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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 |accessdate=24 December 2011 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] (website) |date=19 October 2008}}</ref>
'''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 |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 and topless boxer 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>
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>


==Selected publications==
==Selected publications==

Revision as of 16:39, 3 February 2018

Camilla Wright
Born (1970-12-04) 4 December 1970 (age 53)
OccupationJournalist
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]

Selected publications

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

References

  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). Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Martha Gellhorn". BBC: Great Lives. Retrieved 24 December 2011.