Amanda Hess

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Amanda Hess
Amanda Hess at a New America event in 2015.jpg
Hess in 2015 at a New America event
Born
United States
OccupationJournalist, critic, writer
EmployerThe New York Times

Amanda Stromwall Hess is an American journalist. 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, Ariz. Hess graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.[1] Her grandfather is Jack Stromwall of Eau Claire, WI.[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] Hess won The Sidney Hillman Foundation's Sidney Award in February 2014 for her Pacific Standard essay.[7] The essay also won the 2015 American Society of Magazine Editors Public Interest Award.[8] 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."[9]

The New York Times[]

In March 2016, Hess was named one of three inaugural David Carr Fellowship recipients at The New York Times.[10][2]

Hess began, in 2017, a self-branded video series for The New York Times about internet culture called "Internetting With Amanda Hess",[11] beginning October 31, 2017, lasting 5 episodes for the 2017 season,[12] and 5 episodes for 2018 season[13] with 3 Internetting After Dark episodes[14] ending October 24, 2018.

As of August 2019, Hess was a critic-at-large for The New York Times and a contributor to the New York Times Magazine.[15][16]

Personal life[]

Hess and Marc Aaron Tracy[17] were married on Nov. 2, 2019, at Brooklyn Historical Society in Brooklyn, New York, by Rabbi Matt Green.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Hess-Tracy". Leader-Telegram.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Amanda Hess". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Hess, Amanda (2013-05-10). "About Last Night | Neville Wakefield's Arty Bash for Playboy". T. The New York Times.
  4. ^ Hess, Amanda (6 January 2014). "Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. ^ Young, Cathy (4 September 2014). "Men Are Harassed More Than Women Online". Daily Beast. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  6. ^ Raja, Tasneem (10 January 2014). "Amanda Hess: "Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet"". Mother Jones. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "National Magazine Awards 2015 Winners Announced | ASME". American Society of Magazine Editors. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  9. ^ Friedersdorf, Conor (7 January 2014). "When Misogynist Trolls Make Journalism Miserable for Women". The Atlantic. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "The Dark Art of Political Memes | Internetting with Amanda Hess" – via www.youtube.com.
  12. ^ "Internetting with Amanda Hess: Season 1 | The New York Times". YouTube.
  13. ^ "Internetting with Amanda Hess: Season 2 | The New York Times". YouTube.
  14. ^ "Internetting After Dark: Season 2 is Over. Our Theme Song Lives Forever. | Internetting Season 2" – via www.youtube.com.
  15. ^ Hess, Amanda (10 June 2016). "For the Alt-Right, the Message Is in the Punctuation". Retrieved 19 December 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  16. ^ "Amanda Hess website". Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Marc Tracy". The New York Times.
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