Amanda Hess Explained

Amanda Hess
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Birth Place:United States
Occupation:Journalist, critic, writer
Employer:The New York Times
Spouse:Marc Tracy
Children:1

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.

Early life

Amanda 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

Hess 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

Hess 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

In 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

Hess 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hess-Tracy. Leader-Telegram.
  2. Web site: Amanda Hess. The New York Times.
  3. Web site: About Last Night Neville Wakefield's Arty Bash for Playboy. Hess. Amanda. 2013-05-10. T. The New York Times.
  4. Web site: Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet. Hess, Amanda. 6 January 2014. Pacific Standard. 21 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Men Are Harassed More Than Women Online. Young, Cathy. 4 September 2014. Daily Beast. 21 February 2016.
  6. Web site: Amanda Hess: "Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet". Raja, Tasneem. 10 January 2014. Mother Jones. 21 February 2016.
  7. Web site: Amanda Hess Wins February Sidney Award for "The Next Civil Rights Issue: Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet". February 2014. The Sidney Hillman Foundation. 21 February 2016.
  8. Book: Holt . Sid . The Best American Magazine Writing 2015 . 2015 . Columbia University Press . New York . 978-0-231-54071-1 . 50.
  9. Web site: National Magazine Awards 2015 Winners Announced ASME. American Society of Magazine Editors. 2016-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917032444/http://www.magazine.org/industry-news/press-releases/asme-press-releases/asme/national-magazine-awards-2015-winners. 2017-09-17. dead.
  10. Web site: When Misogynist Trolls Make Journalism Miserable for Women. Friedersdorf, Conor. 7 January 2014. The Atlantic. 21 February 2016.
  11. News: New York Times Awards David Carr Fellowships to 3 Journalists. Somaiya. Ravi. 2016-02-23. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-03-08.
  12. Web site: The Dark Art of Political Memes Internetting with Amanda Hess. www.youtube.com.
  13. Web site: Internetting with Amanda Hess: Season 1 The New York Times. YouTube.
  14. Web site: Internetting with Amanda Hess: Season 2 The New York Times. YouTube.
  15. Web site: Internetting After Dark: Season 2 is Over. Our Theme Song Lives Forever. Internetting Season 2. www.youtube.com.
  16. News: For the Alt-Right, the Message Is in the Punctuation. Amanda. Hess. The New York Times . 10 June 2016. 19 December 2017. NYTimes.com.
  17. Web site: Amanda Hess website . 21 February 2016.
  18. News: The Fantasy of the Fun TV Dad . Hess . Amanda . Amanda Hess . The New York Times . December 18, 2023 . December 24, 2023 . limited.
  19. Web site: Marc Tracy. The New York Times.

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