Jenna Price is an Australian journalist and academic. As of 2021, she is a visiting fellow at the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public university, public research university and member of the Group of Eight (Australian universities), Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton, A ...

and a columnist at ''

The Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuous ...

'' . She is one of the founders of the online feminist movement, Destroy The Joint.

Education and career

Price graduated with a BA in communications from the NSW Institute of Technology (now

University of Technology, Sydney The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is a public research university located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1988, though its origins as a technical institution can be traced back t ...

– UTS) in 1981. She also holds an MA from UTS (2013), where she worked as lecturer for some years. She received a PhD from the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...

in 2019. Her thesis, "Destroying the joint: A case study of feminist digital activism in Australia and its account of fatal violence against women", is a history and assessment of the online feminist movement, Destroy The Joint, which she co-founded in 2012. While a student in the early 1980s, she worked as editorial assistant for ''Listening Post'', the magazine published by volunteer radio station 2SER-FM. She joined

in February 1982. In 1984 she worked on the first edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide,'' edited by

Leo Schofield Leo George Schofield (born 6 May 1935) had a notable career as an advertising professional, journalist, creative arts festival director, and trustee of arts and cultural organisations. After many years in other states of Australia he now live ...

and

David Dale David Dale (6 January 1739–7 March 1806) was a leading Scottish industrialist, merchant and philanthropist during the Scottish Enlightenment period at the end of the 18th century. He was a successful entrepreneur in a number of areas, m ...

. In the mid-1990s, Price was writing on women's and human rights issues for ''

The Canberra Times ''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1 ...

''. Price was awarded an Edna Ryan Award for Media/Communication in 2012. She wrote the "2019 Women for Media Report: 'You can't be what you can't see'" for Women's Leadership Institute Australia.

References

External links

Women, Social Media and Changing Things: Jenna Price in conversation with Colleen Egan
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Jenna Living people Australian women journalists Australian women academics University of Technology Sydney alumni University of Sydney alumni 1957 births