Jessica Lessin
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Comment: You need inline citations for biographies of living people – remember that any statement that might be challenged (awards, accomplishments) needs a solid external source. Libby norman (talk) 22:10, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
Jessica E. Lessin is an award-winning journalist and Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the technology website, The Information.[1][2] Before starting The Information in December of 2013,[3] Jessica spent 8 years at the Wall Street Journal covering the technology and media industries.[4] [5]
Early life and education
Lesson was born Jessica Vascellaro. She graduated from Harvard university in 2005, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in history. She lives in San Francisco.
Career
At the WSJ she wrote more than 1000 articles and news stories while covering Apple,[6] Google,[7] Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter and other global technology and telecom companies companies. She was part of the team that was a 2012 finalist for a series on digital privacy.[8] The team won a public service award from the Society of Professional Journalists for that same series. Jessica has appeared on CNB, NPR, CNN and PBS's "The Charlie Rose Show" and is a regular speaker at international conferences.[9] [10] Jessica was listed in 2014 as an Influential Woman in Technology by Business Insider.[11]
References
- ^ "Lack of centralized cloud infrastructure team hampering Apple's development of iCloud services - report". Apple Insider. By Katie MarsalNovember 24, 2014,
- ^ "Apple Watch: Apple Silent On Smartwatch’s Battery Life". International Business Times, By Thomas Halleck on September 09 2014.
- ^ "New Venture for AllThingsD Journalists". New York Times, By RAVI SOMAIYAJAN. 2, 2014.
- ^ Luis Suarez-Villa (9 December 2014). Corporate Power, Oligopolies, and the Crisis of the State. SUNY Press. pp. 243–. ISBN 978-1-4384-5485-6.
- ^ "Fusion Set to Name Director of Media Innovation". New York Times, By EMILY STEEL, SEPT. 7, 2014.
- ^ "It’s iTime: Apple gets to work on glass smartwatch". Irish Examiner, February 13, 2013. By Karen O’Shea
- ^ "Interview: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt talks Apple". iPhone Developers, December 5, 2012 | Chase Tillar
- ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes - Finalists". pulitzer.org.
- ^ Robert Andrews (20 March 2014). "The Information's Jessica Lessin on building a subscription business – video". the Guardian.
- ^ "The future of news: know thy audience". the Guardian.
- ^ "Most Influential Tech Women On Twitter - Business Insider". Business Insider. 18 May 2014.