Cecilia D'Anastasio

Cecilia D'Anastasio is an American video game journalist. She is a staff writer for Wired magazine covering the video game industry and video game culture.

D'Anastasio previously wrote for Kotaku until the end of 2019. While there, she received the Writers Guild of America's Digital News award for her 2018 article reporting allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination at Riot Games.

Kotaku

D'Anastasio graduated from Reed College, where she studied classics.[1] She joined Kotaku as a staff writer in June 2016,[2] mainly focusing on investigative stories. She left the publication in December 2019.[3]

2018 Riot Games article

D'Anastasio's article "Inside The Culture Of Sexism At Riot Games", published in August 2018, details allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination at Riot Games according to the accounts of twenty-eight current and former employees.[4][5] Following its publication, current and former employees also shared their own experiences regarding workplace harassment on social media.[6][7] On the day of the publication, Riot Games released a statement generally addressing its workplace culture, hiring practices, and diversity and inclusion program in response to the allegations detailed in the article.[8] Later that month, the company released a statement outlining its "first steps" towards addressing the allegations.[7][9]

At the 71st Writers Guild of America Awards, D'Anastasio was presented with the Digital News award for the article.[10] Variety described the article as "the most important piece of games reporting of the year, and maybe even years", naming D'Anastasio as one of the "Most Influential in Video Games" for the year of 2018.[11] She also made an appearance on Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, where she spoke about labor issues in the video game industry and her investigative work on Riot Games.[12]

Wired

After leaving Kotaku, D'Anastasio became a staff writer for Wired magazine in 2020.[13] In March, she received SXSW's inaugural Journalist of the Year award at the 2020 Gaming Awards for her "groundbreaking and influential" coverage of the video game industry.[14]

In October 2020, the magazine launched its Wired Games section, which covers the video game industry. The section features work written by various staff writers including D'Anastasio.[15][16]

References
  1. "Meet Our Team". Wired. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020. Cecilia graduated from Reed College with a degree in Classics...
  2. Alexandra, Heather (September 12, 2016). "An Interview With Staff Writer Cecilia D'Anastasio". Kotaku (Interview). Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  3. Park, Gene (April 16, 2020). "Jason Schreier is leaving Kotaku, citing G/O Media as reason". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  4. Fogel, Stefanie (August 7, 2018). "History of Sexism at Riot Games, Kotaku Reports". Variety. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  5. Valens, Ana (August 7, 2018). "New report explores allegations of sexism at Riot Games". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  6. Asarch, Steven (August 9, 2018). "Riot Games employees have been vocal about their experiences regarding harassment on the job". Newsweek. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  7. Marshall, Cass (August 29, 2018). "Riot Games responds to toxic workplace allegations and reports". Polygon. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  8. Stevens, Colin (August 8, 2018). "Riot Games Comments on Accusations of Sexist Culture at League of Legends Studio". IGN. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  9. Grubb, Jeff (August 29, 2018). "League of Legends studio Riot promises to take steps to address sexism". VentureBeat. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  10. Valentine, Rebekah (February 18, 2019). "Cecilia D'Anastasio wins Writers Guild of America Award". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  11. Winkie, Luke (December 31, 2018). "Most Influential in Video Games 2018: Esports Stars, Union Leaders, Iconic Indies". Variety. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  12. Knoop, Joseph (August 4, 2019). "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj Season Premiere Tackles Games Industry Labor Issues". IGN. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  13. Flynn, Kerry (September 8, 2020). "Bloomberg and The Washington Post are betting big on gaming. Here's why". CNN Business. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  14. McAloon, Alissa (March 25, 2020). "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice named game of the year in 2020 SXSW Gaming Awards". Gamasutra. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  15. Sinclair, Brendan (August 27, 2020). "Wired launching new gaming sub-vertical". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  16. Henry, Alan (October 5, 2020). "Welcome to WIRED Games". Wired. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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