Ina Fried (born December 17, 1974), formerly Ian Fried, is an American journalist for '' Axios''. Prior to that, she was senior editor for

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and a senior staff writer for CNET Network's News.com, and worked for '' Re/code''. She is a frequent commenter on technology news on

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and 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 and directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. The film is the sequel to ''Rocky II'' (1979) and the third installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise. It also stars Talia Shire, Burt You ...

'' 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 film, fantasy adventure film directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut and based on Robert C. O'Brien (author), Robert C. O'Brien's children's novel, ''Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of N ...

''. 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 di ...

'', ''

Silver Spoons ''Silver Spoons'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982, to May 11, 1986, and in first-run syndication from September 27, 1986, to May 30, 1987. The series was produced by Embassy Television for th ...

'', '' V'', ''

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'', ''

Diff'rent Strokes ''Diff'rent Strokes'' is an American television sitcom, which originally 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 ...

'', ''

Newhart ''Newhart'' is an American television sitcom 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, respe ...

'', ''

The Wonder Years ''The Wonder Years'' is an American coming-of-age comedy television series created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from January 31, 1988, until May 12, 1993. The series premiered immediately after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl X ...

'', and a recurring role on ''

St. Elsewhere ''St. Elsewhere'' is an American medical drama television series created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982, to May 25, 1988. The series stars Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd, and William Daniels as ...

''.

Professional

Fried is a personal technology writer and generally covered

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related stories in the CNET blog ''Beyond Binary'' from 2000 until 2010. Late in 2010, she joined

, where she covered the Mobile beat. In 2014, she joined Re/code, a tech and business site launched by Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg. She joined Axios as chief technology correspondent in 2017. Prior to CNET, Fried wrote for the '' Orange County Business Journal'', the ''

Orange County Register ''The Orange County Register'' is a paid daily List of newspapers in California, newspaper published in California. The ''Register'', published in Orange County, California, is owned by the private equity firm Alden Global Capital via its Digit ...

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

Steve Jobs Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. Jobs was also the founder of NeXT and chairman and majority shareholder o ...

and other

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

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. *

Society of Professional Journalists The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is the oldest organization representing journalists in the United States. It was established on April 17, 1909, at DePauw University,2009 SPJ Annual Report, lette ...

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

Sigma Delta Chi Award The Sigma Delta Chi Awards are presented annually by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) (formerly Sigma Delta Chi) for excellence in journalism. The SPJ states the purpose of the award is to promote "the free flow of information vital ...

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