Marina Fang
@marinafang.bsky.social
Reporter, editor, and journalism educator for hire, formerly a senior culture reporter at HuffPost • Adjunct journalism prof, CUNY • she/her • bymarinafang@gmail.com or marinafang.72 on Signal
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I know it's rough out there, but a periodic reminder that I'm on the job hunt. If you hire me, you'll get someone with over a decade of experience (see more below). In addition to journalism jobs, I'm also very open to roles in copywriting, comms, and/or teaching writing. Email in bio. Many thanks!
September 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I know it's rough out there, but a periodic reminder that I'm on the job hunt. If you hire me, you'll get someone with over a decade of experience (see more below). In addition to journalism jobs, I'm also very open to roles in copywriting, comms, and/or teaching writing. Email in bio. Many thanks!
Spotted: Devil Wears Prada 2 filming at the Museum of Natural History. A bunch of extras wearing Runway shirts — looks like some Runway event for “spring florals.” (Groundbreaking!) Also, the codename for the production is Cerulean, of course. 😂
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Spotted: Devil Wears Prada 2 filming at the Museum of Natural History. A bunch of extras wearing Runway shirts — looks like some Runway event for “spring florals.” (Groundbreaking!) Also, the codename for the production is Cerulean, of course. 😂
Race, ethnicity, & nationality are complicated, especially for people with complex family histories shaped by multiple generations of immigration. For more on that, might I recommend a gorgeous movie called Mississippi Masala, directed by his mom. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/n...
July 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Race, ethnicity, & nationality are complicated, especially for people with complex family histories shaped by multiple generations of immigration. For more on that, might I recommend a gorgeous movie called Mississippi Masala, directed by his mom. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/n...
It's July. Reminder that I'm on the job hunt. If you're looking for a reporter, critic, and editor with a decade of experience covering culture, politics, & their intersection, get in touch. If you hire me, you'll get someone who has a long track record of:
July 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's July. Reminder that I'm on the job hunt. If you're looking for a reporter, critic, and editor with a decade of experience covering culture, politics, & their intersection, get in touch. If you hire me, you'll get someone who has a long track record of:
Great bit of color from @hellgatenyc.com's election blog. Solange, a legend. hellgatenyc.com/hell-gate-ny...
June 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Great bit of color from @hellgatenyc.com's election blog. Solange, a legend. hellgatenyc.com/hell-gate-ny...
Preview of my newsletter this week: me on Materialists (obviously, I had a lot of thoughts). Sign up here if it's something you might like in your inbox on Sunday mornings: marinafang.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Preview of my newsletter this week: me on Materialists (obviously, I had a lot of thoughts). Sign up here if it's something you might like in your inbox on Sunday mornings: marinafang.substack.com
Did not intend to hit exactly 1000 words in one go. Considering this an auspicious start.
May 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Did not intend to hit exactly 1000 words in one go. Considering this an auspicious start.
Excited to give #1000WordsofSummer a whirl this year. Hello to anyone else on here doing it, and many thanks to @jamiattenberg.bsky.social for building this community, and to her and @kristenarnett.bsky.social for giving us a clarion call to get started this morning.
May 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Excited to give #1000WordsofSummer a whirl this year. Hello to anyone else on here doing it, and many thanks to @jamiattenberg.bsky.social for building this community, and to her and @kristenarnett.bsky.social for giving us a clarion call to get started this morning.
Why yes, I am a senior distressed reporter. (Isn't every reporter distressed?)
May 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Why yes, I am a senior distressed reporter. (Isn't every reporter distressed?)
Love you, Hacks writers, but there is no Heinz Ketchup Museum in Pittsburgh. (There's the Heinz History Center, but it's not really the same thing.)
May 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Love you, Hacks writers, but there is no Heinz Ketchup Museum in Pittsburgh. (There's the Heinz History Center, but it's not really the same thing.)
Preview of this week’s newsletter: on The Studio and other showbiz satires. Subscribe if it’s something you might like in your inbox Sunday mornings: marinafang.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Preview of this week’s newsletter: on The Studio and other showbiz satires. Subscribe if it’s something you might like in your inbox Sunday mornings: marinafang.substack.com
Revisiting this as “research” for this week’s newsletter. Sign up here if you’re interested in keeping up with my work while I figure out what’s next: marinafang.substack.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Revisiting this as “research” for this week’s newsletter. Sign up here if you’re interested in keeping up with my work while I figure out what’s next: marinafang.substack.com
I wrote a long goodbye email because I’ve earned that right. Debated whether to get spicy and say the part below, but I am a big believer in calling things what they are.
