Peter Geoghegan

Peter Geoghegan edits Democracy for Sale, a newsletter dedicated to revealing how dark money and hidden influence threaten our democracy. Launched in 2023, Democracy for Sale has more than 25,000 subscribers and a team of three investigative reporters.

Peter was previously investigations editor and then editor-in-chief at openDemocracy, where he was nominated for industry awards including winning Campaign of the Year at the British Journalism Awards in 2022. He co-founded Scottish investigative website The Ferret and his work has appeared in numerous national and international outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, the London Review of Books, The Times and The Guardian. His most recent book, Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics was a Sunday Times bestseller.