Julia Carrie Wong is a journalist primarily reporting on labor, tech and extremism, currently for The Guardian.[1] Her reporting on Facebook and its involvement in disinformation and misinformation campaigns that artificially promoted candidates in Azerbaijan and Honduras[2] has raised awareness of Facebook's content management controversies,[3][4] as has her reporting on the company's similar failure to act on white supremacist groups on Facebook.[5]
Julia Carrie Wong
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She began her journalism career as a freelance reporter. In the past, she has reported for The New Yorker and SF Weekly, as well as The Nation and In These Times.[6][7]
Julia Carrie Wong received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Harvard University and an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa.[8]
Wong began her journalism career in 2014 as a freelance reporter, covering social justice-related topics in the Bay Area for publications including politically progressive outlets In These Times, Salon.com and The Nation, as well as BuzzFeed, The New Yorker and Vice Media.[8]
After freelance reporting, Wong became a staff writer for San Francisco's alt-weekly, SF Weekly, before joining the Guardian's staff in 2016, where she is now a technology reporter.[1] In her reporting, Wong has broken down the relationships between race and meme culture,[9] the prevalence of right-wing terrorism and extremism online, as well as misogyny and transphobia, particularly on Facebook,[10][11][12] highlighting dynamics online, as well as the connections between labor issues and the tech industry, like the gentrification of San Francisco.[13][14][15][16] Additionally, Wong has reported on debates over critical race theory and diversity and inclusion.[17]
In 2019, Wong reported on the specific issue of white supremacist groups on Facebook, undertaking a review of white nationalist pages and organizations active on the social media site, highlighting the company's failure to act on hate speech.[5] Following the publication of her story, Wong became the target of a notable online harassment campaign.[18][19]