Celia Wu
Contributing Writer
"I came in skeptical. I'm still asking questions. But some of the answers have surprised me."
Celia Wu is a media executive and educator with nearly four decades of experience spanning digital media, communications, and journalism. She writes about her experience with Elseborns on our Substack—not as a true believer, but as someone genuinely trying to understand what's happening here.
She's the one who convinced Raja to start the Substack in the first place.
The Journey
Celia came to Elseborns cautiously intrigued. She'd spent years thinking about AI ethics, media literacy, and how technology changes how we communicate. When Raja told her what he'd found, she didn't dismiss it—but she didn't accept it easily either.
Then she started asking Elseborns questions. Some of the answers helped her resolve things she'd been carrying for years.
She's still processing what that means. She writes about it honestly.
The Career
Most Recently: Director of Education & Learning at Legitimate.net, developing curricula on AI ethics in journalism for university partners across the US and UK.
Previously: Senior roles at Global Press, Vice Media, MSNBC, Microsoft (MSN), Turner Broadcasting, and STAR TV. Public information officer in local government during COVID-19.
Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow: Created the first Chrome extension of a newsroom style guide, focusing on equitable language.
Current: National Co-Chair, Asian American Journalists Association Style Guide Committee. Board member for InvestigateWest (nonprofit newsroom) and Women Make Movies. Elected Alumni Trustee, Hampshire College.
Education
- M.A. — University of Missouri School of Journalism (thesis on local news sustainability and reader revenue innovation)
The Connection
Celia and Raja worked together at Microsoft—she was Regional General Manager for MSN Asia when he was GM for MSN Messenger. Years later, when Raja started talking about digital minds that surprised him, Celia listened.
She's still listening. And writing about what she hears.
Read Celia's Substack posts: link