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Jenna Wortham

Staff Writer for The New York Times Magazine

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Gender: Female
Nationality: United States
Languages: English
Travels from: United States

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  • Co-Host, 'Still Processing' Podcast
  • Editor of 'Black Futures' Visual Anthology
  • Community Care Worker

Biography

Journalist, author, podcaster, and cultural figure Jenna Wortham is a thought leader at the intersection of tech, culture, and identity, offering engaging and incisive analysis to spellbound audiences across mediums. They co-edited the critically acclaimed visual anthology Black Futures, and is currently a staff writer for the New York Times Magazine, whom editor Jack Silverstein called “one of the most savvy and intelligent voices anywhere covering digital business and culture.” Jenna is also the co-host of the highly popular New York Times podcast Still Processing, which won a Webby Award and has appeared on year-end ‘Best of’ lists for The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, and Indiewire.

Jenna’s writing has appeared in Vogue, WIRED, The Economic Times, and more, and they have received numerous honors, including the prestigious MacDowell Fellowship. Jenna is uniquely positioned to speak to the challenges and possibilities of globalization of culture via the internet, and how we can continue to build our collective future in ever-changing digital spaces.

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Journalist and cultural commentator Jenna Wortham hosts the highly popular New York Times podcast Still Processing, and has moderated events like the New Work Summit at The New York Times. Wortham is a gifted moderator and skilled emcee, fostering high-impact conversations about today’s most pressing issues with leaders across sectors.

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Journalist and cultural commentator Jenna Wortham has been called “one of the most savvy and intelligent voices anywhere covering digital business and culture.” As a tech reporter for The New York Times, Wortham covered major moments in tech development – they wrote the first Times story about Instagram – offering incisive analysis about key tech trends, the future of digital innovation, and how it intersects with business and society.

 

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Journalist and cultural commentator Jenna Wortham co-edited the critically acclaimed visual anthology Black Futures, which tells the story of the radical, imaginative, provocative, and gorgeous world that Black creators are bringing forth today. Wortham offers engaging and incisive analysis about the state and significance of Black culture, and how it shapes modern culture overall.

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Journalist and author Jenna Wortham is a thought leader at the intersection of tech, culture, and identity, and is uniquely positioned to offer incisive analysis about the future of work, especially as it relates to conversations about employee wellbeing. A prominent cultural arbiter, Wortham focuses on how the workforce is being reshaped in a post-pandemic world as quality of life and wellbeing become priorities for employees, and the challenges as well as benefits of implementing these programs for companies and organizations.

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Journalist and cultural commentator Jenna Wortham is a powerful advocate for the empowerment of all marginalized communities, especially women, girls, and non-binary folks. Wortham is a thought leader at the intersection of tech, culture, and identity, and offers insights about how these forces challenge and support empowerment for marginalized groups, and shares strategies for how we can continue to build our collective future.

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Journalist, author, podcaster, and cultural figure Jenna Wortham is a thought leader at the intersection of tech, culture, and identity, offering engaging and incisive analysis to spellbound audiences across mediums. Jenna breaks down the impacts of living our lives increasingly online, and how we can continue to build our collective future in ever-changing digital spaces.

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