About Joel Johnson
Born 1901. Joel Johnson was an American writer and journalist.
Joel Johnson is a journalist and media personality, the founding editor of The Consumerist. He is a contributing editor at The Wirecutter, and a former editor of Boing Boing, Wired, former editorial director at Gawker Media, and Animal NY. In 2013, he co-hosted The Gadget Testers on BBC America. As editor of Gizmodo, Johnson won the 2005 Bloggie Award for Best Technology Website.
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Joel Johnson was born in 1901 in Kansas City, United States.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joel Johnson. https://biography.guide/joel-johnson/
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