Originally published June 16, 1997 This is gonna burst a lot of geek hearts, but Soledad O'Brien, host of MSNBC's nightly cable TV show "The Site", is not one of you. And wait, it gets worse: She's married. Happily. O'Brien, the cyber-dream date of a generation of guys living in the basement of the... Continue Reading →
66 Sree Sreenivasan on the future of journalism, j-school and more! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer, Columbia University I don’t know about you, but I could spend hours on end doing stuff on the Internet, some of it productive, some of it, well, not. And some days, it’s hard separating the two because one is generally just as distracting as the other. I’m... Continue Reading →
50 Rasha Drachkovitch produces Lockup from outside looking in! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Part 1 of 3 There aren’t many people who want to go to prison. Not on purpose, not by accident, not even if they deserve it. Loss of liberty, loss of freedom, loss of privacy, loss of choice – and let’s not even talk about the whole idea of showers and toilets. And yet... Continue Reading →
49 Scott Woelfel builds CNN Interactive, settles into Armchair! INTERVIEW
Originally Published November 18, 1996 CNN is one of the world's most recognizable brand names. If you need a news fix, it's the television channel to which everyone in the global village turns. What about when there's no TV around? That's the idea behind CNN Interactive, yet another brand extension from the house that Ted... Continue Reading →
6 At Poynter’s NewsU, Finberg teaches journalism to masses! PODCAST INTERVIEW
You may not know my guest today by name, but it’s safe to say that if you read an English-language newspaper anywhere in the world, Howard Finberg is having at least an indirect effect on its content. Finberg is Director of Interactive Learning for NewsU, the online training and education arm of The Poynter... Continue Reading →