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update note a and article based on conflicting years of birth in RS. Based on this, a single definite year should not be listed in main body.
I agree it's worthwhile to note the prior conflicting sources re: age. But Fortune remains by far most credible. The earlier stories quoted Lorenz in passing + she would have provided her own age; obviously she fibbed. Conversely, she *and her age* are the subject in Fortune, who had the strongest incentive to verify her age—imagine if a "40 Under 40" recipient turned out to be 41. Fortune also gives the oldest age, suggesting its reliability as an unfavorable statement against interest.
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'''Taylor Lorenz''' is an American culture and technology reporter for ''[[The New York Times]]'' Styles section, covering topics related to [[internet culture]]. In 2020, [[Fortune (magazine)|''Fortune'' magazine]] included her in their [[40 Under 40]] listing and ''[[Adweek]]'' included her on their "2020 Young Influentials Who Are Shaping Media, Marketing and Tech" list. She was a 2019 Knight [[Visiting fellow|Visiting Fellow]] at [[Harvard University]] and is an affiliate at Harvard's [[Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Taylor Lorenz - The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/by/taylor-lorenz|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-07|website=The New York Times|language=en}}</ref>
'''Taylor Lorenz''' (born October 21, 1984) is an American culture and technology reporter for ''[[The New York Times]]'' Styles section, covering topics related to [[internet culture]]. In 2020, [[Fortune (magazine)|''Fortune'' magazine]] included her in their [[40 Under 40]] listing and ''[[Adweek]]'' included her on their "2020 Young Influentials Who Are Shaping Media, Marketing and Tech" list. She was a 2019 Knight [[Visiting fellow|Visiting Fellow]] at [[Harvard University]] and is an affiliate at Harvard's [[Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Taylor Lorenz - The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/by/taylor-lorenz|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-07|website=The New York Times|language=en}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Lorenz was born in [[New York City]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Esposito |first=Brad |date=February 8, 2021 |title=Very Fine Day #2: Taylor Lorenz |work=Very Fine Day |via=[[Substack]] |url=https://veryfineday.substack.com/p/very-fine-day-2-taylor-lorenz |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-28}}</ref>{{efn|name=Birthday|According to ''[[Politico]]'', Lorenz's birthday is October 21.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Jake |last2=Palmer |first2=Anna |date=October 21, 2020 |title=''Politico'' Playbook: New poll: Biden edges Trump on the economy |website=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2020/10/21/new-poll-biden-edges-trump-on-the-economy-490664 |url-status=live |access-date=February 27, 2021 |quote='''Birthdays:''' ... NYT's Taylor Lorenz ... |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref> ''Fortune'' stated her age as 35 as of September 2020.<ref name=":0" /> However, ''The New York Times'' (prior to her employment with them) stated that her age was 31 in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|website=The New York Times|publisher=A. G. Sulzberger|last=La Ferla|first=Ruth|date=August 29, 2018|title=
Lorenz was born in [[New York City]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Esposito |first=Brad |date=February 8, 2021 |title=Very Fine Day #2: Taylor Lorenz |work=Very Fine Day |via=[[Substack]] |url=https://veryfineday.substack.com/p/very-fine-day-2-taylor-lorenz |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-28}}</ref> on October 21, 1984.{{efn|name=Birthday|According to ''[[Politico]]'', Lorenz's birthday is October 21.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Jake |last2=Palmer |first2=Anna |date=October 21, 2020 |title=''Politico'' Playbook: New poll: Biden edges Trump on the economy |website=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2020/10/21/new-poll-biden-edges-trump-on-the-economy-490664 |url-status=live |access-date=February 27, 2021 |quote='''Birthdays:''' ... NYT's Taylor Lorenz ... |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref> ''Fortune'' stated her age as 35 in its 40 Under 40 profile of Lorenz, published September 2020; therefore, her birthdate would be October 21, 1984.<ref name=":0" /> Earlier articles, in which Lorenz was quoted as a source, provided conflicting information about her age. ''The New York Times''—prior to her employment at the newspaper—stated that her age was 31 as of August 2018, which would indicate a birth year of 1986;<ref>{{cite news|last=La Ferla|first=Ruth|date=August 29, 2018|website=[[The New York Times]]|title=These Companies Really, Really, Really Want to Freeze Your Eggs|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/style/egg-freezing-fertility-millennials.html|accessdate=March 6, 2021}}</ref> CBS News gave her age as 30 in February 2016, which would indicate a birth year of 1985.<ref>{{cite news|author=CBS News staff|date=February 1, 2016|title=Cries of 'oh my God' heard on moving Amtrak train|website=[[CBS News]]|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cries-of-oh-my-god-heard-on-moving-amtrak-train/|accessdate=March 6, 2021}}</ref>}} Lorenz grew up in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]] and attended a Swiss boarding school.<ref name="Longform" /> She attended college at the [[University of Colorado Boulder]], before transferring to [[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart and William Smith College]], where she graduated with a BA in Political Science.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roush|first=Chris|date=2018-04-30|title=Lorenz hired by ''The Atlantic'' to cover tech|website=Talking Biz News|language=en-US|url=https://talkingbiznews.com/they-talk-biz-news/lorenz-hired-by-the-atlantic-to-cover-tech/|access-date=2021-02-28}}</ref> Lorenz has stated that social media site [[Tumblr]], where she maintained a blog in her early 20s, caused her to become interested in internet culture.<ref name="Longform">{{Cite podcast |last1=Lammer |first1=Aaron |last2=Linsky |first2=Max |date=August 19, 2019 |title=Longform Podcast #355: Taylor Lorenz |url=https://longform.org/posts/longform-podcast-355-taylor-lorenz |access-date=2021-01-08 |website=Longform.org |language=en}}</ref>
These Companies Really, Really, Really Want to Freeze Your Eggs|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/style/egg-freezing-fertility-millennials.html|accessdate=March 6, 2021}}</ref> CBS News stated in 2016 that she was 30.<ref>{{cite news|website=CBS News|date=February 1, 2016|author=CBS News staff|title=Cries of "oh my God" heard on moving Amtrak train|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cries-of-oh-my-god-heard-on-moving-amtrak-train/|accessdate=March 6, 2021}}</ref>}} Lorenz grew up in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]] and attended a Swiss boarding school.<ref name="Longform" /> She attended college at the [[University of Colorado Boulder]], before transferring to [[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart and William Smith College]], where she graduated with a BA in Political Science.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roush|first=Chris|date=2018-04-30|title=Lorenz hired by ''The Atlantic'' to cover tech|website=Talking Biz News|language=en-US|url=https://talkingbiznews.com/they-talk-biz-news/lorenz-hired-by-the-atlantic-to-cover-tech/|access-date=2021-02-28}}</ref> Lorenz has stated that social media site [[Tumblr]], where she maintained a blog in her early 20s, caused her to become interested in internet culture.<ref name="Longform">{{Cite podcast |last1=Lammer |first1=Aaron |last2=Linsky |first2=Max |date=August 19, 2019 |title=Longform Podcast #355: Taylor Lorenz |url=https://longform.org/posts/longform-podcast-355-taylor-lorenz |access-date=2021-01-08 |website=Longform.org |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 01:31, 7 March 2021

