Topic: Bloggers

How White Male Tech Writers Feed the Silicon Valley Myth of Meritocracy

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As a counter-argument to a much discussed post on why white males dominate the tech blogging world, white male tech blogger Jason Calacanis took to Twitter today in using his own successful experience — and pretty much only that — to prove that such racism doesn't exist.

By Rebecca Greenfield

Jan 28, 2013

Objectify a Male Tech Writer Day Has Been Canceled

The first annual Objectify a Male Tech Writer Day has been canceled because of a number of "valid risks" with using a hashtag to prove a point about the way readers often objectify female tech writers.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jan 23, 2013

How to Prepare for Objectify a Male Tech Writer Day

With the first annual Objectify a Male Tech Writer day coming up on February 1, the Atlantic Wire tech writer department is here to help you prepare for the coming holiday.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

May 10, 2012

Who's Crazier: Bloggers or Authors?

What's the difference between a blogger and a writer? Bloggers are crazy obsessive freaks, who can't get away from their work, unlike other writers who are crazy obsessive heroes, dedicated to their work.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 23, 2012

Journalists Still Don't Understand Silicon Valley

As yet another jousting match goes down between a member of the New York City media elite and a Silicon Valley-based blogger dude, we're starting to get concerned that journalists covering the tech industry have no idea what they're doing.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jan 5, 2012

Today in Research

Write Your Way Thin; How Kids Are Like Dogs

Discovered: The writing diet, how blogging helps mental health, licorice that's good for your teeth, promising cancer and herpes treatments, and why parents treat their kids like dogs.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 17, 2011

Liberal Bloggers Are Breaking Up with Barack Obama

"It's like the president's not our boyfriend anymore"

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By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 15, 2011

Spatwatch

Critical Blogger, Ready to Fight, Defies Forever 21's Cease-and-Desist

WTForever21 blogger Rachel Kane refuses to give in to the store's demands

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By Caitlin Dickson

May 12, 2011

Spatwatch

Misquoting, Motive, and a Glenn Greenwald Twitter Spat

What a vicious, circular tussle this was

Comments | 643 Views

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