Ina Fried (born December 17, 1974), formerly Ian Fried, is an American journalist for

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. Prior to that, she was senior editor for All Things Digital, a senior staff writer for CNET Network's News.com, and worked for

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. She is a frequent commenter on technology news on

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, local television news and for other print and broadcast outlets.

Early life

Fried, as a child actor was best known for her role as Rocky's son, Rocky Jr., in the 1982 movie ''

Rocky III ''Rocky III'' is a 1982 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the sequel to ''Rocky II'' (1979) and is the third installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise. Along with Stallone reprising the title rol ...

'' and also as the voice of the character Timothy in the 1982 movie ''

The Secret of NIMH ''The Secret of NIMH'' is a 1982 American animated fantasy adventure film directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut and based on Robert C. O'Brien's 1971 children's novel, '' Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH''. The film features the voices ...

''. After that she mainly appeared in guest roles portraying young boys on various television series including ''

Cagney and Lacey ''Cagney & Lacey'' is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from March 25, 1982, to May 16, 1988. The show is about two New York City police detectives who lead very dif ...

'', ''

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'', '' V'', '' Alice'', ''

Diff'rent Strokes ''Diff'rent Strokes'' is an American television sitcom, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, r ...

'', ''

Newhart ''Newhart'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from October 25, 1982, to May 21, 1990, with a total of 184 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons. The series stars Bob Newhart and Mary Frann as an author and his wife, ...

'', ''

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'', and a recurring role on '' St. Elsewhere''.

Professional

Fried is a personal technology writer and generally covered

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related stories in the CNET blog "Beyond Binary" from 2000 to November 2010, and is currently writing for ''All Things Digital'' where she will cover the Mobile beat. Before joining CNET in 2000, Fried wrote for the

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, and Bridge News. She has served as a board member, national secretary and national vice president for the

National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, is an American professional association dedicated to unbiased coverage of LGBTQ issues in the media. It is based in Washington, D.C., and the membership consists primarily of journalists, students, edu ...

(NLGJA). On April 27, 2011, Fried conducted an exclusive interview with CEO

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and other

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executives about the iPhone location tracking controversy. She now writes for

Awards and honors

Upon retirement from the NLGJA National Board at the 2008 NLGJA national convention in Washington, DC, Fried was honored with both a Distinguished Service Award and a Women's Distinguished Service Award. Journalism awards: * Three-time winner of '' NewsBios/TJFR'' award: NewsBios/TJFR "30 Most Influential Business Journalists Under 30." * Western Publications Association for Outstanding Editorial Content's Maggie Award. *

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(Northern California Chapter) Excellence in Journalism Award Winner: 2005 Breaking News (shared), 2005 Feature Writing. * Society of Professional Journalists' 2003

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s for excellence in journalism: Deadline Reporting (Independent): Ina Fried,

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, (shared) for reporting about vulnerable technology and how the MSBlast virus spread. Fried was featured in Advocate magazine's 2014 and 2017 lists of The 50 Most Influential LGBT People in Media.

Personal

Prior to June 2003, Fried signed articles "Ian Fried". At that point, she transitioned from male to female and began using the byline "Ina Fried".

References

External links

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''Mobilized''
Ina Fried's column at All Things D
''Beyond Binary''
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