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'''Camilla Wright''' (born 1971 or 1972)<!-- Guardian ref gives age as 35 in May 2006 --> is a British journalist and one of the founders and owners of the [[Popbitch]] newsletter and website.<ref>{{cite news|last=Aikenhead|first=Decca|title=Hot Gossip|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/may/06/newmedia.comment|accessdate=24 December 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|quote=Decca Aitkenhead goes head-to-head with the queen bee of Popbitch|date=6 August 2006}}</ref> In 2008 she published a book, ''Popbitch: Celebrity Excess And Other Monkey Business''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Eyre|first=Hermione|title=Close-up: Camilla Wright|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/sunday-review/regulars/closeup-camilla-wright-963930.html|accessdate=24 December 2011|newspaper=The Independent (website)|date=19 October 2008}}</ref>
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'''Camilla Wright''' (born 4 December 1970){{citation needed|date=January 2012}}<!-- Guardian ref gives age as 35 in May 2006 --> is a British journalist and one of the founders (with then boyfriend Neil Stevenson) and owners of the [[Popbitch]] newsletter and website.<ref name="Aikenhead">{{cite news |last=Aikenhead |first=Decca |title=Hot Gossip |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/may/06/newmedia.comment |accessdate=24 December 2011 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |quote=Decca Aitkenhead goes head-to-head with the queen bee of Popbitch |date=6 August 2006}}</ref> In 2008 she published a book, ''Popbitch: Celebrity Excess And Other Monkey Business''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Eyre |first=Hermione |title=Close-up: Camilla Wright |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/sunday-review/regulars/closeup-camilla-wright-963930.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617042347/http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/sunday-review/regulars/closeup-camilla-wright-963930.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 June 2012 |accessdate=24 December 2011 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] (website) |date=19 October 2008}}</ref>


She graduated with a degree in [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics|PPE]] from [[Oriel College, Oxford]] in 1992.<ref name="Aikenhead"/> Before starting university and Popbitch her first job was as a bar promoter in Tenerife. In January 2007 she appeared in the [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] ''[[Great Lives]]'' series, nominating American war correspondent [[Martha Gellhorn]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Martha Gellhorn |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gj685 |work=BBC: [[Great Lives]] |accessdate=24 December 2011}}</ref> In 2011, Wright appeared to give evidence for the [[Leveson Inquiry]] into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press.<ref>{{cite web |title=Witness Statement of Camilla Wright | work=Leveson Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press |url=http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Witness-Statement-of-Camilla-Wright.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140122165629/http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Witness-Statement-of-Camilla-Wright.pdf |url-status=unfit |archive-date=2014-01-22 }}</ref> On Monday 21 December 2015, Wright represented Oriel College on the BBC television show ''Christmas [[University Challenge]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Media Centres |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/xmas15/bbctwo}}</ref>
In January 2007 she appeared in the [[BBC Radio 4]] ''[[Great Lives]]'' series, nominating American war correspondent [[Martha Gelhorn]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Martha Gelhorn|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gj685|work=BBC: Great Lives|accessdate=24 December 2011}}</ref>

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==Selected publications==
*{{cite book |last1=Wright |first1=Camilla |authorlink1=Camilla Wright |title=Popbitch: Celebrity Excess And Other Monkey Business |publisher=Century |location=London |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-84605-382-5}}


==References==
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==External links==
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==Selected publications==
* [https://popbitch.com Popbitch]
*''Popbitch: Celebrity Excess And Other Monkey Business'' (Century, 2008) ISBN 978-1846053825

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Latest revision as of 18:39, 2 December 2022

Camilla Wright
Born (1970-12-04) 4 December 1970 (age 53)
OccupationMedia owner/consultant
Notable creditPopbitch

Camilla Wright (born 4 December 1970)[citation needed] is a British journalist and one of the founders (with then boyfriend Neil Stevenson) and owners of the Popbitch newsletter and website.[1] In 2008 she published a book, Popbitch: Celebrity Excess And Other Monkey Business.[2]

She graduated with a degree in PPE from Oriel College, Oxford in 1992.[1] Before starting university and Popbitch her first job was as a bar promoter in Tenerife. In January 2007 she appeared in the Radio 4 Great Lives series, nominating American war correspondent Martha Gellhorn.[3] In 2011, Wright appeared to give evidence for the Leveson Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press.[4] On Monday 21 December 2015, Wright represented Oriel College on the BBC television show Christmas University Challenge.[5]

Selected publications

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  • Wright, Camilla (2008). Popbitch: Celebrity Excess And Other Monkey Business. London: Century. ISBN 978-1-84605-382-5.

References

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  1. ^ a b Aikenhead, Decca (6 August 2006). "Hot Gossip". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2011. Decca Aitkenhead goes head-to-head with the queen bee of Popbitch
  2. ^ Eyre, Hermione (19 October 2008). "Close-up: Camilla Wright". The Independent (website). Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Martha Gellhorn". BBC: Great Lives. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Witness Statement of Camilla Wright" (PDF). Leveson Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "BBC Media Centres".
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