The Envy Index: 25 Under 25
by The EditorsPage 14 of 20
14. The Reporter: Rosie Gray
22, Dumbo
When we shot Rosie Gray at her desk at The Village Voice, a crumpled, metallic birthday balloon idled behind her. That’s because Gray just turned 22—but even as one of the youngest writers on staff, she’s already played one of the most vocal roles in Occupy Wall Street coverage to date. Gray has been one of the few to cover OWS from the protest’s inception, and now, just two and a half months later, her Twitter follower count has quadrupled as a result. “It was one of those stories that was impossible to stop covering,” Gray told us, humbly discussing her OWS reporting as a learning experience. But tweeting from the front lines of the eviction of Zuccotti Park has earned Gray serious journalist cred. “The raid was pretty fun,” Gray said, smiling at what must have been a thrilling moment for a young journalist. “Well, I shouldn’t say it was fun.”
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