Taylor Lorenz | |
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Born | October 21 c. 1984–1987[a] New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | Hobart and William Smith College |
Employer | The Washington Post |
Writing career | |
Genre | Journalism |
Subject | Internet culture |
Website | Taylor Lorenz on Twitter |
Taylor Lorenz (born October 21 c. 1984–1987[a]) is an American journalist for The Washington Post. She was previously a technology reporter for The New York Times, covering topics related to internet culture in both the Business and Style sections.
Early life and education
Lorenz was born in New York City[1][a] and grew up in Old Greenwich, Connecticut attending nearby Greenwich High School.[6] She attended college at the University of Colorado Boulder and later transferred to Hobart and William Smith College where she graduated with a degree in political science.[7][8] Lorenz has stated that the social media site Tumblr caused her to become interested in internet culture.[9]
Career
Lorenz joined The New York Times in September 2019.[10][11] She previously worked as Global Head of Social Media for the Daily Mail,[12] a senior editor and director of emerging platforms at The Hill,[13] and wrote as a technology and culture writer for Business Insider,[14] The Atlantic, and The Daily Beast.[5][15][16] For the Times, Lorenz works as a culture[17] and technology reporter, covering trends in social media and the internet habits of young people.[5][18] According to The Caret, her reporting is consumed frequently by "Silicon Valley venture capitalists, marketers and...anyone curious about how the internet is shaping the ways in which humans express themselves and communicate."[19] According to TheWrap, "since her time at the Times, she's attracted an inordinate amount of online criticism, particularly from those in the right wing media."[20]
Lorenz was a 2019 Knight Visiting Fellow at Harvard University and is a former affiliate at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society.[15]
In mid-2020, Lorenz signed a deal with publisher Simon & Schuster for a book titled Extremely Online: Gen Z, the Rise of Influencers, and the Creation of a New American Dream.[21]
In March 2022, Lorenz left the Times and joined The Washington Post as a columnist.[7][22]
Accolades
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Lorenz was named to Fortune's 40 Under 40 listing for 2020 under the "Media and Entertainment" category. Fortune stated that she has "cemented herself as a peerless authority" whose name became "synonymous with youth culture online" during her time with The Daily Beast and The Atlantic.[5](subscription required)[failed verification][peacock prose] That same year, Adweek included her in their "2020 Young Influentials Who Are Shaping Media, Marketing and Tech" listing, stating of Lorenz that she "contextualizes the internet as we live it."[23](subscription required)[failed verification][peacock prose] Reason magazine credited her with popularizing the term "OK boomer" in a story declaring "the end of friendly generational relations."[16][unreliable source?]
Controversies
2021 lawsuit
In August 2021, Lorenz, along with The New York Times, were sued by influencer talent agent and entrepreneur Ariadna Jacob for defamation in relation to an August 2020 article about her company, Influences.com.[citation needed] Jacob claims in the lawsuit that the article contained "numerous false and disparaging statements" about her and her business, including the accusation that she leaked nude images of one of her clients and hiked up the rent on her "content house" tenants. Jacob also claimed that Lorenz failed to disclose her working relationship as a client of United Talent Agency, a firm that she covered favorably in The New York Times and was a rival to Influences, creating a potential conflict of interest. Jacob claims that she lost 85 clients following the publication of the article and is seeking damages in excess of $6.2 million. Jordan Cohen, spokesperson for The New York Times, stated that they would defend the lawsuit: "Ms. Jacob's main complaint is that The New York Times gave voice to young people who felt they had been mistreated by her. It's troubling that she has turned to litigation to try to silence those who criticize her business practices."[24][25][26][27][excessive citations]
Libs of TikTok
On April 19, 2022, The Washington Post published an article by Lorenz about the Twitter account Libs of TikTok.[citation needed] The article further publicized the identity of the account owner as Chaya Raichik, an Orthodox Jew who worked in real estate.[28] These details were retrieved from early iterations of the Libs of TikTok Twitter account.[28] The online version of the article initially included a link to Raichik's real estate license, although this was later removed.[29] The article was controversial, mostly with American conservatives, who accusing Lorenz of doxxing, antisemitism for mentioning Raichik's religion, and hypocrisy for having previously spoken out against online harassment.[30][31][32][33][34][35] Raichik also accused Lorenz of doxxing.[34][36]
Drudge Report
