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Nellie Bowles

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Nellie Bowles
Bowles in 2019
Bowles in 2019
OccupationJournalist
NationalityAmerican
EducationColumbia University(BA)
Years active2017–present
Notable awardsFulbright Program
Spouse
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(m.2021)​
Children1
Website
Official website

Nellie Bowles(/ˈnɛliboʊlz/NEL-ee bolz) is an American journalist. She is noted for covering the technology world ofSilicon Valley.[1][2][3]She has written for the English-language Argentine daily theBuenos Aires Herald,theSan Francisco Chronicle,[4]The California Sunday Magazine,[5]the technology journalism websiteRecode,[4][6]the British dailyThe Guardianbeginning in 2016,[6]then forVice News,[7][8]The New York Timesand most recentlyThe Free Press.[9]

Career

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From 2017 to 2021, Bowles covered technology forThe New York Timesin theSan Francisco Bay Area.[10][11]In 2020, she was awarded the prestigiousRobert F. Kennedy Journalism Awardand theGerald Loeb Awardfor investigative reporting along with two colleagues for her investigation intoonline child abuse;according to editor Dean Murphy, their "deep, persistent and compassionate reporting" served to "hold both government and big tech accountable, and tell the stories of untold children who have endured this abuse in silence."[12][13]She covers the technology and business world of hi-tech startups and venture capital, and she has written about personalities such asElon Musk,[14]Eric Schmidt,[14][1]and iHeartMedia CEOBob Pittman.[15]She covered the exclusive conference of technology CEOs calledFurther Future,[16]and has written about subjects such asdoxxing[17]andcryptocurrencies.[18]She appeared twice on theCharlie Rosenationally broadcast television interview show.[19]

Bowles's reporting is often controversial; for example, her account of her interview withJordan Petersonattracted much attention.[20][21][22]She has moderated televised discussions on the subject offree speechin the digital age,[23]and she has written aboutgender equalityin the tech world.[24]Her reports regarding the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians have sometimes generated additional controversy.[25][26]She andThe New York Timeswere sued for defamation byHarvardprofessor and legal scholarLawrence Lessigover her reporting of Lessig's writings aboutJeffrey Epstein's donations to theMIT Media LabinThe New York Times.[27][28]Lessig subsequently dropped the lawsuit after the headline and lede were changed to better represent his views.[29]

In 2021, Bowles along withBari WeisslaunchedCommon SenseonSubstack.The publication changed names toThe Free Pressin 2022.[9][30][31]The Free Pressis now the top earning Substack with more than 630,000 total subscribers. Bowles is the company's head of strategy and writes a weekly column called TGIF.[32][33][34]

Her story “The Sperm Kings Have a Problem: Too Much Demand” was turned into a feature-length documentary, produced byThe New York Timesand FX and came out in March 2024.[35][36][37]

Her first book, titledMorning After the Revolution,was released in May 2024 by Thesis, a new imprint of Penguin Random House.[38]The book laments what Bowles describes as a far-left/radical progressive takeover of institutions in the US, including the governments of many major cities and media outlets, such as San Francisco andThe New York Times.[39]She found "the left can be somewhat goofy."[40].A Washington Post reviewer stated that "The book’s ambient contempt for progressives is legible; its actual thesis much less so."[41]

Personal life

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Bowles is a descendant ofHenry Miller,who was dubbed the "Cattle King of California" and was at one point one of the largest landowners in the United States, and a descendant of Thomas Crowley, who founded the transportation and logistics companyCrowley Maritime.[42]

Bowles graduated fromColumbia Universityin 2010.[43][44]

Bowles is married to political commentatorBari Weiss,[45]a relationship she says led her to convert toJudaism.[46]She also says the conversion was part of a personal drive to be more empathy-driven in her reporting.[47][48]They have a daughter, born in 2022.[49][50]

References

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  2. ^"The Guardian's Nellie Bowles Joins In2Summit Lineup".Holmes Report.February 2, 2016. Archived fromthe originalon February 5, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 11,2018.
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  6. ^abShaw, Aarti (February 21, 2016)."In2Summit: 'The Next Billion Dollar Fortune Will Come From VR'".Holmes Report.Archived fromthe originalon March 3, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 11,2018.
  7. ^Ariens, Chris (June 1, 2016)."Here's Who VICE News Has Hired as It Staffs Up for Nightly HBO Show".TVNewser.Adweek.Archived fromthe originalon June 4, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 11,2018.
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  9. ^abFischer, Sara (December 13, 2022)."Bari Weiss reveals business plan for buzzy new media startup".Axios.Archivedfrom the original on January 28, 2023.RetrievedJanuary 28,2023.
  10. ^Bowles, Nellie (February 4, 2018)."Early Facebook and Google Employees Form Coalition to Fight What They Built".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on February 11, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 11,2018.
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  18. ^"Strings, Theories & Connecting Dots: A Cryptic Column About Puerto Rico's 'Crypto-Utopia'".mediapost.com.Archivedfrom the original on February 14, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 13,2018.
  19. ^"Nellie Bowles -- 2 appearances".Charlie Rose.May 10, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on February 12, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 11,2018.
  20. ^Bowles, Nellie (May 18, 2018)."Jordan Peterson, Custodian of the Patriarchy".New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on March 21, 2024.RetrievedJune 10,2018.
  21. ^Heer, Jeet (May 21, 2018)."Jordan Peterson's Tired Old Myths".The New Republic.Archivedfrom the original on June 12, 2018.RetrievedJune 10,2018.
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  23. ^Battelle, John (May 17, 2018)."A Magic Shield That Lets You Be An Assh*le?".NewsCo Shift.Archivedfrom the original on July 23, 2024.RetrievedJune 14,2018.
  24. ^Schmid, Thacher (March 12, 2018)."While Startups Increasingly Move to Portland, a New York Times Reporter Warns That There's a" Gender Problem "in Tech".Willamette Week.Archivedfrom the original on March 12, 2021.RetrievedJune 17,2018.
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