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Freelance journalist, ex-@WIRED. She/Her.

San Francisco, CA
Joined May 2010
OSHA’s letter was delivered alongside *five citations* for failure to report injuries, in response to complaints filed by members of the #STL8 Organizing Committee last July about AmCare's abuse and neglect. Relatedly: wired.com/story/amazons-firs… via @caitharr #MOworkers
Senate report out today on Amazon labor practices cites a letter Amazon received from OSHA in January: “Workers cannot truly receive ‘first’ aid for the same acute injury on the 10th, 20th, or 30th visit"
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It’s out! I started work on my first and last WIRED feature three years ago. It’s about space law, satellite constellations, colonization, and a team of young women from Zimbabwe wired.com/story/two-nations-…
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I’ve been laid off from WIRED. I’ve worked here for almost a decade in a bunch of different roles—reporter, culture editor, digital editor, news editor. It’s hard to be leaving such an incredible team.
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I was one of the many affected by the recent layoffs at @WIRED. baby's first media layoff! I joined WIRED when I was 22, and I was very lucky to land at a place where I was given so much room to grow as a journalist.
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Here's a not-yet-complete thread of the people laid off at @WIRED. I was proud to have them as colleagues. My thoughts are with all of them, as well as those left behind to pick up the pieces. It's been a brutal year in the news business...🧵 poynter.org/commentary/2023/…
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Welp @WIRED laid me off alongside a bunch of other talented people, and on the way out the door I want to appreciate some stories that I was proud to write while reporting on how AI can harm people, accelerate inequality, violate human rights, and threaten society. A thread 🧵:
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Personal news, as they say, but not the happy kind. Just want to thank the wonderful @WIRED crew. It was an honor. Hiring managers, please snap up my colleagues who are also impacted. Absolutely brilliant, kind, funny journalists who welcomed me warmly to the WIRED family. 🫡
.@meghann, executive editor of news at @wired, is among those departing: talkingbiznews.com/media-new…
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🧵Unfortunately, I was part of the layoffs at WIRED with many very talented colleagues. Under my leadership during these 3 years, we increased social video views by +501% and reached over one million followers in TikTok in a year and a half…
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Sad to say I'm leaving @WIRED after what feels like just a blip. It was a fun blip, and spent in the company of truly great colleagues. And of course, I loved the stories I got to publish, the big ones and the small wacky ones—and all from writers I count myself lucky to know.
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I'm sorry to say that after two years at @WIRED I've been laid off along with many of my beloved and talented colleagues. I'm so grateful to have worked with journalists and editors who are the very best at what they do, and I am truly going to miss them.
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I'm no longer @WIRED. I was the luckiest to land there out of college and have freedom to build beats and write big features on a truly boggling array of topics. Excited for what's next. For now, that's freelancing (unless this industry magically starts hiring)...
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*** Everyone, I have devastating news: A tsunami of layoffs swept through WIRED, and I am among the victims. The majority of the science desk was gutted, features was hit, 3 union stewards and 2/3 of the union's diversity committee (incl me) are out. (1/7) wired.com/
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(Heart)BREAKING NEWS: After 20 years @WIRED , I was among the group of talented editors, writers, designers, and others laid off last Thursday. I am grateful for the career I was able to build there and proud of the work we all did together.
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Vegan egg and lab-grown meat startup Eat Just is being sued for more than $100 million. Former employees allege that’s just the start of its problems wired.com/story/eat-just-fin…
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I spent this year talking to the 3 young hackers behind Mirai, the malware that once broke the internet. This is WIRED's resulting cover story—an epic, untold, 22,000-word tale of cybercrime, friendship, chaos, betrayal, paranoia, and redemption. Read: wired.com/story/mirai-untold…
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Caitlin Harrington (@caitharr) from @WIRED will be moderating a panel with participants from #Connect. Join this session to gain a better understanding of their perspectives and engage in direct Q&A. Register for #IIOR2023: hubs.li/Q022qk0r0 #onlineresearch #mrX #phdchat
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