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Emily Dreyfuss
Emily Dreyfuss (born 1983) is an American journalist. She is a Senior Fellow on the Technology and Social Change team at Harvard's Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics, and Public Policy, where she edits the Media Manipulation Casebook and is the co-lead of the Harvard Shorenstein Center News Leaders program, which develops best practices for newsrooms to deal with misinformation. Dreyfuss was a 2018 Nieman Berkman Klein Fellow, the founding editorial director of the tech news site Protocol, and a Senior Editor and Writer at WIRED magazine. Career Dreyfuss told Politico that she began her career at a local paper in Connecticut, then moved to an alt-weekly, and entered tech journalism in 2007 when she joined CNET. She co-hosted a podcast with CNET and ran the website's homepage and social media accounts. Dreyfuss joined WIRED in 2014 as News Editor, and served as the editor of the opinion section, the cybersecurity section, and the founding editor of the national affairs section t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and one of the most prestigious and highly ranked universities in the world. The university is composed of ten academic faculties plus Harvard Radcliffe Institute. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers study in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate academic disciplines, and other faculties offer only graduate degrees, including professional degrees. Harvard has three main campuses: the Cambridge campus centered on Harvard Yard; an adjoining campus immediately across Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston; and the medical campus in Boston's Longwood Medical Area. Harvard's endowment is valued at $50.9 billion, making it the wealthiest academic institution in the world. Endowment inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother Jones (magazine)
''Mother Jones'' (abbreviated ''MoJo'') is an American progressive magazine that focuses on news, commentary, and investigative journalism on topics including politics, environment, human rights, health and culture. Clara Jeffery serves as editor-in-chief of the magazine. Monika Bauerlein has been the CEO since 2015. ''Mother Jones'' is published by the Foundation for National Progress. The magazine was named after Mary Harris Jones, known as Mother Jones, an Irish-American trade union activist, socialist advocate, and ardent opponent of child labor. History For the first five years after its inception in 1976, ''Mother Jones'' operated with an editorial board, and members of the board took turns serving as managing editor for one-year terms. People who served on the editorial team during those years included Adam Hochschild, Paul Jacobs, Richard Parker, Deborah Johnson, Jeffrey Bruce Klein, Mark Dowie, Amanda Spake, Zina Klapper, and Deirdre English. According to Hochschil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1983 Births
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Chronicle
The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and M. H. de Young, Michael H. de Young. The paper is owned by the Hearst Corporation, which bought it from the de Young family in 2000. It is the only major daily paper covering the city and county of San Francisco. The paper benefited from the growth of San Francisco and had the largest newspaper circulation on the West Coast of the United States by 1880. Like other newspapers, it experienced a rapid fall in circulation in the early 21st century and was ranked 18th nationally by circulation in the first quarter of 2021. In 1994, the newspaper launched the SFGATE website, with a soft launch in March and official launch November 3, 1994, including both content from the newspaper and other sources. "The Gate" as it was known at launch was the first large market newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Shipman
Seth Shipman (born 1983) is an American scientist. Shipman is an assistant professor at the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco, where he researches synthetic biology, genetics, and neuroscience. Education He holds a B.A. in neuroscience from Wesleyan University, and a PhD in neuroscience from UCSF. After receiving his PhD, Shipman branched out from neuroscience to learn techniques from the fields of genetics and biotechnology, completing his postdoctoral studies at Harvard Medical School in the lab of geneticist George Church. Career Shipman opened his lab at UCSF and the Gladstone Institutes in 2019 with a focus on building new molecular technology to help study and treat human disease. Shipman is affiliated with the Bioengineering graduate program at UCSF and UC Berkeley, as well as the Neuroscience and Biomedical Sciences graduate programs at UCSF. Research Shipman is best known for his work on the "molecular recorder," a system that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Dreyfuss
Benjamin Dreyfuss (; born 1986) is an American journalist and actor. He is most known for his work at ''Mother Jones (magazine), Mother Jones'', his performance as young Bernie Madoff in American Broadcasting Company, ABC's Madoff (miniseries), 2016 miniseries, and his charitable works on behalf of children's blindness. He is the elder son of actors Richard Dreyfuss and Jeramie Rain. Early life Dreyfuss was born in 1986 to actors Richard Dreyfuss and Jeramie Rain. In his first year of life, he underwent 23 eye operations, including two corneal transplants, for Anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesis, Peters' anomaly, a rare genetic eye disorder. Eventually, Dreyfuss lost all sight in his left eye. Filmography Film References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dreyfuss, Ben 1986 births Living people 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American male actors American Ashkenazi Jews American male film actors American male journalists Jewish American male actors M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeramie Rain
