The Latest Breaking News from Taylor Lorenz

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Reason · Dec 5, 2024

Top Washington Post Reporter Quits to Start Own Media Outlet, Blasts Ex-Employer: 'Legacy Media is Not Set Up for People Like Me'

Taylor Lorenz announced she left the outlet to launch User Magazine on Substack.

Latin Times · Oct 1, 2024

Reporter Taylor Lorenz exits Washington Post after investigation into Instagram post

Technology reporter Taylor Lorenz says she's leaving The Washington Post, less than two months after the newspaper began a review of a social media post that involved President Joe Biden

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024

Libel Lawsuit Against N.Y. Times and Taylor Lorenz, Related to Meaning of Word "Leaked," Can Proceed

From Judge Edgardo Ramos's decision Tuesday in Jacob v. Lorenz (S.D.N.Y.) (the underlying allegedly libelous article appears to be the one here): Plaintiffs Ariadna Jacob and her company, Influences, Inc., brought this defamation action against Defendants Taylor Lorenz and the New York Times. Plaintiffs allege that a New York Times…

Reason · Oct 12, 2023

First Thing: Trump allegedly shared sensitive information with Australian billionaire

Member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort allegedly passed on submarine details to former Australian PMs and journalists. Plus, US influencers fear bedbug infestation from Paris fashion week

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

‘The internet is vicious and toxic, but I’d never go back to the 90s’: Taylor Lorenz talks to Monica Lewinsky

The journalist speaks with the activist about surviving merciless harassment, the media’s double standards on gender, and why they still have hope

The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2023

Book Review: 'Extremely Online' shows how creators and influencers have shaped social media

Washington Post technology columnist Taylor Lorenz tells the social history of social media in “Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence and Power on the Internet.”

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Taylor Lorenz, Peter Van Valkenburgh: Why Banning TikTok Is Stupid and Unwarranted

The bipartisan RESTRICT Act is an infringement on a host of civil and economic rights that will strangle free speech and cryptocurrencies.

Reason · Apr 7, 2023

A TikTok Ban Would Set a Dangerous Precedent. Live With Taylor Lorenz and Peter Van Valkenburgh

Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion about Congress' attempt to ban TikTok with the RESTRICT Act.

Reason · Apr 5, 2023

The future of U.S. crypto sanctions

A new Chainalysis report highlights how the Office of Foreign Assets Control has been targeting bad actors in the crypto sector.

Fortune · Jan 9, 2023