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[[Forbes 30 Under 30|"30 Under 30"]] media list.<ref>{{cite news|title=30 Under 30 2017: Media|url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2017/media/#7e4bb028aa64|accessdate=26 February 2017|work=Forbes|date=2017}}</ref> |
[[Forbes 30 Under 30|"30 Under 30"]] media list.<ref>{{cite news|title=30 Under 30 2017: Media|url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2017/media/#7e4bb028aa64|accessdate=26 February 2017|work=Forbes|date=2017}}</ref> |
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In August 2018 Jeong was hired by the ''[[New York Times]]'' to join its editorial board and to be its lead writer on technology, commencing in September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytco.com/sarah-jeong-joins-the-timess-editorial-board/ | title=Sarah Jeong Joins The Times’s Editorial Board | date=1 August 2018 | accessdate = 2 August 2018 | publisher = New York Times}}</ref> The hiring sparked a strongly negative reaction in conservative media and social media, which highlighted derogatory tweets about white people that Jeong had posted mostly in 2013 and 2014.<ref name=AP>{{cite news |title=NY Times stands by new hire Sarah Jeong over Twitter furor |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ny-times-stands-hire-sarah-jeong-twitter-furor-56994680 |work=Associated Press via ABC News |date=August 2, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=bbc>{{cite news |title=NY Times stands by 'racist tweets' reporter |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45052534 |work=BBC News |date=2 August 2018}}</ref> Critics characterized her tweets as being racist; Jeong said that the posts were "counter-trolling" in reaction to harassment she had experienced, and that she regretted adopting that tactic.<ref name=AP/> The ''Times'' said that it had reviewed her social media posts before hiring her, and that it did not condone the posts.<ref name=AP/><ref name=bbc/> |
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Jeong has been appointed to the ''[[New York Times]]'' editorial board, |
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to begin in September 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2018/08/01/trump-calls-for-sessions-to-end-mueller-probe-292901|title=POLITICO Playbook PM: Trump calls for Sessions to end Mueller probe|last1=Okun|first1=Eli|date=August 1, 2018|work=Politico|accessdate=2 August 2018|last2=Lacy|first2=Akela|language=en|last3=Lippman|first3=Daniel|last4=Palmer|first4=Anna|last5=Sherman|first5=Jake}}</ref> |
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She will be the lead writer on technology.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytco.com/sarah-jeong-joins-the-timess-editorial-board/ | title=Sarah Jeong Joins The Times’s Editorial Board | date=1 August 2018 | accessdate = 2 August 2018 | publisher = New York Times}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 19:38, 5 August 2018
Sarah Jeong | |
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![]() Jeong speaking at the XOXO festival in 2016 | |
Born | 1988 (age 35–36) South Korea |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | University of California Berkeley Harvard Law School |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | The Verge |
Notable work | The Internet of Garbage |
Website | sarahjeong |
Sarah Jeong (born 1988)[1] is an American journalist specializing in law and technology topics. Jeong is a senior writer for The Verge and in September 2018 joins the editorial board of The New York Times. She was previously a contributing editor for Vice's Motherboard section.
Early life
Jeong was born in South Korea and moved to New York with her parents when she was three years old.[2] She attended the University of California Berkeley and Harvard Law School, where she was editor of Harvard Journal of Law & Gender.[1]
Career
Jeong writes on law, technology and internet culture.[3][4][5][6] She is a senior writer for The Verge and previously served as a contributing editor for Vice's Motherboard section, as well as writing articles for Forbes, the Guardian and The New York Times.[7][8][9] In 2014, Jeong and Electronic Frontier Foundation activist Parker Higgins launched[10] a periodic newsletter called "5 Useful Articles",[11] offering a wry take on intellectual property issues, current and historical. The newsletter went on hiatus in 2015. In 2016, Jeong published a book, The Internet of Garbage, on online harassment[12][13] and responses to it by media and online platforms.[14] The book discusses active moderation and community management strategies to improve online interactions.[15]
In 2017, Forbes named Jeong to its "30 Under 30" media list.[16]
In August 2018 Jeong was hired by the New York Times to join its editorial board and to be its lead writer on technology, commencing in September.[17] The hiring sparked a strongly negative reaction in conservative media and social media, which highlighted derogatory tweets about white people that Jeong had posted mostly in 2013 and 2014.[18][19] Critics characterized her tweets as being racist; Jeong said that the posts were "counter-trolling" in reaction to harassment she had experienced, and that she regretted adopting that tactic.[18] The Times said that it had reviewed her social media posts before hiring her, and that it did not condone the posts.[18][19]
References
- ^ a b "Sarah Jeong". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ Lind, Dara. "A legal journalist on the 'surreal' experience of becoming a US citizen under Trump". Vox Media. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Greenberg, Andy. "Inside Google's Justice League and its AI-powered war on trolls". Wired. Condé Nast. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Chung, Nicole. "An Interview with Sarah Jeong, Author of The Internet of Garbage". The Toast. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Zaretsky, Staci. "Pro Se Filing Of The Day: 'Notice To F*ck This Court And Everything That It Stands For'". Above the Law. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Newitz, Annalee (January 15, 2016). "How Twitter quietly banned hate speech last year". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
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(help) - ^ "Sarah Jeong profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "TODAY: Legal reporter Sarah Jeong to discuss "How to Cover a Futuristic Cybercrime Trial"". Yale University. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Jeong, Sarah. "Should We Be Able to Reclaim a Racist Insult — as a Registered Trademark?". The New York Times.
- ^ "Newsletter launch: 5 Useful Articles". Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "5 Useful Articles".
- ^ "The Internet of Garbage with Sarah Jeong". Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Chung, Nicole. "An Interview with Sarah Jeong, Author of 'The Internet of Garbage'". The Toast. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Myers, Maddy (July 23, 2015). "Sarah Jeong's The Internet of Garbage Takes Cyber Crime Seriously". The Mary Sue. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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(help) - ^ Stone, Maddie (September 1, 2015). "Fantastic Science and Tech Books that Will Reboot Your Brain for Fall". Gizmodo. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "30 Under 30 2017: Media". Forbes. 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Sarah Jeong Joins The Times's Editorial Board". New York Times. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "NY Times stands by new hire Sarah Jeong over Twitter furor". Associated Press via ABC News. August 2, 2018.
- ^ a b "NY Times stands by 'racist tweets' reporter". BBC News. 2 August 2018.