPR's radio programs, website, and podcasts. I previously spent 11 years as a reporter and editor at the Financial Times.
AI companies are pushing out a new message: They want to slow down. This comes after several firms disclosed AI-related security incidents and raised concerns about the technology's future risks.
Listen →2026 has already brought a wave of setbacks for social media giants as pressure grows on Big Tech from regulators and lawmakers around the world.
Read →Super PACs with ties to the artificial intelligence industry are spending millions to influence midterm elections this year. We discuss who is behind the spending and what they stand to gain.
Listen →Massive spending and heated rhetoric in midterm races reflect the AI industry's political fault lines and competing visions of what the future should look like.
Read →OpenAI is seeking to shape the public narrative about AI with the purchase of a niche talk show popular with Silicon Valley insiders.
Read →What a screenwriter's two-month AI rabbit hole reveals about the emotional dangers of chatbot dependency.
Read →Inside a support group for people affected by troubling AI interactions.
Read →White supremacist tropes and ironic viral jokes illustrate the right-wing project of redefining who belongs in the United States.
Read →Employees at more than a dozen agencies describe chaos, confusion and conditions that feel designed to push them out.
Read →The General Services Administration is identifying federal property to sell off, while abruptly firing more than 1,000 of its own workers.
Read →Children's Health Defense has filed nearly 30 federal and state lawsuits since 2020, many challenging vaccines and public health mandates.
Read →Election officials are trying to hold the line against foreign interference, AI-generated fakes, and a fractured social media landscape.
Read →At Def Con, more than 2,000 people took on eight leading AI models in a first-of-its-kind red-teaming contest.
Read →Powerful AI tools are raising fears of a new era of propaganda, accessible to anyone with a smartphone and a few dollars.
Read →Stanford researchers uncovered more than 1,000 LinkedIn profiles using AI-generated faces — mostly drumming up corporate sales leads.
Read →One of the world's most famous — and outspoken — millennials talks about Trump's America and life beyond the show that made her famous.
Read →The former child actor is parlaying his repolished Hollywood star into creative control.
Read →Present
Cover how tech, politics, and influence intersect for NPR's news magazines, newscast, website, and podcasts. Member of pop-up team covering DOGE, Elon Musk, and the Trump administration's government restructuring. Also focus on social media platforms, AI, and tech policy.
2019
11 years covering tech, media, advertising, and politics. Interviews ranged from Lena Dunham to Washington Post editor Marty Baron. Co-hosted the business podcast Alphachat.