Julia Carrie Wong
| Julia Carrie Wong | |
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| 👔 Employer | The Guardian |
Julia Carrie Wong is a journalist primarily reporting on labor, tech and extremism, currently for The Guardian.[1] Her reporting on Facebook and its involvement in disinformation and misinformation campaigns that artificially promoted candidates in Azerbaijan and Honduras[2] has raised awareness of Facebook's content management controversies,[3][4] as has her reporting on the company's similar failure to act on white supremacist groups on Facebook.[5]
She began her journalism career as a freelance reporter. In the past, she has reported for The New Yorker and SF Weekly, as well as The Nation and In These Times.[6][7]
Early life and education
Wong received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Harvard University and an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa.[8]
Career
Wong began her journalism career in 2014 as a freelance reporter, covering social justice-related topics in the Bay Area for publications including politically progressive outlets In These Times, Salon.com and The Nation, as well as BuzzFeed, The New Yorker and Vice Media.[8]
After freelance reporting, Wong became a staff writer for San Francisco's alt-weekly, SF Weekly, before joining the Guardian's staff in 2016, where she is now a technology reporter.[1] In her reporting, Wong has broken down the relationships between race and meme culture,[9] the prevalence of right-wing terrorism and extremism online, as well as misogyny and transphobia, particularly on Facebook,[10][11] highlighting dynamics online, as well as the connections between labor issues and the tech industry, like the gentrification of San Francisco.[12][13][14][15] Additionally, Wong has reported on debates over critical race theory and diversity and inclusion.[16]
In 2019, Wong reported on the specific issue of white supremacist groups on Facebook, undertaking a review of white nationalist pages and organizations active on the social media site, highlighting the company's failure to act on hate speech.[5] Following the publication of her story, Wong became the target of a notable online harassment campaign.[17][18]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Julia Carrie Wong | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Hao, Karen (2021-07-29). "She risked everything to expose Facebook. Now she's telling her story". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ↑ Soni, Paroma. "A tale of two Facebook leaks". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Ram Srivatsa, Arjun; Lozano, Kevin (28 May 2021). "Episode 46 - Fuck Zuck with Julia Carrie Wong". diversityhire.substack.com. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wong, Julia Carrie (2019-11-21). "White nationalists are openly operating on Facebook. The company won't act". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Wong, Julia Carrie (2014-10-23). "Dropbox, Airbnb, and the Fight Over San Francisco's Public Spaces". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ "Julia Carrie Wong". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Roush, Chris (2021-04-28). "Guardian reporter Wong leaves tech beat". Talking Biz News. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Wong, Julia Carrie (2020-12-27). "The year of Karen: how a meme changed the way Americans talked about racism". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Wong, Julia Carrie (2021-07-07). "US urged to investigate deceptive Facebook ads tied to rightwing group". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Hopkins, Nick; Wong, Julia Carrie (2017-05-21). "Has Facebook become a forum for misogyny and racism?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Wong, Julia Carrie (2017-07-24). "Facebook worker living in garage to Zuckerberg: challenges are right outside your door". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Jaffe, Sarah; Chen, Michelle (2014-02-28). "Belabored Podcast #43: Google and Gentrification, with Julia Carrie Wong • Belabored - via Podcast Addict". Dissent Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Wong, Julia (4 March 2014). "San Francisco Protesters Take Aim at Twitter's Tax Breaks". Truthout. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Jaffe, Sarah; Chen, Michelle (2014-02-28). "Belabored Podcast #43: Google and Gentrification, with Julia Carrie Wong". Dissent Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Braswell, Porter (2021-07-14). "The Guardian's Julia Carrie Wong: Understanding Critical Race Theory, Part 1". Race at Work with Porter Braswell (Podcast). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Asthana, Anushka; Wong, Julia Carrie (2020-07-13). "Facebook, white nationalists and becoming the target of a hate campaign – podcast". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Sullivan, Margaret (2021-03-14). "Perspective | Online harassment of female journalists is real, and it's increasingly hard to endure". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
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