Joanna Stern is an accomplished senior personal technology columnist, video editor, and journalist with over a decade of experience in the industry. She studied politics, journalism, and history at Union College, and she has brought a fresh and creative approach to her career by reviewing consumer technology products like phones, tablets, laptops, smartwatches, and more.

Stern is especially known for her passion for video and visual storytelling, as evidenced by the emoji article she wrote (http://bit.ly/1edF0kJ), the Apple Watch video review she shot entirely with a helmet camera (http://on.wsj.com/1CnPhz9), and the 360-degree video about virtual reality (http://on.wsj.com/1S6auFV). She has also appeared on various broadcast outlets like "Good Morning America" and "CBS This Morning" to discuss technology news.

Before becoming a senior personal technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal, Stern was an executive video editor, a technology editor at ABC News, a senior reviews editor at The Verge, a reviews editor at Engadget, a technology writer and editor at Freelance, a news editor at Laptop Magazine, and an account coordinator at Kaplow Communications.