Whitney Phillips
Media studies scholar and author
Whitney Phillips is an American researcher of media who focuses on online misinformation. She wrote This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.
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About Whitney Phillips
Whitney Phillips is an American author and researcher in media studies. Her work looks at online misinformation, harassment and antagonism, and the ethics of how people and journalists behave online. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Oregon, an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College, and a BA in philosophy from Humboldt State University. This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things grew out of her dissertation, and it won the Association of Internet Researchers Nancy Baym best book award for 2015. Phillips also wrote The Oxygen of Amplification, a three-part report on how reporters can cover extremists, antagonists and manipulators online more responsibly. She has written for outlets including The New York Times, The Atlantic and Slate.