Taylor Lorenz
Lorenz in 2019
Born (1984-10-21) October 21, 1984 (age 39)
New York City, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EmployerThe New York Times
Awards
Writing career
GenreJournalism
SubjectInternet culture
Websitewww.taylorlorenz.com Edit this at Wikidata

Taylor Lorenz (born October 21, 1984) is an American culture and technology reporter for The New York Times Styles section, covering topics related to internet culture. In 2020, Fortune magazine included her in their 40 Under 40 listing and Adweek included her on their "2020 Young Influentials Who Are Shaping Media, Marketing and Tech" list. She was a 2019 Knight Visiting Fellow at Harvard University and is an affiliate at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society.[1]

Early life and education

Lorenz was born in New York City[2] on October 21, 1984.[a] Lorenz grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut and attended a Swiss boarding school.[7] She attended college at the University of Colorado Boulder, before transferring to Hobart and William Smith College, where she graduated with a BA in Political Science.[8] Lorenz has stated that social media site Tumblr, where she maintained a blog in her early 20s, caused her to become interested in internet culture.[7]

Career

Lorenz joined The New York Times in September 2019.[9][10] She previously worked as Global Head of Social Media for the Daily Mail[11] and wrote as a technology and culture writer for Business Insider,[12] The Atlantic, and The Daily Beast.[4][1][13] For the Times, Lorenz works as a culture[14] and technology reporter, covering trends in social media and the internet habits of young people.[4][15] 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."[16]

