Vivian Ho
Vivian Ho | |
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Occupation | Journalist, writer |
Language | English |
Education | Journalism |
Alma mater | Boston University |
Vivian Ho is a journalist working for the Guardian US.[1]
Career[]
Ho has worked for the west coast bureau of the Guardian US since 2018. Before that, she was a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle for almost seven years, with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Prior to the Chronicle, she worked for the Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram and Gazette as a reporter, and has bylines in , San Francisco magazine, The Muse, Bustle and Marie Claire.
In 2019, her first book, Those Who Wander: America's Lost Street Kids, was published by Little A.[2]
Personal[]
She was raised in New England.[3]
Controversy[]
In 2009, Vivian Ho was profiled in her capacity as Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Free Press at Boston University.[4]
In September 2011, Ho achieved notoriety when she was one of several journalists arrested while covering a protest of Bay Area Rapid Transit. Ho was allegedly handcuffed after identifying herself as a journalist. Her arrest drew criticism from the Chronicle.[5]
In January 2012, Ho was again arrested covering the Occupy Oakland protest.[6]
References[]
- ^ "The Guardian US editorial team". The Guardian. 22 October 2014.
- ^ https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781503903739
- ^ "Reporter - San Francisco Chronicle". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Seth Rolbein - BU Today, "Latest in a Long Line: Vivian Ho on the mission, and juggle, of running a student daily"
- ^ BART police should let reporters do their jobs
- ^ Mother Jones Journalists Arrested at Occupy Oakland
External links[]
- Living people
- Writers from the San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle people
- Activists from California
- American journalist stubs
- American activist stubs