Carole Cadwalladr | |
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 Cadwalladr in 2019 | |
| Born | Carole Jane Cadwalladr 1969 (age 54–55) Taunton, Somerset, England |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Education | Radyr Comprehensive School |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
Carole Jane Cadwalladr (/kædˈwɒlədər/; born 1969) is a British author, investigative journalist, and features writer. She is a features writer for The Observer and formerly worked at The Daily Telegraph.[1] Cadwalladr rose to international prominence in 2018 for her role in exposing the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal, for which she was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, alongside The New York Times reporters.[2]
- ^ "Carole Cadwalladr". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "The 2019 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in National Reporting". Pulitzer.org.
Finalist: Staff of The New York Times, with contributions from Carole Cadwalladr of The Guardian/The Observer of London : For reporting on how Facebook and other tech firms allowed the spread of misinformation and failed to protect consumer privacy, leading to Cambridge Analytica's theft of 50 million people's private information, data that was used to boost Donald Trump's campaign.