Taylor Lorenz

Journalist

Birthday October 21, 1985

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace New York City, NY

Age 38 years old

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About

Technology reporter at The Washington Post covering internet culture and online creators. She previously wrote for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast and People magazine.  She's active on TikTok where she has over 500,000 followers.

Before Fame

She studied political science at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She was a 2019 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and an affiliate at Harvard's Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society. 

Trivia

She's amassed over 250,000 followers on Twitter from sharing her industry-related news and opinions.  She previously co-hosted a podcast called Like & Subscribe about YouTubers and online creators.  She wrote a book documenting the history of the creator economy titled "Extremely Online".

Family Life

She moved from Brooklyn, NY to Los Angeles, CA in 2020. 

Associated With

At the New York Times, she published many widely circulated stories including a February 2020 story crediting Jalaiah Harmon for coming up with the Renegage dance.