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Deanna Nguyen is the Senior Content Manager at BroadbandNow, where she sets and enforces the editorial standards behind more than 33,000 city pages and 800+ guides. In nearly a decade as a professional writer and editor, her bylines have appeared at Crunchyroll, Funimation, Locale Magazine and Tokyo Journal.

Background

Deanna Nguyen is the Senior Content Manager at BroadbandNow, where she is responsible for the editorial quality of everything readers see, from the site’s more than 33,000 city-level internet guides to its library of over 800 evergreen guides and resource pages. She sets BroadbandNow’s editorial standards and brand voice, hires and trains the site’s writers and editors to meet them, and works cross-functionally with design, development and strategy teams on how content pages are built and improved.

One Standard, Every Page
33,000+ CITY PAGES

Local internet guides — one for nearly every city in America — all managed to a single editorial standard that Deanna sets, teaches and enforces across BroadbandNow’s team of writers and editors.

800+
Evergreen guides & resource pages overseen
1
Editorial standard every writer is trained to
~10
Years writing & editing professionally

Her focus is well-researched, consumer-first coverage of the telecom industry, the digital divide, net neutrality, internet safety and the infrastructure changes that affect everyday internet users. Every piece published under BroadbandNow’s editorial standards passes through processes Deanna designed: research requirements, fact-checking expectations, and writing that starts from what the reader actually needs to know.

Bylines & features
Crunchyroll
Funimation
Locale Magazine
Tokyo Journal
Girls in Capes

Deanna’s range as a writer extends well beyond broadband. She has been a senior writer for Crunchyroll since 2022 and previously wrote for Funimation, covering the streaming and anime industry, work that has been referenced by entertainment outlets including CBR. Earlier in her career she served as an editor at Locale Lifestyle Magazine and an editorial intern at Tokyo Journal, crafting features on travel, culture, food and notable public figures across print and digital. That breadth is exactly what her editorial role demands: the ability to make any subject, including something as technical as broadband infrastructure, clear, accurate, and worth reading.

Professional Background & Education

B.A. Literary Journalism & English, UC Irvine
Nearly a decade of professional writing & editing
33,000+ pages held to one editorial standard
Bylines at Crunchyroll, Locale & Tokyo Journal

Deanna earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of California, Irvine, where she double-majored in Literary Journalism and English with a Creative Writing emphasis, a foundation in both rigorous reporting and craft that shapes how she approaches consumer content today.

She joined BroadbandNow in 2019 as a technical writer and senior editor, researching, writing and fact-checking guides, comparison pages and reviews covering internet service providers, before stepping into content leadership in 2022. Along the way she has built and managed teams of writers across both digital and print publications, from a lifestyle magazine’s editorial desk to an SEO agency where she managed content for more than 50 client blogs.

2022 – PRESENT
Senior Content Manager, BroadbandNow
Sets and enforces editorial standards and brand voice across 33,000+ city pages and 800+ guides; hires and trains writers; partners with design, development and strategy teams.

2019 – 2022
Technical Writer & Senior Editor, BroadbandNow
Researched, wrote, edited and fact-checked guides, comparison pages and reviews covering internet service providers.

2019 – PRESENT
Senior Writer, Crunchyroll · Senior Contributor, Funimation (freelance)
Features and same-day news coverage of the streaming and anime industry for Sony’s anime platforms.

2015 – 2019
Editor, Locale Lifestyle Magazine · Blog Lead, eGumball · Tokyo Journal editorial
Print and digital editorial roles spanning lifestyle features, celebrity interviews, intern management and SEO content for 50+ client blogs.

Deanna holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Irvine, with a double major in Literary Journalism and English (Creative Writing emphasis).

Previously Published

Deanna’s work for BroadbandNow focuses on bringing tightly researched, highly relevant information to everyday internet users:

Provider Guide
How SpaceX’s satellite service actually performs for rural households — speeds, pricing and where it makes sense.
Policy News
Why the map deciding $42.45 billion in BEAD funding still misses real households — and what lawmakers want changed.
Consumer Guide
Plans matched to how seniors actually use the internet — video calls, medical monitoring and no-contract simplicity.
Troubleshooting
The settings, placement and plan factors that throttle mobile hotspots — and the fixes that actually work.

Personal

Deanna is an Orange County-based writer and editor with one too many hobbies. When she’s not in front of her computer, you can find her buying more books than she reads and cuddling with her Bichon Frise, who looks like a cotton ball. Deanna also has a passion for building her own mechanical keyboards. She’s even learning how to solder!