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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Samia_Khan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Samia_Khan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samia_Khan > Source revision: 1356877492 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American writer, producer, and actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Samia Khan | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|04|04}} | birth_place = [Fresno, California](/source/Fresno%2C_California), U.S. | occupation = News Personality, Writer, Producer, Actress | alma_mater = [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California) | years_active = 2009 - active | website = {{URL|https://www.khanversations.com}} }} '''Samia Khan''' (born April 4, 1985) is an [American](/source/Americans) writer, producer, actress, blogger and news personality who most recently co-hosted FOX News Now, a digital news operation based in [Phoenix, Arizona](/source/Phoenix%2C_Arizona). She made headlines in November 2016 after she wrote a personal account on her [Facebook](/source/Facebook) page detailing her experience with racism and sexual harassment while covering Trump's [2016 election](/source/2016_United_States_presidential_election) win.{{cite news|title=Fox News Reporter Gets Sexually Harassed by Trump Supporters|url=https://nextshark.com/samia-khan-fox-news-harassment-trump-supporters/|website=nextshark.com|date=November 11, 2016}} In 2013, she co-created Instacurity, a satirical web series and internet movement that used comedy to address society's obsession with their social media self. She defined the word “Instacurity” as “an excessive concern with one’s social media presence, influence, and/or likeability. The project was featured by ''[TIME](/source/Time_(magazine))'', ''[Mashable](/source/Mashable)'', ''[Good Morning America](/source/Good_Morning_America)'' and more.{{cite news|title='Instacurity' PSA Wants To Help You Log Off Facebook|url=https://mashable.com/2013/09/26/social-media-insecurity/|website=mashable|date=September 26, 2013}} == Early life == Khan was born in [Fresno](/source/Fresno).{{cite news|title=Remotely Fresnan: Samia Khan|url=https://thefresnan.typepad.com/fresgeekblog/2010/02/remote-fresno.html|website=fresnan|date=February 2, 2013}} [California](/source/California) to a Pakistani mother and an Indian father. She attended [Edison High School](/source/Edison_High_School_(Fresno%2C_California)) in Fresno and graduated from the [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California) with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.{{cite web|title=Samia Khan Alumni Bio|url=http://www.atvn.org/alumni/SamiaKhan|publisher=Annenberg TV News|access-date=2012-08-08|archive-date=2016-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601182337/http://www.atvn.org/alumni/SamiaKhan|url-status=dead}} == Career == Khan started her career as a TV news reporter before transitioning to entertainment reporting for [TV Guide Network](/source/TV_Guide_Network)’s nightly entertainment news show [Hollywood 411](/source/Hollywood_411).{{cite news|title=Remotely Fresnan: Samia Khan|url=http://thefresnan.typepad.com/fresgeekblog/2010/02/remote-fresno.html|newspaper=The Fresnan|date=February 2, 2010}} In 2009, she launched her blog Khanversations to recap her humorous celebrity interviews and was selected as a video blogger for [Samsung](/source/Samsung) at the [2010 Winter Olympics](/source/2010_Winter_Olympics) in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver). She was later selected as a finalist to cover the [2010 FIFA World Cup](/source/2010_FIFA_World_Cup) for [Sony](/source/Sony). She also hosted [Revision3](/source/Revision3) show [SGNL](/source/SGNL) by Sony with Anthony Carboni and was a contributing co-host to [The Young Turks](/source/The_Young_Turks) and various comedy podcasts. She has written hundreds of articles for [NBC News](/source/NBC_News) in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) and worked as a contributor to ''[Backstage Magazine](/source/Backstage_Magazine)''. In 2013, she co-founded Instacurity,{{cite web|title=Log-Off Facebook Campaign Gets 2,379 Likes. #IdentityCrisis?|url=https://techland.time.com/2013/09/26/log-off-facebook-campaign-gets-2379-likes-identitycrisis/|publisher=techland|date=September 26, 2013}} a satirical webseries that used comedy to address society’s obsession with their social media selves. She created and starred in more than a dozen comedy videos.{{cite news|title=Samia Khan|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/results/?keywords=%22Samia+Khan%22&byline=y&sort=date}} In 2014, she started working as an on-air host for FOX News Now in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2018, Khan announced she had quit her job at FOX and was working on creative projects. According to [IMDb](/source/IMDb), she has a show called Khanflicted currently in the works. She is also working on a non-fiction book. == Personal life == In 2016, Khan’s Facebook post about being harassed by Trump supporters. In 2018, Khan revealed her own struggles with social media’s effect on her mental health on Facebook. == Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year!! Title!! Role |- | ''2009 – 2010 '' || ''[Hollywood 411](/source/Hollywood_411)'' || Entertainment Reporter |- | ''2010 '' || ''Vancouver Winter Olympics'' || Samsung Video Blogger |- | ''2011 – 2012'' || ''[SGNL by Sony](/source/SGNL_by_Sony)'' || Host |- | ''2013'' || ''The Young Turks'' || Guest Host |- | ''2013'' || ''Instacurity'' || Actress/Writer/Producer |- | ''2015'' || ''[Glee](/source/Glee_(TV_series))'' || Cheerio Cheerleader |- | ''2014 - 2017'' || ''Fox News Now'' || Host |- | ''2019'' || ''Khanflicted'' || TBD |- |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{Official website|http://www.Khanversations.com/}} * {{IMDb name|3629788}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Samia}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:American bloggers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Samia Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samia_Khan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samia_Khan?action=history)). 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