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Education

M.A. Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting

New York University, 2013

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Experience

I helped create the Vox video team and spent 9 years there developing and expanding the explainer video format. In that time, we attracted 11.8 million YouTube subscribers and produced shows with Netflix and YouTube Originals.

 

Now I'm the co-founder of Howtown, an independent media project dedicated to introducing the general public to scientific research methods. Alongside journalist Adam Cole, I spend my days exploring where facts come from.

Find us on YouTube, Patreon, and Instagram.

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Awards

National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award, 2025

Top Award - Excellence in Science Communication

For Howtown

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ICFJ News Creator Award, 2025

Excellence in Independent Video Journalism

For Howtown with Adam Cole

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Runway Film Festival - Gold Award, 2023

For a short documentary film, produced with Áron Filkey.

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Online Journalism Award, 2022

Truth in Science Award, Small/Medium Newsroom

For my investigation of vaccine polarization on Vox

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AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award, 2020

Video: Spot News/ Feature Reporting - Silver

For my coverage of COVID-19 mortality data on Vox

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AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award, 2018

Video: Spot News/ Feature Reporting - Gold

For my coverage of gene editing for Netflix's Explained

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Contact

jossfongvideo@gmail.com

@jossfong on Instagram 

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