Amanda Stromwall Hess is an American journalist known for her coverage of internet culture. She is a critic-at-large for The New York Times who has also written for magazines including Wired, ESPN, and Elle.
Amanda Hess | |
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.jpg) Hess in 2015 at a New America event | |
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| Occupation(s) | Journalist, critic, writer |
| Employer | The New York Times |
| Spouse | Marc Tracy |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editAmanda Hess is the daughter of Layne Stromwall and Gerald Hess of North Scottsdale, Arizona. Hess graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.[1]
Career
editHess was an internet columnist for Slate magazine, an editor for GOOD magazine, and a nightlife and arts columnist for the Washington City Paper.[2]
Hess first published May 10, 2013, for T magazine about a Hollywood party for the year's Playboy Playmate of the Year.[3]
Pacific Standard
editHess wrote an essay for Pacific Standard, "Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet,"[4][5] in 2014, which detailed her experience and that of other women as victims of misogynistic online harassment.[6] The essay won The Sidney Hillman Foundation's 2014 Sidney Award[7] as well as the 2015 American Society of Magazine Editors Public Interest Award.[8][9] Conor Friedersdorf wrote in The Atlantic that Hess's article was "persuasive in arguing that the online threats of violence are pervasive and have broad implications in a digital society."[10]
The New York Times
editIn March 2016, Hess was named one of three inaugural David Carr Fellowship recipients at The New York Times.[11][2]
Hess began, in 2017, a self-branded video series for The New York Times about internet culture called "Internetting With Amanda Hess",[12] beginning October 31, 2017, lasting 5 episodes for the 2017 season,[13] and 5 episodes for 2018 season[14] with 3 Internetting After Dark episodes[15] ending October 24, 2018.
As of December 2023, Hess is a critic-at-large for The New York Times and a contributor to the New York Times Magazine.[16][17][18]
Personal life
editHess and Marc Aaron Tracy[19] were married on November 2, 2019, at Brooklyn Historical Society in Brooklyn, New York, by Rabbi Matt Green.[1] They have one son.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hess-Tracy". Leader-Telegram.
- ^ a b "Amanda Hess". The New York Times.
- ^ Hess, Amanda (2013-05-10). "About Last Night | Neville Wakefield's Arty Bash for Playboy". T. The New York Times.
- ^ Hess, Amanda (6 January 2014). "Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Young, Cathy (4 September 2014). "Men Are Harassed More Than Women Online". Daily Beast. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Raja, Tasneem (10 January 2014). "Amanda Hess: "Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet"". Mother Jones. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Amanda Hess Wins February Sidney Award for "The Next Civil Rights Issue: Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet"". The Sidney Hillman Foundation. February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Holt, Sid, ed. (2015). The Best American Magazine Writing 2015. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-231-54071-1.
- ^ "National Magazine Awards 2015 Winners Announced | ASME". American Society of Magazine Editors. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^ Friedersdorf, Conor (7 January 2014). "When Misogynist Trolls Make Journalism Miserable for Women". The Atlantic. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Somaiya, Ravi (2016-02-23). "New York Times Awards David Carr Fellowships to 3 Journalists". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^ "The Dark Art of Political Memes | Internetting with Amanda Hess" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Internetting with Amanda Hess: Season 1 | The New York Times". YouTube.
- ^ "Internetting with Amanda Hess: Season 2 | The New York Times". YouTube.
- ^ "Internetting After Dark: Season 2 is Over. Our Theme Song Lives Forever. | Internetting Season 2" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Hess, Amanda (10 June 2016). "For the Alt-Right, the Message Is in the Punctuation". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Amanda Hess website". Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ a b Hess, Amanda (December 18, 2023). "The Fantasy of the Fun TV Dad". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "Marc Tracy". The New York Times.