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Xeni Jardin ( ; born August 5, 1970) is an American weblogger, digital media commentator,〔 and tech culture journalist. She is known for her position as co-editor of the collaborative weblog ''Boing Boing'', as a contributor to ''''Wired'' magazine'' and ''Wired News'', and as a correspondent for the National Public Radio show ''Day to Day''. She has also worked as a guest technology news commentator for television networks such as PBS NewsHour, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and ABC. ==Life and work== Jardin was born in Richmond, Virginia, on August 5, 1970. Her father, artist Glenn B. Hamm Jr., died in August 1980 of ALS. She left home at age 14, but remained in school in Richmond.〔 Her brother, Carl M. Hamm, retained their family name, and is a Richmond, Virginia-based disc jockey, who performs under the stage name "DJ Carlito".〔(DJ Carlito blog ) Accessed August 25, 2011〕 Meanwhile, Jardin prefers the name "Xeni Jardin" over her given name, for personal reasons.〔(''Behold, the wizard of blogs'' ). (Piccalo, Gina). ''Los Angeles Times'', 10 April 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2012.〕 "Xeni" is short for "Xeniflores," a word with origins in Guatemala's native culture, meaning "protector of flowers,"〔 while "jardin" is the Spanish and French word for "garden" (with the French pronunciation used). Prior to becoming a journalist, she was site editor for travel agency Traveltrust,〔Hamm, Xeniflóres (1997). (Traveltrust.com ) via Internet Archive〕 then Supervisor of Enterprise Web Technology for Latham & Watkins〔Hamm, Xeni Jardin (July 14, 1999). ( UKNM: That pesky Euro symbol. ) via chinwag.com〕 before working at Quaartz, an internet calendaring startup.〔Kirkpatrick, David and Daniel Roth (January 10, 2005). (Why There's No Escaping the Blog. ) ''Fortune''〕 Her career as a journalist began in 1999 when she was associated with Jason Calacanis's ''Silicon Alley Reporter'', first as a contributing editor, and later as Vice President of ''Silicon Alley''s parent company, Rising Tide Studios. In 2001 she became a freelance writer for ''Wired'' and other magazines, and in 2002 she began contributing to ''Boing Boing'' after Mark Frauenfelder met her at a party and invited her to be a co-editor.〔 Jardin has also written op-ed pieces for the New York Times〔Jardin, Xeni (March 9, 2006). (Exporting Censorship. ) ''New York Times''〕 and the ''Los Angeles Times''.〔Jardin, Xeni, (September 25, 2006), (You authors are saps to resist Googling ), '' Los Angeles Times''.〕 She has also been the main source of an article in ''The Age'' talking about the cultural relevance of Wikipedia articles,〔("Wikipedia Worries" ), Rob O'Neill, ''The Age''.〕 and the source for a ''New York Times'' article discussing ''Boing Boing''s part in the creation of the Flying Spaghetti Monster internet meme.〔( But Is There Intelligent Spaghetti Out There?" ), Boxer, Sarah, ''New York Times''.〕 Jardin is also involved in television and radio work. In 2003, she began contributing the "Xeni Tech" segment for NPR's show ''Day to Day'',〔Jardin, Xeni. (Xeni Tech ). ''Day to Day'', NPR. Retrieved May 1, 2006.〕 and has appeared as a guest on the ''NewsHour with Jim Lehrer'' to discuss the ''Washington Post''s decision to remove their comments section (a step ''Boing Boing'' had also taken).〔Lehrer, Jim (January 24, 2006). (Post Web Site Silences Public Comments After a Flood of Complaints. ) ''NewsHour with Jim Lehrer''〕 She has also made appearances on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and ''ABC World News Tonight''.〔 and featured on the BBC Radio 5 show ''Pods and Blogs'' discussing her work at ''Boing Boing''.〔(BBC Radio 5 ), Pods and Blogs.〕 A June 2008 controversy over Jardin's deleting from public view all posts and links associated with sex blogger Violet Blue in the wake of a falling-out led to discussions about journalism ethics and standards and media transparency.〔Cohen, Noam (July 7, 2008). (Poof! You’re Unpublished. ) ''New York Times''〕〔Sarno, David (BoingBoing's Xeni Jardin on unpublishing the Violet Blue posts ) ''Los Angeles Times''〕〔Sarno, David (BoingBoing bloggers talk about Violet Blue controversy's implications ) ''Los Angeles Times''〕 On December 1, 2011, she live-blogged her first mammogram, which returned a positive diagnosis of breast cancer. In 2012, Jardin became one of the initial supporters of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. In August 2012, she stated she was in a relationship with broadcast journalist Miles O'Brien. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xeni Jardin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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