Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher
Swisher in 2019
Born (1962-12-11) December 11, 1962 (age 61)[1]
EducationGeorgetown University (BS)
Columbia University (MS)
OccupationJournalist
Years active1994–present
Notable workCo-founder of Recode
Political partyDemocratic[2]
Spouses
(m. 1999; div. 2017)
Amanda Katz
(m. 2020)
Children4

Kara Anne Swisher (/ˈkɛərə/ KAIR; born December 11, 1962) is an American journalist. She has covered the business of the internet since 1994. As of 2023, Swisher was a contributing editor at New York Magazine, the host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher, and the co-host of the podcast Pivot.[3]

In 2014, she co-founded Vox Media's Recode. From 2018 to 2022, she was an opinion writer for The New York Times, before re-joining Vox Media.[4] She has also written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the All Things Digital conference and the online publication All Things D.[3][5] A self-described "liberal, lesbian Donald Trump of San Francisco" in 2016, she expressed interest in running for political office in San Francisco.[6]

  1. ^ "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Kara Swisher, contributing NYT opinion writer and host of the 'On With Kara Swisher' and 'Pivot' podcasts". www.msn.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Townsend, Tess. "Kara Swisher Is Serious About Running for Mayor, and Soon". Inc.
  3. ^ a b Schwab, Katharine (May 28, 2020). "'All the lanes are mine': Kara Swisher remains tech's most outspoken watchdog". Fast Company. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Kara Swisher Leaves the New York Times to Return to Vox Media". Bloomberg.com. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "Kara Swisher". Wall Street Journal. December 28, 2000. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Baram, Marcus. "Recode's Kara Swisher really wants to run for mayor: "I'm the liberal lesbian Donald Trump of San Francisco"". Fast Company.