Elizabeth Williamson (journalist)

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Williamson at the 2022 Texas Book Festival.

Elizabeth Williamson is an American journalist. She is a feature writer at The New York Times and a reporter for The Wall Street Journal . [1] [2]

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Life

She was born in Chicago. She graduated from Marquette University.

Her work appeared in TheAtlantic. [3] Rolling Stone , [4] and Slate. [5]

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  2. "Author, NYT writer Elizabeth Williamson to share tips for reporting amid lies and disinformation, June 10". press.org.
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  4. "Elizabeth Williamson". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
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