Camilla Wright

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Camilla Wright
Born (1970-12-04) 4 December 1970 (age 51)
OccupationMedia owner/consultant
Notable credit Popbitch

Camilla Wright (born 4 December 1970)[ citation needed ] is a British journalist and one of the founders (with then boyfriend Neil Stevenson) and owners of the Popbitch newsletter and website. [1] In 2008 she published a book, Popbitch: Celebrity Excess And Other Monkey Business. [2]

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She graduated with a degree in PPE from Oriel College, Oxford in 1992. [1] Before starting university and Popbitch her first job was as a bar promoter in Tenerife. In January 2007 she appeared in the Radio 4 Great Lives series, nominating American war correspondent Martha Gellhorn. [3] In 2011, Wright appeared to give evidence for the Leveson Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press. [4] On Monday 21 December 2015, Wright represented Oriel College on the BBC television show Christmas University Challenge . [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Aikenhead, Decca (6 August 2006). "Hot Gossip". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 December 2011. Decca Aitkenhead goes head-to-head with the queen bee of Popbitch
  2. Eyre, Hermione (19 October 2008). "Close-up: Camilla Wright". The Independent (website). Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  3. "Martha Gellhorn". BBC: Great Lives . Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  4. "Witness Statement of Camilla Wright" (PDF). Leveson Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "BBC Media Centres".