Jason Parham
{{short description|American writer and editor (born 1986)}}
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Jason Parham (born 1986) is an American writer and editor. He is senior writer at Wired and the founder and editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Spook. He was previously an editor at Gawker and The Fader, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Book Review, The Awl, The Atlantic, The Village Voice, and The New York Times Magazine.
Early life
Parham is from Los Angeles, California, growing up in the Ladera Heights area.{{Cite news|url=http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-jason-parham/|title=Episode 036 ft. Jason Parham|date=October 31, 2016|work=The Seam|access-date=June 9, 2018|language=en-US}}
Career
Prior to joining Wired magazine,{{Cite news|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/wired-adds-3/|title=Wired Adds 3|last=Grinapol|first=Corinne|date=June 13, 2017|work=Fishbowl|access-date=June 21, 2017|language=en-US}} Parham had also been an editor at Gawker,{{cite news|last1=Sterne|first1=Peter|title=Growth-mode Gawker aiming for traffic and staff bumps|url=http://www.politico.com/media/story/2014/06/growth-mode-gawker-aiming-for-traffic-and-staff-bumps-002428|access-date= September 24, 2016|work=Politico|date=June 23, 2014}} The Fader{{cite magazine|title=Grantland, Gawker, MTV Employees Land at The Fader|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6851079/grantland-gawker-mtv-employees-the-fader|access-date= September 24, 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=January 20, 2016}}[https://www.thefader.com/contributor/jason-parham "Jason Parham"], The Fader. and Complex, drawing particular notice for commentary on a range of topics, including Outkast, Ferguson,{{cite news|last1=Doris|first1=Jameson|title=People on the Move|url=http://www.foliomag.com/2016/people-on-the-move-5/|access-date= August 6, 2016|work=Folio|date= January 20, 2016}} police brutality,{{Cite journal|last=Amos|first=Justin L.|year=2016|title=Note, Who Watches the Watchers?|url=https://newenglrev.com/volume-50/amos-who-watches-the-watchers/|journal=New England Law Review|volume=50|issue=3}} and diversity in book publishing,{{cite news|last1=Gay|first1=Roxane|author-link=Roxane Gay|title=The Worst Kind Of Groundhog Day: Let's Talk (Again) About Diversity In Publishing|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/05/28/410015276/the-worst-groundhog-s-day-time-to-talk-again-about-diversity-in-publishing|access-date= September 24, 2016|work=NPR|date=May 28, 2015}} journalism and other media.{{cite news|last1=Hare|first1=Kristen|title=Gawker editor: We 'must commit' to diversity|url=http://www.poynter.org/2015/gawker-editor-we-must-commit-to-diversity/311905/|access-date= August 6, 2016|work=Poynter|date= January 12, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=James|first1=Brendan|title=Digital Newsrooms Still Struggle With Diversity|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/how-white-male-are-digital-newsrooms-new-medias-old-diversity-problem-2056843|access-date= September 24, 2016|work=International Business Times|date= August 17, 2015}} Wired described Parham's tenure at Gawker as "one of the site's more visible advocates for inclusion."{{cite magazine|last1=Greenberg|first1=Julia|title=After A Tumultuous Year, Gawker Will Become A Politics Site As Company Plans Major Overhaul|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/11/gawker-will-become-a-politics-site-as-company-plans-overhaul/|access-date= September 24, 2016|magazine=Wired|date=November 17, 2015}} Other publications for which he has written include the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Book Review, The Awl, The Atlantic,[https://www.theatlantic.com/author/jason-parham/ "Jason Parham"], The Atlantic. The Village Voice, and The New York Times Magazine.
Brooklyn Magazine named the "veteran writer and editor" to its 2016 list of "100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture".{{cite news|title=The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture|url=http://www.bkmag.com/2016/03/01/the-100-most-influential-people-in-brooklyn-culture-2/|access-date= August 6, 2016|work=Brooklyn Magazine|date= March 1, 2016}} Honoring Parham on a "32 Under 32" list of "individuals who exhibit the professionalism, hard work, values and talents to lead the reimagining of possibilities for tomorrow's business culture", Magic Johnson described Parham as a "successful writer" and "cultural connoisseur".{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Magic|title=Jason Parham - 32 Under 32|url=http://theplaybook.magicjohnson.com/32-under-32/jason-parham|access-date= August 6, 2016|work=The Playbook by Magic Johnson}}
=''Spook''=
At the age of 26, Parham founded the literary magazine Spook.{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Melissa|title=Brand new magazine 'Spook' seeks to even the literary field|url=http://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2012/06/brand-new-magazine-spook-seeks-to-even-the-literary-field-067223|access-date= August 6, 2016|work=Politico|date=June 28, 2012}} He published the first issue in June 2012,{{cite news|last1=Obie|first1=Brooke|title=Black Writers Get a Voice in New Literary Magazine 'Spook'|url=http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/new-literary-magazine-spook-228#axzz4GW4zqzWc|access-date= August 6, 2016|magazine=Ebony|date=September 6, 2012}} and subsequent issues annually.
Naming Spook to its list of "30 Indie Magazines You Need to Know" in 2013, Complex described the journal as a "progressive, independent magazine featuring literary works like poetry and short fiction, as well as covering topics related to art and culture. Only on its second issue, Spook is turning into a highly regarded news source with a global consciousness."{{cite news|last1=Lockhart|first1=Sam|title=30 Indie Magazines You Need to KnowSPOOK|url=http://www.complex.com/style/2013/03/30-indie-magazines-you-need-to-know/spook|access-date=September 23, 2016|work=Complex|date=March 6, 2013}} Brooklyn Magazine called it a "gorgeous literary magazine", and Salon said Spook "is bringing a more nuanced, careful, thoughtful, complete vision of blackness into publishing...eclectic with beautiful prose, brilliantly cross-secting the diversity of American intellectual life."{{cite news|last1=Blair|first1=Ian|title=Age of Aquemini: 'Spook' magazine, Afrofuturism, and confronting publishing's white problem|url=http://www.salon.com/2015/01/19/spook_magazine_editor_we_want_to_make_publishing_less_white/|access-date= August 6, 2016|work=Salon|date=January 19, 2015}}
References
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External links
- [http://jasonparham.com/ Jason Parham]
- [http://spook-mag.com/ Spook]
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