Lauren Smiley
Magazine journalist
- Role
- Wired Contributor at Wired
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lauren Smiley
I write about humans in the tech age - most often for WIRED, The Atlantic, and New York…
Experience
Wired Contributor
Dec 2019 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Reports longform investigative stories about tech and criminal justice. Honors include SABEW\'s Feature Writing Award (2025, 2022, and 2021). SPJ-NorCal Longform Storytelling Award (2022 and 2020). National Press Club Award (2019). Finalist for National Magazine Award (2025) and Loeb Award (2023). Consulting producer on scripted and unscripted TV/film treatments of my stories with Wired Studios.
Education
University of Iowa
Honors BA Journalism, BA Spanish
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Feature Articles
- Video
- Ap Style
- Copy Editing
- Text Editing
- Publishing
- Storytelling
- Writing
- Newspaper
- Editing
- Editorial
- Magazine Writing
- Breaking News
- Social Media
- Newspapers
- Copywriting
- Journalism
- News Writing
- Freelance Writing
- Blogging
- Online Journalism
- Magazines
- Spanish
- Investigative Reporting
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