Jeramie Rain (born Susan Davis; August 23, 1948) is an American screenwriter, producer, philanthropist and former actress. Rain began her career with starring roles in several local stage productions in Charleston before moving to New York City in the early 1970s. After appearing in a string of commercials, she made her film debut in the crime film ''The Abductors'' (1972), then became known for roles as Sadie in Wes Craven's controversial horror film ''The Last House on the Left'' (1972) and Willie Mae in Albert T. Viola's comedy film ''Preacherman Meets Widderwoman'' (1973). Outside of film, Rain had a supporting role as Nurse Samantha Tolliver in the soap opera '' The Doctors'' (1972–77), followed by guest appearances on several soap operas, including '' General Hospital'', and starring roles in off-Broadway productions, including ''22 Years'' and ''The Fan Club''. Rain quit acting in the mid 1970s and subsequently worked as a writer and producer for NBC and CBS. At the ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (; born Dreyfus; October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including ''American Graffiti'' (1973), ''Jaws'' (1975), ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977), ''The Goodbye Girl'' (1977), '' The Competition'' (1980), '' Stand by Me'' (1986), '' Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' (1986), '' Stakeout'' (1987), ''Always'' (1989), ''What About Bob?'' (1991), and '' Mr. Holland's Opus'' (1995). Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1978 for ''The Goodbye Girl'' (at the time, the youngest-ever actor, at age 30, to win) and was nominated in 1995 for ''Mr. Holland's Opus''. He has also won a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and was nominated in 2002 for two Screen Actor's Guild Awards for his portrayal of former Secretary of State Alexander Haig in the Showtime Networks ensemble film ''The Day Reagan Was Shot''. Early life Dreyfuss was born on October 29, 1947, in Brookl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Insider
''Insider'', previously named ''Business Insider'' (''BI''), is an American financial and business news website founded in 2007. Since 2015, a majority stake in ''Business Insider''s parent company Insider Inc. has been owned by the German publishing house Axel Springer. It operates several international editions, including one in the United Kingdom. ''Insider'' publishes original reporting and aggregates material from other outlets. , it maintained a liberal policy on the use of anonymous sources. It has also published native advertising and granted sponsors editorial control of its content. The outlet has been nominated for several awards, but is criticized for using factually incorrect clickbait headlines to attract viewership. In 2015, Axel Springer SE acquired 88 percent of the stake in Insider Inc. for $343 million (€306 million), implying a total valuation of $442 million. In February 2021, the brand was renamed simply ''Insider''. History ''Busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Correspondent
''De Correspondent'' is a Dutch news website based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was launched on 30 September 2013 after raising more than in a crowdfunding campaign in eight days. The website distinguishes itself by rejecting the daily news cycle and focusing on in-depth and chronological coverage on a topical basis, led by individual correspondents who each focus on specific topics. Sometimes it publishes English versions of its articles. The concept and initial success of ''De Correspondent'' has inspired other projects elsewhere. A German website ''Krautreporter'' was founded in 2014 and adopted the same concept. An English-language news site, titled ''The Correspondent'', launched on September 30, 2019. English language version. The site raised through a crowdfunding campaign in late 2018, boosted by prominent backers including Jay Rosen and Trevor Noah. However, it endured substantial criticism after it was announced that it would not open an office in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The San Francisco Chronicle
The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. The paper is owned by the Hearst Corporation, which bought it from the de Young family in 2000. It is the only major daily paper covering the city and county of San Francisco. The paper benefited from the growth of San Francisco and had the largest newspaper circulation on the West Coast of the United States by 1880. Like other newspapers, it experienced a rapid fall in circulation in the early 21st century and was ranked 18th nationally by circulation in the first quarter of 2021. In 1994, the newspaper launched the SFGATE website, with a soft launch in March and official launch November 3, 1994, including both content from the newspaper and other sources. "The Gate" as it was known at launch was the first large market newspaper website in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
