Cecilia Kang

Cecilia Kang is a National Technology Correspondent for The New York Times, where she focuses on the intersection of technology, policy, and politics. Her reporting covers critical issues such as privacy, cybersecurity, antitrust laws, and the regulatory landscape surrounding technology companies. Kang has over 20 years of experience in journalism, having previously served as the senior technology correspondent for The Washington Post and as a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News.

Kang is also a co-author of the book An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination, published in 2021, which investigates Facebook's impact on society and its internal challenges with regulation and ethics. Her work has earned her several prestigious awards, including the George Polk Award and the Loeb Award, and she was part of a team at The New York Times that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of Facebook.

She began her journalism career in Seoul, South Korea, as a bureau chief for Dow Jones, and she frequently appears as an expert commentator on national television and radio programs, discussing technology and its implications for society.1234