Caitlin Dewey Rainwater ( Dewey) is an American journalist and cultural commentator. , she writes for the ''

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'', which she joined after leaving ''

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'' where she founded the paper's blog, ''The Intersect''.

Early life and education

Dewey grew up in

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. She graduated from the

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, where she won ''

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'' 2012 "Modern Love: College Essay Contest".

Career

Dewey writes for the ''

'' and was formerly with ''

'' where she founded the ''Post''s blog ''the Intersect''. Dewey was also the food policy writer for

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, another ''Post'' blog. She wrote an 82-week column for the Post entitled "What Was Fake On The Internet This Week" (the blog ended in December 2015). Her reporting on

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, the harassment of women in the online gaming world, prompted a Congressional inquiry into the issue. She has won awards from, among other organizations, the Society of Features Journalism. Dewey published a daily newsletter about internet culture, ''Links I would GChat you if we were friends'' from 2014 to 2016. The work was a Webby Award honoree in 2016. In 2020, during the

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pandemic, Dewey resurrected the newsletter as a weekly mailing.

Personal life

She married Jason Rainwater, who she met online. After adopting a dual last name, she found that few people gave equal weight to both names.

References

External links

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