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Camilla Wright

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Camilla Wright
Born (1970-12-04) 4 December 1970 (age 53)
OccupationMedia owner/consultant
Notable creditPopbitch

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]

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]

Selected publications

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  • Wright, Camilla (2008). Popbitch: Celebrity Excess And Other Monkey Business. London: Century. ISBN 978-1-84605-382-5.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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".
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