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Jane Spencer is an American journalist who was is one of the founding editors of The Daily Beast. [1] She worked as executive editor of the site until 2012. [2]
Before joining The Daily Beast in 2008, Spencer was a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal based in Hong Kong, where she reported on environmental issues and technology. She was part of a team of seven reporters that won a Pulitzer Prize [3] for international reporting in 2007 for a series of stories on China’s “Naked Capitalism,” which explored the health and environment and consequences of the nation’s economic boom. [4]
Spencer was the founding writer of The Wall Street Journal’s “Weekend Adviser” column in 2004, which chronicled the entertainment industry,and worked as a staff reporter in New York. She covered the September 11th attacks for Newsweek Magazine in 2001.
She was awarded a 2013 Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, where she focused on innovation in digital storytelling. [5] She speaks frequently about the future of digital media, and has taught multimedia storytelling at the University of California, Berkeley Knight Digital Media Center.[6]
Spencer graduated from Brown University,[7] and is a native of Portland, Maine. [8]
Awards
- 2007 Pulitzer Prize For International Reporting[9], shared with team of 7
- 2007 Society of Publishers in Asia Excellence in Feature Writing[10]
- 2007 Society of Publishers in Asia, Honorable Mention, Environmental Reporting[11]
- 2008 Global Health Council Excellence in Media Award[12]
- 2011 Front Page Award for Multimedia, The Newswoman’s Club of New York[13]
- 2012 Webby Award for Best News Site, The Daily Beast[14]
- 2012 National Magazine Award for Digital Media, Best Site Section (The Daily Beast, Book Beast[15]
- 2013 Nieman Fellowship, Harvard University[16]
References
- ^ http://www.thedailybeast.com/contributors/jane-spencer.html
- ^ http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/big-changes-at-newsweekthe-daily-beast_b53070
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117673531050871312.html
- ^ http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/7141
- ^ http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/05/announcing-the-75th-class-of-nieman-fellows/
- ^ http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/workshops/institute/
- ^ http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/content/view/1857/40/
- ^ https://www.waynflete.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&tn=Jane+Spencer+'94+Wins+a+Pulitzer+Prize&nid=400586&ptid=35885&sdb=False&pf=pgt&mode=0&vcm=False
- ^ Pulitzer Prize For International Reporting
- ^ Society of Publishers in Asia Excellence in Feature Writing
- ^ Society of Publishers in Asia, Honorable Mention, Environmental Reporting
- ^ Global Health Council Excellence in Media Award
- ^ Front Page Award for Multimedia, The Newswoman’s Club of New York
- ^ Webby Award for Best News Site, The Daily Beast
- ^ National Magazine Award for Digital Media, Best Site Section (The Daily Beast, Book Beast)
- ^ Nieman Fellowship, Harvard University