Ryan Watson

Senior Reporter @ The Block (ex Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg)

los angeles, california, united states

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Writer and journalist with more than 10 years experience breaking news and doing investigative journalism for news organizations like The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Reuters. Recently completed a master's degree in Digital Sociology which focused on technology's impact on society; namely the study of social media influence, algorithmic bias, artificial intelligence and internet culture.

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What Beliefs Defined Proto-Protestantism?

Before Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses in 1517, various other movements had already questioned certain positions and practices of the Roman Catholic Church in the centuries prior. Some of these movements and figures can be classified as Proto-Protestan... See more

thecollector.com•Ryan Watson•Jan 11, 2026

What Was the Role of the Waldensians?

Before the Protestant Reformation flourished, mainly due to the printing press, several movements, both heretical and within orthodox belief, emerged in Christianity. One of these groups, the Waldensians, emerged in the 1100s and would have an impact on t... See more

thecollector.com•Ryan Watson•Jan 9, 2026

What Role Did William Tyndale Play in Biblical History? | TheCollector

During the Protestant Reformation, the printing press developed by Johann Gutenberg was instrumental in the development of Bibles out of Latin into common languages. William Tyndale, an English Protestant theologian and scholar, was the first to produce a... See more

thecollector.com•Ryan Watson•Jan 6, 2026

What Role Did Railroads Play in the Old West? | TheCollector

The rapid expansion of the railroad system west of the Mississippi River after the end of the Civil War is one of the defining characteristics of the Old West, and its development that joined the East and West coasts of America brought about the end of th... See more

thecollector.com•Ryan Watson•Jan 2, 2026

Why Was the Army of Sargon So Powerful?

Sargon the Great, who founded the first great empire known, found his success through military innovations and intense organizational skills allowing him to rapidly and successfully form the Akkadian Empire in the Bronze Age. Sargon the Great’s Army: The ... See more

thecollector.com•Ryan Watson•Dec 23, 2025

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Master Of Science, Sociology at The University Of EdinburghGraduated: 2022

Economics, Political Science at Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio De JaneiroGraduated: 2013

Bachelors, Economics, International Development at UclaGraduated: 2013

Film at Columbia College HollywoodGraduated: 2007

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What Beliefs Defined Proto-Protestantism?

What Was the Role of the Waldensians?

What Role Did William Tyndale Play in Biblical History? | TheCollector

What Role Did Railroads Play in the Old West? | TheCollector

Why Was the Army of Sargon So Powerful?

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What Beliefs Defined Proto-Protestantism?

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Why Was the Army of Sargon So Powerful?

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