Julia Carrie Wong Explained

Occupation:journalist
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

Julia Carrie 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.

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. 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] [12] highlighting dynamics online, as well as the connections between labor issues and the tech industry, like the gentrification of San Francisco.[13] [14] [15] [16] Additionally, Wong has reported on debates over critical race theory and diversity and inclusion.[17]

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. Following the publication of her story, Wong became the target of a notable online harassment campaign.[18] [19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julia Carrie Wong The Guardian . 2022-10-11 . the Guardian . en.
  2. Web site: Hao . Karen . 2021-07-29 . She risked everything to expose Facebook. Now she's telling her story. . 2022-10-14 . MIT Technology Review . en.
  3. Web site: A tale of two Facebook leaks . 2022-10-11 . Columbia Journalism Review . en.
  4. Web site: Ram Srivatsa . Arjun . Lozano . Kevin . Episode 46 - Fuck Zuck with Julia Carrie Wong . 2022-10-11 . diversityhire.substack.com . 28 May 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: 2019-11-21 . White nationalists are openly operating on Facebook. The company won't act . 2022-10-11 . the Guardian . en.
  6. Wong . Julia Carrie . 2014-10-23 . Dropbox, Airbnb, and the Fight Over San Francisco's Public Spaces . 2022-10-11 . The New Yorker . Condé Nast . en-US.
  7. Web site: Julia Carrie Wong . 2022-10-11 . SF Weekly . en.
  8. Web site: Roush . Chris . 2021-04-28 . Guardian reporter Wong leaves tech beat . 2022-10-11 . Talking Biz News . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2020-12-27 . The year of Karen: how a meme changed the way Americans talked about racism . 2022-10-11 . the Guardian . en.
  10. Web site: 2021-07-07 . US urged to investigate deceptive Facebook ads tied to rightwing group . 2022-10-11 . the Guardian . en.
  11. Web site: 2017-05-21 . Has Facebook become a forum for misogyny and racism? . 2022-10-11 . the Guardian . en.
  12. Web site: 2017-07-10 . Memes, Subcultures and Social Media . 2022-10-11 . Simon Kidd . en.
  13. Web site: 2017-07-24 . Facebook worker living in garage to Zuckerberg: challenges are right outside your door . 2022-10-11 . the Guardian . en.
  14. Web site: Jaffe . Sarah . Chen . Michelle . 2014-02-28 . Belabored Podcast #43: Google and Gentrification, with Julia Carrie Wong • Belabored - via Podcast Addict . 2022-10-11 . Dissent Magazine.
  15. Web site: Wong . Julia . San Francisco Protesters Take Aim at Twitter's Tax Breaks . 2022-10-11 . Truthout . 4 March 2014 . en-US.
  16. Web site: Jaffe . Sarah . Chen . Michelle . 2014-02-28 . Belabored Podcast #43: Google and Gentrification, with Julia Carrie Wong . 2022-10-11 . Dissent Magazine.
  17. News: Braswell . Porter . 2021-07-14 . The Guardian's Julia Carrie Wong: Understanding Critical Race Theory, Part 1 . Harvard Business Review . 2022-10-11 . 0017-8012.
  18. News: Asthana . Anushka . Wong . Julia Carrie . 2020-07-13 . Facebook, white nationalists and becoming the target of a hate campaign – podcast . en-GB . The Guardian . 2022-10-11 . 0261-3077.
  19. News: Sullivan . Margaret . 2021-03-14 . Perspective Online harassment of female journalists is real, and it's increasingly hard to endure . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-10-11 . 0190-8286.

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