Amanda Stromwall Hess is an American journalist known for her coverage of

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. She is a critic-at-large for ''

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'' who has also written for magazines including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Early life

Amanda Hess is the daughter of Layne Stromwall and Gerald Hess of North Scottsdale, Arizona. Hess graduated from

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in Washington, D.C.

Career

Hess was an internet columnist for ''

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'' magazine, an editor for ''GOOD'' magazine, and a nightlife and arts columnist for the ''

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''. Hess first published May 10, 2013, for ''T'' magazine about a Hollywood party for the year's Playboy Playmate of the Year.

''Pacific Standard''

Hess wrote an essay for ''

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'', "Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet," in 2014, which detailed her experience and that of other women as victims of misogynistic

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. Hess won The Sidney Hillman Foundation's Sidney Award in February 2014 for her ''Pacific Standard'' essay. The essay also won the 2015

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Public Interest Award.

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wrote in ''

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'' that Hess's article was "persuasive in arguing that the online threats of violence are pervasive and have broad implications in a digital society."

''The New York Times''

In March 2016, Hess was named one of three inaugural David Carr Fellowship recipients at ''

''. Hess began, in 2017, a self-branded video series for ''The New York Times'' about internet culture called "Internetting With Amanda Hess", beginning October 31, 2017, lasting 5 episodes for the 2017 season, and 5 episodes for 2018 season with 3 Internetting After Dark episodes ending October 24, 2018. As of August 2019, Hess was a critic-at-large for ''The New York Times'' and a contributor to the ''

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''.

Personal life

Hess and Marc Aaron Tracy were married on November 2, 2019, at

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in Brooklyn, New York, by Rabbi Matt Green.

References

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