Amanda Taylor

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Title: Former Digital News Writer

Education: Bennington College, Brigham Young University

Amanda Taylor is a former digital news writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022.
She joined PEOPLE in 2022.
Before joining PEOPLE, Amanda was a copywriter at New Breed in 2021 and an academic tutor at Landmark College from 2020 to 2022.

Amanda Taylor is a former digital news writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022.

Before covering entertainment, human interest, crime and politics at PEOPLE, Amanda worked as a copywriter at New Breed in 2021 and an academic tutor at Landmark College from 2020 to 2022. She graduated with a master's degree in creative writing from Bennington College in 2022 and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Brigham Young University in 2012.

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