Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher is, to my mind, the conscience of tech journalism. She has covered the internet since 1994 and never developed the deference that so often corrupts reporters who get close to power. Her Loeb Award proves the rigor, but it's her refusal to flatter the founders she interviews that earns my respect. In a beat crowded with cheerleaders and access-traders, Swisher asks the uncomfortable question and lets the silence sit. I value that she has only sharpened with age rather than mellowing into a pundit. The industry needs someone unimpressed by its own mythology, and she plays that role fearlessly.

Name (English)

Kara Swisher

Name (Japanese)

カラ・スウィッシャー

Reading

から・すうぃっしゃー

Born

May 9, 1962 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger

Occupation

columnist / journalist / podcaster

University

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Gerald Loeb Award
• 2021 Women in Technology Hall of Fame
• 2023 Out100

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/karaswisher/
• Xhttps://x.com/karaswisher
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara%20Swisher
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6367550

Tags

• columnist
• journalist
• podcaster

Last updated

2026-06-16

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