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{{short description|American technology journalist (born 1984)}}
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| image_caption = Stern in 2022
| birth_name = Joanna Ruth Stern
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|12|05}}
| birth_place = [[New York (state)|New York]]{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
| education = [[Union College]]
| occupation = [[Journalist]]
| years_active = 2006–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Michelle Katharine Barna|2014}}
| mother = Susan S. Stern
| father = Daniel R. Stern
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'''Joanna Stern''' is an [[United States|American]] technology journalist, best known for her videos and columns at ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' and technology news websites [[Engadget]] and [[The Verge]]. She became a personal technology columnist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/author/7872|title=Joanna Stern - News, Articles, Biography, Photos - WSJ.com|website=WSJ|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-12}}</ref> at ''The Wall Street Journal'' in 2014, as part of the team that replaced [[Walt Mossberg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://talkingbiznews.com/1/wsj-names-mossbergs-replacements/|title=WSJ names Mossberg’s replacements - Talking Biz News|website=talkingbiznews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-12}}</ref>
'''Joanna Stern''' (born December 5, 1984)<ref name="holl_Joan">{{cite tweet|number=1330724770262953985|user=JoannaStern|title=@KenFromChicago LOL. Also, someone needs to correct this for the entire internet: I was born in 1984!<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=November 23, 2020}}</ref> is an American technology journalist, best known for her videos and columns at ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' and technology news websites ''[[Engadget]]'' and ''[[The Verge]]''. She became a personal technology columnist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/author/joanna-stern|title=Joanna Stern — Senior Personal Technology Columnist at The Wall Street Journal|website=WSJ|language=en-US|access-date=January 10, 2021}}</ref> at ''The Wall Street Journal'' in 2014, as part of the team that replaced [[Walt Mossberg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://talkingbiznews.com/1/wsj-names-mossbergs-replacements/|title=WSJ names Mossberg's replacements – Talking Biz News|website=talkingbiznews.com|date=December 16, 2013 |language=en-US|access-date=June 12, 2017}}</ref>


== Journalism ==
== Journalism ==
Stern graduated from [[Union College]] in 2006, where she studied political science and journalism. She served as the editor in chief of the [[Concordiensis]], Union's student newspaper.
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Stern began her technology writing career at Laptop Magazine, where she reviewed laptops and netbooks.<ref name="Stern2009"/> She then spent three years at [[Engadget]], as reviews editor, writing various consumer technology reviews. In March 2011, she left Engadget with [[Joshua Topolsky]], [[Nilay Patel]], Paul Miller, Chris Ziegler and other co-workers to create ''This Is My Next'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/former-engadget-team-headed-for-new-tech-site/|title=Former Engadget team headed for new tech site|work=CNET|access-date=2017-06-12|language=en}}</ref> which would later become ''[[The Verge]]''.


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Stern began her technology writing career at Laptop Magazine, where she reviewed laptops and netbooks.<ref name="Stern2009"/> She then spent three years at [[Engadget]], as reviews editor, writing various consumer technology reviews. In March 2011, she left Engadget with [[Joshua Topolsky]], [[Nilay Patel]], Paul Miller, Chris Ziegler and other co-workers to create ''This Is My Next'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/former-engadget-team-headed-for-new-tech-site/|title=Former Engadget team headed for new tech site|work=CNET|access-date=June 12, 2017|language=en}}</ref> which would later become ''[[The Verge]]''.
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In February 2012, she joined ABC News as a technology editor,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-verge-is-losing-a-founding-member-to-abc-news-2012-2|title=The Verge Is Losing A Founding Member To ABC News|work=Business Insider|access-date=2017-06-12|language=en}}</ref> hosting her own video series and appearing on the TV network's various shows as a technology expert. In December 2013, she and Geoffrey A. Fowler were named personal technology columnists at The Wall Street Journal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/12/16/wsj-announces-personal-tech-reviewing-team/|title=WSJ Announces Personal Tech Reviewing Team|last=Fitzgerald|first=Brian R.|date=2013-12-16|website=WSJ|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-12}}</ref> In 2016, Stern received a Gerald Loeb Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-anderson-school-honors-2016-gerald-loeb-award-winners|title=UCLA Anderson School honors 2016 Gerald Loeb Award winners|last=Daillak|first=Jonathan|website=UCLA Newsroom|language=en|access-date=2017-06-12}}</ref> for her Wall Street Journal videos, including her video review of the Apple Watch (which includes a cameo appearance by [[Rupert Murdoch]])<ref name="Stern2015a"/> and another where she "rode" on a router that had a shape like a spaceship.<ref name="Stern2015b"/>

