@washingtonpost.com data reporter👩🏻‍💻 neuroscience/genomics PhD 🧠 caitlin.gilbert@washpost.com ✉️ caitlingilbert.24 on signal @caitlingilbertdata on tiktok/ig 🎭⚽️🎮 + other intrusive thoughts https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/caitlin-gilbert/https://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mko23beaek2j@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social captures why the internet really sucks these days—I also do not want to see endless clips of slop!!! https://www.garbageday.email/p/spending-millions-of-dollars-to-be-completely-irrelevant29 Apr 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko23beaek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mklcz7nfzk2wrandy newman being one of the greatest American songwriters ever and not making NYT’s greatest living songwriters list lol ok28 Apr 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklcz7nfzk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mkep6txxwc2vwolf blitzer monitoring the situation at an unprecedented level26 Apr 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkep6txxwc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mk6isdxbys2za good opportunity to revisit some of @laurenweberhp.bsky.social and my reporting on exactly what RFK Jr. has said and how often he has said it: wapo.st/41RqWY9 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6isdxbys2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mk3xgo7bzk2uwas feeding my lil guy when I heard this news ❤️ it’s such an immense honor to be a Livingston finalist. thrilled to get this recognition w/ the best reporting partner @laurenweberhp.bsky.social for our reporting on RFK Jr. and vaccine hesitancy in the US https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/announcing-the-2026-livingston-awards-finalists/22 Apr 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3xgo7bzk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mjwsix76z22pan absolute banger of a story from @drewharwell.com and @jeremybmerrill.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwsix76z22phttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mjp2jaoejk2fThis is tomorrow! Will be joining from my maternity leave bubble to talk about our TikTok investigation built on real user data—you can tune in live at 9am ET, 3pm CET https://www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2026/expanding-public-interest-journalism-through-citizen-powered-investigations [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp2jaoejk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mjmpxzxjtk2vWe surfaced this quote in our reporting on RFK Jr/SSRIs early last year https://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3liexn6hlvs27 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmpxzxjtk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mjf3bynhpc2kloved the analysis in this piece so much https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2026/03/screen-time-kids-video-analysis/index.html13 Apr 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf3bynhpc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3miwez2lk722ypostpartum sleep deprivation is so tough man, genuinely struggling to distinguish quotes in headlines from things I say while playing civ vi07 Apr 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwez2lk722yhttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3miekw732x22hThanks to @nihcm.bsky.social for selecting our series on the veterans disability benefits program as a finalist for the investigative/general reporting award! Really honored to be among this incredible group of journalists https://nihcm.org/awards/investigative-and-general-reporting/finalists31 Mar 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3miekw732x22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3micu42gvhs2o!! https://www.ft.com/content/744ea8dc-6d93-4fe9-a5e3-36de4f5d06db?shareType=gift https://www.ft.com/content/744ea8dc-6d93-4fe9-a5e3-36de4f5d06db?syn-25a6b1a6=130 Mar 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3micu42gvhs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mhvv3i3hlc2dso so great to see our TikTok project + reporting get this recognition!!! crowdsourcing data + partnering with your audience can power journalism in v cool ways [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvv3i3hlc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mhgb5jdqrk26such a huge honor to be a Goldsmith finalist alongside my Post colleagues for our investigation into the VA’s disability benefits program — very excited to be back in Cambridge for the ceremony! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgb5jdqrk26https://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mh5gslgvdc27best movie of the year won best picture 🫡 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2026 02:44 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5gslgvdc27https://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mh57pi4lzk27He just did a Toast-esque line delivery of “picture” as “picteeurrr” we are so blessed [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh57pi4lzk27https://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mh54dcfais27I’m going to need them to turn UP Matt Berry’s audio15 Mar 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh54dcfais27https://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mgsiqnpnpk2aOmg?????? Matt Berry should be in everything and this is an inspired choice, let him cook [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsiqnpnpk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mg6h3jugm22yExtremely honored to be among such incredible company on this list — really proud to see our investigation into the VA’s disability benefits program recognized as a Goldsmith semifinalist! https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2025/veterans-affairs-disability-claims-fraud/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6h3jugm22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3mfmrnr2ki226I’m now on mat leave after my son was born last week, but just wanted to share that after doing genuinely noooothing to prepare for labor/delivery, I credit my 10 sec delivery to a dope epidural and listening to the @theresthistory.bsky.social while chilling in the hospital24 Feb 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmrnr2ki226https://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3meoj6juibs2pWhen I analyzed all of Kennedy’s social media posts since 2022, we saw that he shifted to talking dramatically more about food than vaccines when he became HHS secretary; re food, Bigtree told the Post “It was an easier topic to sell to moms across America.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/12/30/rfk-jr-hhs-secretary-vaccines/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:efut55oefddtozywmflkddg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3meoj6juibs2p