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Katherine Smith

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Richmond
As seen in: EMARKETER, Financial Times, Paste, The Cavalier Daily, Social The Lifestyle Magazine
Covers:  Art and entertainment, Opinion, Political Commentary, TV criticism
writer, critic. past: @harpers, @pastemagazine

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Katherine Smith’s Biography

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Katherine Smith is a recent honors graduate of the University of Virginia. She writes about contemporary politics, TV, mental health, queerness, books, the American Left, and feminism. She's been invited as a writer at the Kenyon Writers Workshop. Katherine particularly enjoys essays that create friction at the intersection of political commentary and arts criticism. She is available for pitches.

Katherine Smith’s Journalist Portfolio

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Matthew Rhys to Executive Produce and Likely Star in Wyrd at FX

Matthew Rhys to Executive Produce and Likely Star in Wyrd at FX

Matthew Rhys is set to return to FX in a new show, Wyrd, a drama sourced from the Dark Horse comic series. Up…

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Watch the Trailers for WandaVision, Loki, Falcon/Winter Solider, and More

Watch the Trailers for WandaVision, Loki, Falcon/Winter Solider, and More

After their 2020 Investors Day, Disney released multiple announcements on new Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney A…

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The Steely Drama of Industry's Naked Office Politics

The Steely Drama of Industry's Naked Office Politics

Investment bankers carry a certain rock n' roll notoriety, but above all else, as young people with an ungodl…

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Stacey Abrams and the Supernatural Cast Team for a Live Event Benefiting Fair Fight Action

Stacey Abrams and the Supernatural Cast Team for a Live Event Benefiting Fair Fight Action

As the Georgia Senate races creep slower to election day, Stacey Abrams's work ethic only increases - one mig…

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Class Anxiety, Murder, and The Undoing of the Elite

Class Anxiety, Murder, and The Undoing of the Elite

For a show like HBO's The Undoing, sculpted in the shape of a whodunit, the finale did not deviate from its g…

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YOU Is Problematic Because of Us

YOU Is Problematic Because of Us

I initially followed at a distance, not directly engaging with the show for some time, but found it addicting…

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Articles

Roomies shows short form vertical’s strength

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The news: The critical and commercial success of Bilt’s discreetly-backed “Roomies” short-form vertical series demonstrates how brands can connect to key audiences through alternate ad formats. The original scripted series took home two People’s Voice Webby Awards at the 30th Annual Webby Awards for Best Writing and Series for Video & Film in April.
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In Season 2, Apple TV+'s Anthology Little America Soulfully Speaks to Big Emotions

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Stories of immigration to the United States must punch through cliche to feel real. The task is steep. So many stereotypes seep into these stories: pressure to tell tales of trauma porn, strict parents, homesickness, and a decisive moment of victory. Even more challenging for writers is balancing the truth within some of these cliches, while honoring the greater complexity of the overarching story.
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Riches Review: Prime Video's Series Mines Black Gold

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Heavy is the head that wears the crown. For a drama that calls back to that quote in equal parts from Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1 and Stormzy’s second studio album, Abby Ajayi’s Riches on Prime Video explores a power struggles within both the Richards family and Richards’ family company after the unexpected death of its patriarch and CEO, Stephan Richards (Hugh Quarshie).
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was an intern at Paste Magazine.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

News breaks faster, but it's easy to have misinformation, especially given how major platforms' algorithms work.