In May 2022, Lorenz alleged that she had been "relentlessly" harassed by an editor of the Drudge Report, who had threatened to ruin her career. After Matt Drudge personally contacted Lorenz and told her no editor of the Drudge Report had been in contact with her, Lorenz deleted the tweets and said that she was joking. A spokesperson for the Post stated: "Taylor was repeatedly contacted by someone who claimed to be a Drudge editor" and that "As soon as she learned the person had no connection to the Drudge Report, she deleted the original tweet and wrote a tweet apologizing for her comment".[37]
Coverage of the Depp v. Heard trial
In June 2022, Lorenz published an article on the coverage of the Depp v. Heard trial by YouTube personalities, which originally claimed that two of the YouTubers discussed in the article were contacted for comment prior to publication. Both YouTubers later denied being contacted by Lorenz, resulting in a series of editorial corrections to the article. Lorenz later blamed the errors on a miscommunication with her editor, leading some critics to accuse her of buck passing.[20][38][39][40] The New York Times subsequently reported that Lorenz had been moved from the features staff to the technology team, and that Cameron Barr, a senior managing editor at The Washington Post, had "been asked to review her articles before publication."[40] Lorenz denied that she was moved teams, writing on Twitter that "I have absolutely not been demoted, not even remotely. My job has not changed at all."[20]
Personal life
In January 2015, Lorenz announced her engagement to Christopher Mims, a technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal.[41][42] In a 2022 interview with Zagat, Lorenz identified herself as vegan.[43]
Notes
References
- ^ Esposito, Brad (February 8, 2021). "Very Fine Day #2: Taylor Lorenz". Very Fine Day. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Substack.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna (October 21, 2020). "Politico Playbook: New poll: Biden edges Trump on the economy". Politico. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ CBS News staff (February 1, 2016). "Cries of "oh my God" heard on moving Amtrak train". CBS News. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ La Ferla, Ruth (August 29, 2018). "These Companies Really, Really, Really Want to Freeze Your Eggs". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Fortune staff (September 2, 2020). "Taylor Lorenz | 2020 40 under 40 in Media and Entertainment". Fortune. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ Marchant, Robert (March 18, 2021). "CT native Taylor Lorenz got attacked on Twitter. She's not the only woman to face online harassment". Greenwich Time. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Klein, Charlotte (February 1, 2022). "TAYLOR LORENZ HOPES THE NEW YORK TIMES WILL "EVOLVE IN THEIR WAYS" AS SHE LEAVES FOR THE WASHINGTON POST". Vanity Fair. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ Roush, Chris (April 30, 2018). "Lorenz hired by The Atlantic to cover tech". Talking Biz News. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ Lammer, Aaron; Linsky, Max (August 19, 2019). "Longform Podcast #355: Taylor Lorenz". Longform.org (Podcast). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ Sicha, Choire (August 14, 2019). "Taylor Lorenz to Join Styles". The New York Times Company (Press release). Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna; Ross, Garrett; Okun, Eli. "Politico Playbook PM: The geeky economic indicator that could seal Trump's fate". Politico. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ Capital staff (July 18, 2014). "The 60-second interview: Taylor Lorenz, head of social media, The Daily Mail/Mail Online". Politico. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Epstein, Kayla (September 7, 2017). "Under the watchful eye of Snapchat's Maps". Chicago Tribune. The Washington Post. p. 2. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Taylor Lorenz". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Taylor Lorenz - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Gillespie, Nick (February 26, 2020). "Taylor Lorenz Makes Sense of Online Culture for the Rest of Us". Reason.com. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Lorenz, Taylor; Underwood, Lindsey; Grose, Jessica (July 16, 2020). "How to Report on Internet Culture and the Teens Who Rule It". The New York Times. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ Barber, Kayleigh (March 24, 2020). "How The New York Times' Taylor Lorenz gets teenagers to talk about their digital habits". Digiday. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "Taylor Lorenz - Interview". The Caret. February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c Welk, Brian (June 18, 2022). "Taylor Lorenz Denies NY Times Report That She's Moved Teams at Washington Post and Must Have Stories Reviewed by Top Editor". The Wrap. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Deahl, Rachel (June 1, 2020). "Deals: Lorenz Goes 'Online' at Simon & Schuster". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 267, no. 22. p. 11. ISSN 0000-0019 – via DigitalPW.com.
