Jenna Wortham

Jenna Wortham

Jenna Wortham speaks at MoMA, 2016
Occupation Journalist, The New York Times Magazine
Alma mater University of Virginia
Subjects Technology, business, culture
Website
www.jennydeluxe.com/

Jenna Wortham is a technology reporter and staff writer for The New York Times Magazine.[1]

Early life

Wortham grew up in Alexandria, Virginia,[2] then studied medical anthropology at the University of Virginia. She graduated in 2004.[3]

Journalism

After college, Wortham moved to San Francisco, where she interned for San Francisco Magazine and Girlfriend Magazine and wrote for SFist,[4] eventually becoming a technology and culture reporter for Wired. She joined The New York Times in 2008, working as a technology and business reporter, then moved to the Times magazine in 2014;[5] Politico said the hire "gives the magazine additional editorial firepower and cachet," citing Wortham's "huge following" including more than 530,000 Twitter followers as of December 2014.[6]

Wortham's work has also appeared in Matter, The Awl, Bust, The Hairpin, Vogue, The Morning News, and The Fader among other publications. Pi.co calls her "one of those rare writers who is able to explain the shapeshifting culture of the younger and newer internet."[4] The Fader named Wortham's piece on The Shade Room "Instagram's TMZ" to its list of "The Best Culture Writing of 2015."[7]

In addition to praise for her technology reporting, Wortham has been recognized for her commentary on topics including Beyoncé,[8] queer identity,[9] and race and gender on television.[10][11]

Other projects

In 2011, Wortham created Girl Crush Zine with Thessaly La Force, a project After Ellen said aimed "to show women embracing their love for other women."[12] Other contributors included fiction writers Jennifer Egan and Emma Straub—with Straub writing about her girl crush on Egan.[13]

In November 2014, Wortham debuted an ongoing project called Everybody Sexts which "collect[s] anecdotes of people’s sexting decisions, accompanied by nudes from said sexting incidents that are then recreated by an array of artists," including Melody Newcomb.[14] Vice Media's technology vertical Motherboard said Wortham's treatment of sexting was "one of the first to transcend hand-wringing or how-to guides, and present the sexual behavior as something worthy of inspiring art."[15]

In September 2016, Wortham and New York Times colleague Wesley Morris launched a podcast called Still Processing,[16] produced by the Times and podcasting startup Pineapple Street Media.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Eric (April 28, 2016). "Meet the New York Times' Jenna Wortham before she reinvents herself again". Re/code Media with Peter Kafka. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Polsky, Sarah (March 1, 2016). "Jenna Wortham". Curbed. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Notable Alumni". University of Virginia. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  4. 1 2 Verhoeve, Wesley. "Jenna Wortham". Pi.co. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ Roush, Chris (December 8, 2014). "NYTimes tech writer Wortham joining NYTimes Magazine". Talking Biz News. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ Barr, Jeremy (December 8, 2014). "Jenna Worth joining New York Times Magazine". Politico. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ Kameir, Rawiya (December 22, 2015). "The Best Culture Writing Of 2015". The FADER. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Hafford, Michael (February 10, 2016). "Beyoncé Proves Amazingness, Sends Flowers To New York Times Writer". Refinery29. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ Ryan, Hugh (July 14, 2016). "Why Everyone Can't Be Queer". Slate. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  10. ↑ Holmes, Anna (April 23, 2012). "White "Girls"". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  11. ↑ Rao, Mallika (April 16, 2016). "Telling a Different Story About Africa". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  12. ↑ Gillette, Courtney (26 July 2011). ""Girl Crush Zine" wants to show women embracing their love for other women - AfterEllen". After Ellen. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  13. ↑ D'Addario, Daniel (27 July 2011). "The Ladies Who Crush: Girl Crush Lights Up Zine Scene". New York Observer. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Jenna Wortham's "Everybody Sexts" Project". Artboiled. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  15. ↑ Alptraum, Lux (January 21, 2016). "How Sexting Is Influencing Art". Motherboard (Vice). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  16. ↑ Bryant, Taylor (September 20, 2016). "Jenna Wortham Is "Still Processing" Her New Podcast". Nylon. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  17. ↑ Doctor, Ken (September 6, 2016). "The New York Times gets serious about podcasting". Politico. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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