Carole Cadwalladr Bio | Wiki
Carole Cadwalladr is a British author, investigative journalist, and features writer. She serves as a features writer for The Observer and formerly worked at The Daily Telegraph. Carole rose to international prominence in 2018 for her role in exposing the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
She was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, alongside The New York Times reporters. Starting in late 2016 The Observer published an extensive series of articles by Carole about what she called the “right-wing fake news ecosystem”.
Carole Cadwalladr Age
Carole was born on October 10, 1969, in Wales, United Kingdom. She is 52 years old.
Carole Cadwalladr Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Carole Cadwalladr Family
She was born in Taunton, Somerset to her parents. Carole grew up in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. She holds British nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity. She has not shared information about her family with the public.
Carole Cadwalladr Husband
Carole is a woman who enjoys her life and career, but, she keeps her marital status private. Therefore, it is not known to the public whether she is married, divorced, or single.
Carole Cadwalladr Education
She attended Radyr Comprehensive School, Cardiff. Later Carole graduated from Hertford College, Oxford.
Carole Cadwalladr The Observer
She is a feature writer for The Observer. Starting in late 2016 The Observer published an extensive series of articles by Carole about what she called the “right-wing fake news ecosystem”.
Anthony Barnett wrote in the blog of The New York Review of Books about Carole’s articles in The Observer, which have reported malpractice by campaigners for Brexit, and the illicit funding of Vote Leave, in the 2016 EU membership referendum. Carole has also reported on alleged links between Nigel Farage, the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump, and the Russian influence on the 2016 presidential election that has been investigated in the United States.
Carole Cadwalladr Book
Her first novel, The Family Tree, was shortlisted for the 2006 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Author’s Club First Novel Award, the Waverton Good Read Award, and the Wales Book of the Year. The book was also dramatized as a five-part serial on BBC Radio 4. In the US, it was a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice. The Family Tree was translated into several languages including Spanish, Italian, German, Czech, and Portuguese.
Carole Cadwalladr Ted Talk | Facebook
In April 2019, Carole gave a 15-minute TED talk about the links between Facebook and Brexit, entitled “Facebook’s role in Brexit and the threat to democracy”. It was one of the opening talks of TED’s 2019 conference and she called out the ‘Gods of Silicon Valley – Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Sergey Brin, Larry Page & Jack Dorsey‘ by name.
She accused Facebook of breaking democracy, a moment described as a ‘truth bomb’. TED’s curator Chris Anderson invited Mark Zuckerberg to come and give his response, an offer he declined. Anderson later listed the talk as one of the best ones of 2019. According to Carole, the founders of Facebook and Google were sponsoring the conference and the co-founder of Twitter was speaking at it.
Carole Cadwalladr Arron Banks
Arron Banks initiated a libel action against Carole on July 12, 2019, for claiming that he had lied about ‘his relationship with the Russian government, notably in her TED talk. Banks lost the case on 13 June 2022.
On 13 June 2022, Banks lost the case. In a High Court ruling, his case was dismissed as the judge concluded that Carole had a reasonable belief that her comments were in the public interest. On 24 June 2022, the High Court granted Banks leave to appeal on a question of law relating to the ‘serious harm’ test.
Carole Cadwalladr Salay
She serves as a feature writer for The Observer. Therefore, she earns a decent income. Carole’s average stature is $79,650 per year.
Carole Cadwalladr Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Carole’s estimated net worth is $845,860.
Who Is Carole Cadwalladr
Carole is a British author, investigative journalist, and features writer. She serves as a features writer for The Observer and formerly worked at The Daily Telegraph. Carole rose to international prominence in 2018 for her role in exposing the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal.