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==Career== |
==Career== |
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At the WSJ she wrote more than 1000 articles and news stories while covering Apple,<ref>[http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/its-itime-apple-gets-to-work-on-glass-smartwatch-222513.html "It’s iTime: Apple gets to work on glass smartwatch"]. ''Irish Examiner'', February 13, 2013. By Karen O’Shea</ref> Google,<ref>[http://iphone-developers.com/news/interview-former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-talks-apple/ "Interview: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt talks Apple"]. ''iPhone Developers'', December 5, 2012 | Chase Tillar</ref> Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter and other global technology and telecom companies companies. She was part of the team that was a 2012 Pulitzer Finalist for a series on digital privacy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/2012|title=The Pulitzer Prizes - Finalists|work=pulitzer.org}}</ref> The team won a public service award from the Society of Professional Journalists for that same series. Jessica has appeared on CNBC, NPR, CNN and PBS's "The Charlie Rose Show" and is a regular speaker at international conferences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/video/2014/mar/20/jessica-lessin-information-subscription-business-news|title=The Information's Jessica Lessin on building a subscription business – video|author=Robert Andrews|date=20 March 2014|work=the Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2014/mar/19/future-news-digital-media-audience|title=The future of news: know thy audience|work=the Guardian}}</ref> Jessica was listed in 2014 as an Influential Woman in Technology by Business Insider.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/most-influential-tech-women-on-twitter-2014-5?op=1|title=Most Influential Tech Women On Twitter - Business Insider|date=18 May 2014|work=Business Insider}}</ref> |
At the WSJ she wrote more than 1000 articles and news stories while covering Apple,<ref>[http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/its-itime-apple-gets-to-work-on-glass-smartwatch-222513.html "It’s iTime: Apple gets to work on glass smartwatch"]. ''Irish Examiner'', February 13, 2013. By Karen O’Shea</ref> Google,<ref>[http://iphone-developers.com/news/interview-former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-talks-apple/ "Interview: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt talks Apple"]. ''iPhone Developers'', December 5, 2012 | Chase Tillar</ref> Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter and other global technology and telecom companies companies. She was part of the team that was a 2012 Pulitzer Finalist for a series on digital privacy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/2012|title=The Pulitzer Prizes - Finalists|work=pulitzer.org}}</ref> The team won a public service award from the Society of Professional Journalists for that same series. Jessica has appeared on CNBC, NPR, CNN and PBS's "The Charlie Rose Show" and is a regular speaker at international conferences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/video/2014/mar/20/jessica-lessin-information-subscription-business-news|title=The Information's Jessica Lessin on building a subscription business – video|author=Robert Andrews|date=20 March 2014|work=the Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2014/mar/19/future-news-digital-media-audience|title=The future of news: know thy audience|work=the Guardian}}</ref> Jessica was listed in 2014 as an Influential Woman in Technology by Business Insider.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/most-influential-tech-women-on-twitter-2014-5?op=1|title=Most Influential Tech Women On Twitter - Business Insider|date=18 May 2014|work=Business Insider}}</ref> |
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==Relationship with Mark Zuckerberg== |
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Lessin's husband Sam is a close friend of [[Facebook]] founder [[Mark Zuckerberg]], from the time they spent together as students at [[Harvard]]. Sam Lessin was brought into Facebook when his company Drop.io was acquired. Lessin left Facebook on August 29, 2014. The close connection that Jessica Lessin has with Zuckerberg and Facebook, and the fact that her wealth was largely generated by the acquisition of her husband's company by Facebook has been raised as compromising her journalistic independence. Jessica Lessin has publicly supported [[Peter Thiel]], who is a Facebook board member, against criticism that his financial backing of Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against [[Gawker Media]] is an affront against a free media. |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 16:56, 13 December 2016
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 2013,[3] Jessica spent 8 years at the Wall Street Journal covering the technology and media industries.[4][5]
Early life and education
Lessin was born Jessica Elizabeth 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 Pulitzer 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 CNBC, 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.