Scott Rosenberg (journalist)
American journalist (born 1959)
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Scott Rosenberg (born 1959 in Queens, New York, is an American journalist, editor, blogger and non-fiction author. He was a co-founder of Salon Media Group and Salon.com and a relatively early participant in The WELL. Since 2018, he has been the managing editor of technology at Axios.
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| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) Queens, New York, US |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) |
| Occupations | Journalist, editor, blogger, author |
| Notable credit(s) | Salon.com, The San Francisco Examiner |
| Spouse | Dayna Macy |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
Rosenberg was born in Queens to Jeanne and Coleman Rosenberg. He attended Harvard University, where he graduated with a degree in history and literature. While at Harvard, he worked for The Harvard Crimson.[1]
Career
After working at The San Francisco Examiner, Rosenberg left the paper to found Salon.com in 1995.[2] He served as the outlet's managing editor from 1999 to 2004, eventually leaving in 2007 to write Dreaming in Code.[3] It offers a detailed perspective on collaboration and massive software endeavors, particularly the open source calendar application Chandler (PIM). His second book Say Everything, on the history of blogging, came out in 2009.[4]
From 2011 to 2014, Rosenberg worked at Grist.[5] In 2018, Rosenberg joined Axios as its managing editor of technology.[6]
In 2010, Rosenberg founded MediaBugs.org, a "service for reporting specific, correctable errors and problems in media coverage". In an interview, he explains: "We'll try to alert the journalists or news organization involved about your report and bring them into a conversation," which may get the error corrected. It is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of their News Challenge.[7] In September 2012, at the end of the funding period, he stated in a blog post: "Much of the public sees media-outlet accuracy failures as 'not our problem.' The journalists are messing up, they believe, and it's the journalists' job to fix things."[8]
Personal life
He is married to Dayna Macy. The couple have two sons, Matthew and Jack. They live in Berkeley, California.[9]
Further reading
- Blood, Rebecca (October 2006). "Scott Rosenberg". Rebecca's Pocket. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
- Pence, Mike (December 3, 2004). "Misbehaving on the page". Kuro5hin. Retrieved May 8, 2009.