Xeni Jardin is an American weblogger, digital media commentator, and tech culture journalist.
14 Facts About Xeni Jardin
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Xeni Jardin is known as a former co-editor of the collaborative weblog Boing Boing, a former contributor to Wired Magazine and Wired News, and a former correspondent for the National Public Radio show Day to Day.
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Xeni Jardin has worked as a guest technology news commentator for television networks such as PBS NewsHour, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and ABC.
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Xeni Jardin left home at age 14, but remained in school in Richmond.
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Xeni Jardin's brother, Carl M Hamm, retained their family name, and is a Richmond, Virginia-based disc jockey, who performs under the stage name "DJ Carl Hamm".
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In May 2021, Xeni Jardin stated that she had been given this name by someone who had abused her, and she was now moving back to using her legal name.
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Xeni Jardin has written op-ed pieces for The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.
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Xeni Jardin has been the main source of an article in The Age talking about the cultural relevance of Wikipedia articles, and the source for a New York Times article discussing Boing Boings part in the creation of the Flying Spaghetti Monster internet meme.
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Xeni Jardin has made appearances on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and ABC World News Tonight, and was featured on the BBC Radio 5 show Pods and Blogs discussing her work at Boing Boing.
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Xeni Jardin was the host and executive producer of the Webby recognized Boing Boing Video series.
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Alongside technology and culture, Xeni Jardin has been covering the aftermath and atrocities that resulted from the Guatemalan Civil War since 2007.
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In 2008, Xeni Jardin was the executive producer of the web series SPAMasterpiece Theater.
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In 2012, Xeni Jardin became one of the initial supporters of the Freedom of the Press Foundation.
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In 2019, Xeni Jardin replied "Homie what set you from" on Twitter, after claiming that Nancy Pelosi was "gangsta checkin'" Donald Trump and that only people from Los Angeles would understand.