Josh Peterson is an award-winning independent journalist based in Denver, CO. He is a 2016 Fund for American Studies Robert Novak Journalism Fellow studying the impact of artificial intelligence on democracy, and an advisor to PassageX, a blockchain event ticketing company, and the founder and publisher of The Coin Dispatch, a news and opinion site covering the third wave of the Web: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies.
Peterson previously contributed to the Washington Free Beacon, The Federalist, and Watchdog.org. Prior to contributing to also AMI Newswire and Urban News Service, Peterson previously spent two years as the the national technology reporter for Watchdog.org, a project of The Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity. Before that, two years at The Daily Caller covering tech and telecom regulatory policy as the publication’s Tech Editor. During that time, he focused on cybersecurity, privacy, civil liberties, and intellectual property issues, and in addition to covering political protest movements.
Prior to joining The Daily Caller in October 2011, Peterson spent time in DC researching and reporting on technology issues in internship roles with Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center, Broadband Breakfast and The National Journalism Center, and The Heritage Foundation.
Peterson has a B.A. in Religion and Philosophy from Hillsdale College. He is also a musician and music enthusiast, and an avid martial artist.
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