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In February 2012, Stern joined ABC News as a technology editor,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-verge-is-losing-a-founding-member-to-abc-news-2012-2|title=The Verge Is Losing A Founding Member To ABC News|work=Business Insider|access-date=June 12, 2017|language=en}}</ref> hosting her own video series and appearing on the TV network's various shows as a technology expert. In December 2013, she and Geoffrey A. Fowler were named personal technology columnists at ''The Wall Street Journal''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/12/16/wsj-announces-personal-tech-reviewing-team/|title=WSJ Announces Personal Tech Reviewing Team|last=Fitzgerald|first=Brian R.|date=December 16, 2013|website=WSJ|language=en-US|access-date=June 12, 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, Stern received a [[Gerald Loeb Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-anderson-school-honors-2016-gerald-loeb-award-winners|title=UCLA Anderson School honors 2016 Gerald Loeb Award winners|last=Daillak|first=Jonathan|website=UCLA Newsroom|language=en|access-date=June 12, 2017}}</ref> for her ''Wall Street Journal'' videos, including her video review of the Apple Watch (which includes a cameo appearance by [[Rupert Murdoch]])<ref name="Stern2015a" /> and another where she "rode" on a router that had a shape like a spaceship.<ref name="Stern2015b" /> She is also a CNBC contributor,<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 27, 2019|title=Joanna Stern|url=https://www.cnbc.com/joanna-stern/|access-date=December 24, 2020|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> often appearing on Tech Check.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 3, 2018|title=CNBC Search : Find stock quotes, news, videos and more|url=https://www.cnbc.com/search/|access-date=December 24, 2020|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> In September 2021, she won a [[News & Documentary Emmy Awards|News & Documentary Emmy Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=42nd Annual News & Documentary Nominations – The Emmys|url=https://theemmys.tv/news-42nd-nominations/|access-date=August 31, 2021|website=theemmys.tv|language=en-US}}</ref> for her ''Wall Street Journal'' documentary on death and technology.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1443020624138588164|user=newsemmys|title=The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Science, Technology or Environmental Coverage goes to "E-ternal: A Tech Quest…|accessdate=2021-10-29|language=en|date=September 29, 2021}}</ref> Stern received a second Gerald Loeb Award in 2022 for an article on [[TikTok]].<ref name=LOEB-2022>{{Cite press release |title=Winners of the 2022 Gerald Loeb Awards Announced by UCLA Anderson at New York City Event |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/winners-of-the-2022-gerald-loeb-awards-announced-by-ucla-anderson-at-new-york-city-event-301637495.html |last=Daillak |first=Jonathan |date=September 30, 2022 |publisher=[[UCLA Anderson School of Management]] |agency=[[PR Newswire]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Inside TikTok's Algorithm: A WSJ Video Investigation |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-algorithm-video-investigation-11626877477 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=July 21, 2021 |access-date=October 9, 2022 |author=WSJ Staff}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Stern was born to Susan S. Stern and Daniel R. Stern, the former the owner of a lecture agency.<ref name=":0" />
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In February 2009, Stern met her future wife on Twitter and then proposed to her on Twitter in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/fashion/weddings/a-spark-ignited-on-twitter.html|title=A Spark Ignited on Twitter|last=Mallozzi|first=Vincent M.|date=2014-09-14|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-06-12|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> They live in the New York area with their dog Browser. She has written an article that jokingly names Browser as a co-author.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dumb-delightful-world-of-pet-tech-1481655316|title=The Dumb, Delightful World of Pet Tech|last=Stern|first=Joanna|date=2016-12-13|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-06-12|last2=Barna-Stern|first2=Browser|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> They have a son.<ref>[https://twitter.com/joannastern/status/877283921049812992 Being a mom means a lot less time for tweeting. #myfirstmommyblog]</ref>

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In February 2009, Stern met her wife on Twitter, where she then proposed to her in 2013.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/fashion/weddings/a-spark-ignited-on-twitter.html|title=A Spark Ignited on Twitter|last=Mallozzi|first=Vincent M.|date=September 14, 2014|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 12, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> They live in [[Jersey City]] with their children. She has written an article that jokingly names their dog as a co-author.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dumb-delightful-world-of-pet-tech-1481655316|title=The Dumb, Delightful World of Pet Tech|last1=Stern|first1=Joanna|date=December 13, 2016|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=June 12, 2017|last2=Barna-Stern|first2=Browser|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Stern is Jewish.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1204603614989344768|user=JoannaStern|title=As a Jewish resident of Jersey City and, you know, of the United States of America, I’m frightened and sickened.<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |accessdate=September 2, 2021|language=en|date=December 11, 2019}}</ref>


==References==
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| title = Dear Della, Sexism Doesn't Sell Laptops
| title = Dear Della, Sexism Doesn't Sell Laptops
| first = Joanna | last = Stern
| first = Joanna | last = Stern
| work = Laptop Magazine
| work = Laptop Magazine
| date = 2009-05-12
| date = May 12, 2009
| accessdate = 2017-10-25
| accessdate = October 25, 2017
| url = https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/dear-della-sexism-doesnt-sell-laptops
| url = https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/dear-della-sexism-doesnt-sell-laptops
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| work = Wall Street Journal
| work = Wall Street Journal
| date = 8 April 2015
| date = April 8, 2015
| accessdate = 2017-10-26
| accessdate = October 26, 2017
| url = https://www.wsj.com/video/apple-watch-what-living-with-it-is-really-like/13DDE53D-4DF3-4EDD-A519-4B2E3CA4F11B.html
| url = https://www.wsj.com/video/apple-watch-what-living-with-it-is-really-like/13DDE53D-4DF3-4EDD-A519-4B2E3CA4F11B.html
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| work = Wall Street Journal
| work = Wall Street Journal
| date = 2015-02-03
| date = February 3, 2015
| accessdate = 2017-10-26
| accessdate = October 26, 2017
| url = https://www.wsj.com/video/how-to-improve-your-home-wi-fi/CF0A93E3-B301-4E40-A0A9-9A1B5D343363.html
| url = https://www.wsj.com/video/how-to-improve-your-home-wi-fi/CF0A93E3-B301-4E40-A0A9-9A1B5D343363.html
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* [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/joanna-stern WSJ Profile]
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Latest revision as of 19:52, 24 September 2024