Please support journalists. You’ll miss journalism when it’s gone.
Please support journalists. You’ll miss journalism when it’s gone.
February 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I wrote a long goodbye email because I’ve earned that right. Debated whether to get spicy and say the part below, but I am a big believer in calling things what they are.
Please support journalists. You’ll miss journalism when it’s gone.
Please support journalists. You’ll miss journalism when it’s gone.
Modified this meme, since somehow it is still January.
January 30, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Modified this meme, since somehow it is still January.
Ooh, Parasite is getting an re-release in Imax for the 5th (!) anniversary of its Oscar wins. 🍑
January 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Ooh, Parasite is getting an re-release in Imax for the 5th (!) anniversary of its Oscar wins. 🍑
Not working today (mercifully), but many of my dear @huffpost.com colleagues are working tirelessly to tell it like it is and not resort to, as Orwell says, “sheer cloudy vagueness.” You’ll miss us when we’re gone. www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
January 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Not working today (mercifully), but many of my dear @huffpost.com colleagues are working tirelessly to tell it like it is and not resort to, as Orwell says, “sheer cloudy vagueness.” You’ll miss us when we’re gone. www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Mood, 2 weeks into 2025
January 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Mood, 2 weeks into 2025
Due to the ongoing fires in LA, the Oscar nominations have been rescheduled again, to Thursday, Jan. 23, per an Academy announcement just now. They've also canceled the annual nominees luncheon & are rescheduling the scientific/tech awards. The ceremony is still scheduled for March 2.
January 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Due to the ongoing fires in LA, the Oscar nominations have been rescheduled again, to Thursday, Jan. 23, per an Academy announcement just now. They've also canceled the annual nominees luncheon & are rescheduling the scientific/tech awards. The ceremony is still scheduled for March 2.
The Apartment on TCM. One of the best NYE movies.
January 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Apartment on TCM. One of the best NYE movies.
A fun bit I couldn't fit into the story: I asked if, post-Starstruck, she has any other TV in the works. Short answer is nothing immediate, but she does want to be cast on Grey's Anatomy. Here's me informing her I still begrudgingly watch it in its 21st (!) season.
December 19, 2024 at 5:53 PM
A fun bit I couldn't fit into the story: I asked if, post-Starstruck, she has any other TV in the works. Short answer is nothing immediate, but she does want to be cast on Grey's Anatomy. Here's me informing her I still begrudgingly watch it in its 21st (!) season.
Highlight of my year, honestly (pro tip for any fellow Caro heads: if you order his books from the NY Historical Society, he comes in to sign them. I felt bad ordering a signed copy because it would take him away from his writing, but the gift shop told me he loves coming in to sign his books.)
December 14, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Highlight of my year, honestly (pro tip for any fellow Caro heads: if you order his books from the NY Historical Society, he comes in to sign them. I felt bad ordering a signed copy because it would take him away from his writing, but the gift shop told me he loves coming in to sign his books.)
Friends of mine are hosting a holiday party with mulled wine, and suggested bringing “your favorite, coziest mug.” Is this cozy, y/n? (Guarantee I will be the most insufferable person there.)
December 7, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Friends of mine are hosting a holiday party with mulled wine, and suggested bringing “your favorite, coziest mug.” Is this cozy, y/n? (Guarantee I will be the most insufferable person there.)
Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent-free. theonion.com/man-says-fuc...
December 2, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent-free. theonion.com/man-says-fuc...
Dug up what is likely my first byline: a review of Up in the Air, published in the March 2010 issue of Teen Ink magazine (lol). A bit hyperbolic at times, but not bad, tbh. Also, an ad for some newfangled Twitter thing.
December 1, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Dug up what is likely my first byline: a review of Up in the Air, published in the March 2010 issue of Teen Ink magazine (lol). A bit hyperbolic at times, but not bad, tbh. Also, an ad for some newfangled Twitter thing.