After calling out comments made to The Verge by a CEO, Lorenz was subject to numerous threats and online attacks.[17][18][19][20]

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]

Accolades

Lorenz was named to Fortune's 40 Under 40 listing for 2020 under the "Media and Entertainment" category, with Fortune stating 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.[4] 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."[22] Reason magazine credited her with popularizing the term "OK boomer" in a story declaring "the end of friendly generational relations."[13]

Personal life

Lorenz maintains an active social media presence on multiple platforms including Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok and said in 2020 that she spends "all day, every day on the internet."[14] In July 2020, when Lorenz was a resident of New York, she asked for advice in a tweet about where to move in the Los Angeles area; the tweet drew criticism and "revealed deeply entrenched stereotypes that Angelenos harbor about one another."[23] That summer, she moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.[24]

In January 2015, Lorenz announced her engagement to Christopher Mims, a technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal.[25] In May of that year, Lorenz and Mims were out biking along the Jones Falls Trail in Baltimore when they witnessed a fatal stabbing.[26]

Notes

  1. ^ According to Politico, Lorenz's birthday is October 21.[3] Fortune stated her age as 35 in its 40 Under 40 profile of Lorenz, published September 2020; therefore, her birthdate would be October 21, 1984.[4] Earlier articles, in which Lorenz was quoted as a source, provided conflicting information about her age. The New York Times—prior to her employment at the newspaper—stated that her age was 31 as of August 2018, which would indicate a birth year of 1986;[5] CBS News gave her age as 30 in February 2016, which would indicate a birth year of 1985.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Taylor Lorenz - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Esposito, Brad (February 8, 2021). "Very Fine Day #2: Taylor Lorenz". Very Fine Day. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Substack.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna (October 21, 2020). "Politico Playbook: New poll: Biden edges Trump on the economy". Politico. Retrieved February 27, 2021. Birthdays: ... NYT's Taylor Lorenz ...{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c d Fortune staff (September 2, 2020). "Taylor Lorenz | 2020 40 under 40 in Media and Entertainment". Fortune. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  5. ^ La Ferla, Ruth (August 29, 2018). "These Companies Really, Really, Really Want to Freeze Your Eggs". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  6. ^ CBS News staff (February 1, 2016). "Cries of 'oh my God' heard on moving Amtrak train". CBS News. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Lammer, Aaron; Linsky, Max (August 19, 2019). "Longform Podcast #355: Taylor Lorenz". Longform.org (Podcast). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Roush, Chris (April 30, 2018). "Lorenz hired by The Atlantic to cover tech". Talking Biz News. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  9. ^ Sicha, Choire (August 14, 2019). "Taylor Lorenz to Join Styles". The New York Times Company (Press release). Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Taylor Lorenz". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ a b 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Taylor Lorenz - Interview". The Caret. February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  17. ^ Kasana, Mehreen (July 2, 2020). "A journalist does not deserve to be harassed by VCs for doing her job". Input. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  18. ^ Levy, Steven (July 10, 2020). "Where Are the Adults in the Clubhouse?". Wired. Retrieved September 4, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ Newton, Casey (July 7, 2020). "How Twitter is shifting the power balance from companies to their employees". The Verge. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  20. ^ Koebler, Jason; Merlan, Anna; Cox, Joseph (July 2, 2020). "Silicon Valley Elite Discuss Journalists Having Too Much Power in Private App". Vice. Retrieved February 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Adweek staff (August 9, 2020). "Meet Adweek's 2020 Young Influentials Who Are Shaping Media, Marketing and Tech". Adweek. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  23. ^ Hernandez, Daniel (July 17, 2020). "A New York writer asked 'L.A. Twitter' where she should live. It didn't go well". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  24. ^ Lorenz, Taylor; Mohney, Chris (December 7, 2020). "Taylor Lorenz on the Stress and Strangeness of Pandemic Dining Out". Zagat Stories. Zagat. Retrieved February 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ Lorenz, Taylor (January 10, 2015). "We're engaged!". TaylorLorenz.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  26. ^ Campbell, Colin (May 4, 2015). "Man stabbed to death outside Health Care for the Homeless". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

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