Joanna Stern
Stern in 2022
Born
Joanna Ruth Stern

(1984-12-05) December 5, 1984 (age 40)
New York[citation needed]
EducationUnion College
OccupationJournalist
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Michelle Katharine Barna
​
​
(m. 2014)​
Parents
  • Daniel R. Stern (father)
  • Susan S. Stern (mother)

Joanna Stern (born December 5, 1984)[1] is an American technology journalist, best known for her videos and columns at The Wall Street Journal and technology news websites Engadget and The Verge. She became a personal technology columnist[2] at The Wall Street Journal in 2014, as part of the team that replaced Walt Mossberg.[3]

Journalism

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Stern graduated from Union College in 2006, where she studied political science and journalism. She served as the editor in chief of the Concordiensis, Union's student newspaper.

Stern began her technology writing career at Laptop Magazine, where she reviewed laptops and netbooks.[4] She then spent three years at Engadget, as reviews editor, writing various consumer technology reviews. In March 2011, she left Engadget with Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller, Chris Ziegler and other co-workers to create This Is My Next,[5] which would later become The Verge.

In February 2012, Stern joined ABC News as a technology editor,[6] hosting her own video series and appearing on the TV network's various shows as a technology expert. In December 2013, she and Geoffrey A. Fowler were named personal technology columnists at The Wall Street Journal.[7]

In 2016, Stern received a Gerald Loeb Award[8] for her Wall Street Journal videos, including her video review of the Apple Watch (which includes a cameo appearance by Rupert Murdoch)[9] and another where she "rode" on a router that had a shape like a spaceship.[10] She is also a CNBC contributor,[11] often appearing on Tech Check.[12] In September 2021, she won a News & Documentary Emmy Award[13] for her Wall Street Journal documentary on death and technology.[14] Stern received a second Gerald Loeb Award in 2022 for an article on TikTok.[15][16]

Personal life

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Stern was born to Susan S. Stern and Daniel R. Stern, the former the owner of a lecture agency.[17]

In February 2009, Stern met her wife on Twitter, where she then proposed to her in 2013.[17] They live in Jersey City with their children. She has written an article that jokingly names their dog as a co-author.[18] Stern is Jewish.[19]

References

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  1. ^ @JoannaStern (November 23, 2020). "@KenFromChicago LOL. Also, someone needs to correct this for the entire internet: I was born in 1984!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Joanna Stern — Senior Personal Technology Columnist at The Wall Street Journal". WSJ. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "WSJ names Mossberg's replacements – Talking Biz News". talkingbiznews.com. December 16, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  4. ^ Stern, Joanna (May 12, 2009). "Dear Della, Sexism Doesn't Sell Laptops". Laptop Magazine. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "Former Engadget team headed for new tech site". CNET. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "The Verge Is Losing A Founding Member To ABC News". Business Insider. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  7. ^ Fitzgerald, Brian R. (December 16, 2013). "WSJ Announces Personal Tech Reviewing Team". WSJ. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Daillak, Jonathan. "UCLA Anderson School honors 2016 Gerald Loeb Award winners". UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  9. ^ Stern, Joanna (April 8, 2015). "Apple Watch: What Living With It Is Really Like". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  10. ^ Stern, Joanna (February 3, 2015). "How to Improve Your Home Wi-Fi". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  11. ^ "Joanna Stern". CNBC. September 27, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "CNBC Search : Find stock quotes, news, videos and more". CNBC. May 3, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "42nd Annual News & Documentary Nominations – The Emmys". theemmys.tv. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  14. ^ @newsemmys (September 29, 2021). "The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Science, Technology or Environmental Coverage goes to "E-ternal: A Tech Quest…" (Tweet). Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Daillak, Jonathan (September 30, 2022). "Winners of the 2022 Gerald Loeb Awards Announced by UCLA Anderson at New York City Event" (Press release). UCLA Anderson School of Management. PR Newswire.
  16. ^ WSJ Staff (July 21, 2021). "Inside TikTok's Algorithm: A WSJ Video Investigation". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  17. ^ a b Mallozzi, Vincent M. (September 14, 2014). "A Spark Ignited on Twitter". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  18. ^ Stern, Joanna; Barna-Stern, Browser (December 13, 2016). "The Dumb, Delightful World of Pet Tech". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  19. ^ @JoannaStern (December 11, 2019). "As a Jewish resident of Jersey City and, you know, of the United States of America, I'm frightened and sickened" (Tweet). Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
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