Jason Pontin
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| Jason Pontin | |
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 Jason Pontin, editor in chief and publisher of Technology Review. |
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| Born | May 11, 1967  London, England, U.K. |
| Residence | Boston, U.S. |
| Education | Harrow School, University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Editor, Journalist, Publisher |
Jason Matthew Daniel Pontin FRSA (born May 11, 1967) is an editor, journalist and publisher.
Pontin is the editor in chief and publisher of Technology Review, an independent publication owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that describes emerging technologies. He was hired as the editor of Technology Review in July 2004, and in August 2005 was named publisher. As publisher, he is responsible for all the media and business of Technology Review, including its print magazine, Web site, videos, e-newsletters, and events. Pontin is engaged in what the Boston Globe has described as a "strategic overhaul" of Technology Review, whose goal is to make the venerable magazine (est. 1899) into a largely electronic publishing company[1].
In 2009, Technology Review won the gold prize for Best Online News Coverage; the gold and silver prizes for best single articles in a technology magazine (for How Obama Really Did It by David Talbot[2] and Can Technology Save the Economy? by David Rotman[3] ); and the silver prize for best online community in the Folio Magazine Eddie Awards[4]. In 2008, Technology Review won the gold prize for the best issue of a technology magazine (for its May 2008 issue[5]); the gold, silver, and bronze prizes for best single articles in a technology magazine (for The Price of Biofuels by David Rotman[6]; Brain Trauma in Iraq by Emily Singer [7]; and Una Laptop per Nino by David Talbot [8]); the gold prize for best online community; and the bronze prize for best online tool in the Folio Magazine Eddie Awards [9]. That same year, Technology Review won third place in the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) Digital Awards for best online videos [10]. In 2007, Technology Review won the bronze prizes in the Eddie Awards in the categories of best issue of a technology magazine and best single technology article [11]. That same year, technologyreview.com won third place in the MPA Digital Awards for best business or news Website and second place for best online video or video series [12]. In 2006, Technology Review was a finalist in the National Magazine Awards in the category of General Excellence[13].
From 1996 to 2002, Pontin was the editor of Red Herring, a business and technology publication that was popular during the dot-com boom. From 2002 to 2004, he was the editor of The Acumen Journal, a now-defunct magazine about the life sciences that he founded.
Pontin has written for many national and international magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Economist, The Financial Times, The Believer Magazine, and Wired, and is a frequent guest on broadcast, public, and cable television news. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
Pontin was born in London, raised in Northern California, and educated in England, at Harrow School and Oxford University.
[edit] References
- ^ "MIT tech journal getting new publisher, overhaul," Boston Globe, August 30, 2005, p. C1[1]
- ^ How Obama Really Did It by David Talbot, Technology Review, September 2009[2]
- ^ Can Technology Save the Economy? by David Rotman, Technology Review, May 2009[3]
- ^ Folio Magazine Eddie Awards 2009[4]
- ^ Technology Review, May 2008 [5]
- ^ The Price of Biofuels by David Rotman, Technology Review, January 2008[6]
- ^ Brain Trauma in Iraq by Emily Singer, Technology Review, May 2008[7]
- ^ Una Laptop per Nino by David Talbot, Technology Review, May 2008[8]
- ^ Folio Magazine Eddie Awards 2008[9]
- ^ MPA Digital Awards 2008[10]
- ^ Folio Magazine Eddie Awards 2007[11].
- ^ MPA Digital Awards 2007[12]
- ^ National Magazine Award Finalists 2006[13]
[edit] External links
- Technology Review.
- Technology Review en Español.
- Jason Pontin on The BusinessMakers Show.
