Walt Mossberg
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 Walt Mossberg (L) with Steve Jobs (R) at All Things Digital 5 in 2007 |
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| Born | March 27, 1947 Warwick, Rhode Island |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Brandeis University |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
| Occupation | Columnist, Journalist |
Walter S. Mossberg (born March 27, 1947) is an American journalist who is the principal technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal.
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Early life [edit]
He is a native of Warwick, Rhode Island and a graduate of Brandeis University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Career [edit]
Mossberg has been a reporter and editor at the Wall Street Journal since 1970. He is based in the Journal's Washington, D.C., office, where he spent 18 years covering national and international affairs before turning his attention to technology. His Personal Technology column has appeared every Thursday since 1991. He also edits the Digital Solution column each Wednesday (authored by his colleague, Katherine Boehret), and writes the Mossberg's Mailbox column on Thursdays. He appears weekly on the Fox Business Network, and in web video reports, and formerly provided commentary in a segment on PC World's Digital Duo, a computer program airing on PBS stations.
In 1999, Mossberg became the only technology writer to receive the Loeb award for Commentary. In 2001, he won the World Technology Award for Media and Journalism and received an honorary Doctorate of Law from the University of Rhode Island.[1] Mossberg is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers on information technology. In 2004, in a lengthy profile, Wired called him "The Kingmaker", saying "[f]ew reviewers have held so much power to shape an industry's successes and failures."[2] He is also reported to be the highest paid journalist at the Journal, with "his annual compensation approaching a million dollars."[3]
In partnership with his fellow Journal columnist Kara Swisher, Mossberg created, produces and hosts the Journal's annual D: All Things Digital conference in Carlsbad, CA, in which top technology leaders, such as Bill Gates, appear on stage without prepared remarks, or slides, and are interviewed by the two columnists.[4] Mossberg and Swisher also co-edit the All Things Digital web site, which includes his columns, her blog and other posts.
References [edit]
- ^ "About Us staff profile entry for Walt Mossberg". allthingsd.com. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ Deutschman, Alan (May, 2004). "The Kingmaker: Walt Mossberg makes or breaks products from his pundit perch at a little rag called The Wall Street Journal". Wired. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
- ^ Auletta, Ken (May, 2007). "Critical Mass: Everyone listens to Walter Mossberg". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ "D: All Things Digital The Wall Street Journal Executive Conference". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Walt Mossberg |
- All Things Digital
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Walt Mossberg on Charlie Rose
- Walt Mossberg at the Internet Movie Database
- Works by or about Walt Mossberg in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Walt Mossberg collected news and commentary at The Wall Street Journal
- Walt Mossberg at the Notable Names Database
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- 1947 births
- Living people
- American columnists
- American technology writers
- American journalists
- Writers from Rhode Island
- Writers from New York
- Brandeis University alumni
- People from Warwick, Rhode Island
- The Wall Street Journal people
- Jewish American writers
- Gerald Loeb Award winners
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
