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Joss Fong
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Websitehttps://www.joss-fong.com/

Joss Fong (born Jocelyn Fong in 14 May 1985)[1] is a journalist focused on science, technology and the environment[2]. Her work as a producer, video journalist and documentary filmmaker has been widely recognized. In 2020, she won a AAAS-Kavli Science Journalism Award for her coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic[3].

Fong is mostly recognized for her work at Vox as a Senior Editorial Producer. Fong was one of the founders of Vox’s video team[2], helping create the video essay identity that is now so characteristic of the media company[4]. Fong worked at Vox for nine years before launching her own YouTube channel in 2024 called “Howtown.”[5]

Early life and career

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Fong was born in the United States on 14 May 1985. She holds a journalism master’s degree from New York University in Science, Health and Environmental reporting.[2]

Before joining Vox in 2014, Fong interned at Ark Media, working on “The Emperor of All Maladies” documentary series for PBS.[citation needed] She then worked for Scientific American, mostly editing and producing educational videos.[6]

At Vox, Fong produced her most famous projects, including the Daytime Emmy nominated informational series “Glad You Asked.”[7]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2017 Emmy Awards Outstanding News Special "2016 Olympics: What Rio Doesn't Want the World to See" Nominated
2017 Emmy Awards Outstanding Arts, Culture and Entertainment Report "Hip-Hop" Nominated
2020 Emmy Awards Outstanding Educational or Informational Series “Glad You Asked” Nominated
2018 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Video: Spot News/Feature Reporting “Designer DNA, explained” Gold [8]
2020 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Video: Spot News/Feature Reporting “How Covid-19 can be more and less deadly than we knew” Silver [9]
2022 Online Journalism Award Truth in Science Award, Small/Medium Newsroom “How American conservatives turned against the vaccine” Won [10]
2023 Runway AI Film Festival For a short documentary film exploring the future of creativity "Checkpoint" Gold [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Joss Fong". www.listal.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Joss Fong Profile and Activity". Vox. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ Manager, SHERP (2020-11-11). "SHERP grad wins second AAAS science journalism award". NYU Journalism. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  4. ^ Warren, Matt (2018-03-14). "Explainer: An Interview with Vox Pop Video Essayist Estelle Caswell". Film Independent. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  5. ^ "Howtown". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  6. ^ "Stories by Joss Fong". Scientific American. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  7. ^ Media, Vox (2021-07-28). "Vox and Vox Media Studios' Emmy-Nominated Series "Glad You Asked" Returns to YouTube with Five New Episodes". Vox Media. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  8. ^ "2018 Video: Spot News/Feature Reporting - Gold | AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards". sjawards.aaas.org. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  9. ^ "2020 Video: Spot News/Feature Reporting - Silver | AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards". sjawards.aaas.org. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  10. ^ "How American conservatives turned against the vaccine". Online Journalism Awards. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  11. ^ "Runway AI Film Festival". Runway. Retrieved 2024-09-25.