- ^ "Taylor Lorenz joins The Washington Post as a columnist". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ Adweek staff (August 9, 2020). "Meet Adweek's 2020 Young Influentials Who Are Shaping Media, Marketing and Tech". Adweek. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Siu, Antoinette (August 13, 2021). "TikTok Talent Agent Ariadna Jacob Sues NY Times, Reporter Taylor Lorenz for Defamation (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Talent Agent for TikTok Personalities Sues Over New York Times Story Alleging Influencer Exploitation". New York Law Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ Flood, Brian (August 26, 2021). "Entrepreneur files $6.2 million defamation suit against New York Times, star reporter Taylor Lorenz". FoxNews. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "ARIADNA JACOB and INFLUENCES, INC. v. TAYLOR LORENZ, and THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY" (PDF). The American Lawyer.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ a b Lorenz, Taylor (April 19, 2022). "Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling the right's outrage machine". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ Leeman, Zachary (April 20, 2022). "Washington Post Called Out For False Claim in Statement Defending Taylor Lorenz Report". Mediaite.
- ^ Starr, Michael (April 21, 2022). "US Right, Left clash on orthodox Jewish activist's 'doxxing'". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ Mastrangelo, Dominic (April 19, 2022). "Washington Post defends Taylor Lorenz reporting after story on 'Libs of TikTok' Twitter account". The Hill. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ Kampeas, Ron (April 21, 2022). "Twitter activist behind far-right 'Libs of TikTok' revealed to be US Orthodox Jew". The Times of Israel. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ Quay, Grayson (April 19, 2022). "Conservatives complain of 'doxxing' after exposé reveals woman behind 'Libs of TikTok' account". The Week. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ a b Tiffany, Kaitlyn (April 22, 2022). "'Doxxing' Means Whatever You Want It To". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ Sarkar, Shankhyaneel (June 14, 2022). "Libs Of TikTok Receives Death, Bomb Threats, Alleges Twitter Staff Discussed Deplatforming Her". News18. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Tracer, Dan (April 20, 2022). "'Libs of TikTok' deletes thousands of tweets after owner is exposed, but the Internet remembers forever". Queerty.
- ^ Oliver, Darcy (May 2, 2022). "Lorenz walks back Drudge harassment claim". CNN. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ Downey, Caroline (June 3, 2022). "Youtubers Claim WaPo's Taylor Lorenz Lied about Requesting Comment for Hit Piece". National Review. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Wemple, Erik (June 10, 2022). "Taylor Lorenz said an editor was to blame. Is that okay?". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Robertson, Katie (June 17, 2022). "Infighting Overshadows Big Plans at The Washington Post". The New York Times. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Lorenz, Taylor (January 10, 2015). "We're engaged!". TaylorLorenz.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ Campbell, Colin (May 4, 2015). "Man stabbed to death outside Health Care for the Homeless". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Taylor Lorenz On The Stress And Strangeness Of Pandemic Dining Out". Zagat Stories. Retrieved March 22, 2022.