Principal, Webbmedia Group
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Principal Digital Media Consultant at Webbmedia Group
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- Founder & Editor In Chief at Dragonfire
- Writer at Newsweek
- Reporter at The Wall Street Journal (Asia)
- Stringer/ Freelancer at New York Times, Economist.com and others
- Education
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- Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
- Indiana University Bloomington
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Amy Webb (amy@webbmediagroup.com)’s Summary
Simply put, I help organizations innovate. I work with news organizations and other groups to solve problems using digital media. As I consultant, I've worked with large companies evaluate and implement new cms solutions, monetize content, develop community editorial partnerships and launch new digital publications.
Recent projects include: CMS selection and digital strategy development for a large newspaper company; university curriculum redevelopment and staff training for one of the country's premier journalism schools; content monetization for a news organization; B2B digital strategy for a large newspaper; community portal development for editorial content.
I maintain a consulting blog at http://www.mydigimedia.com. Email: amy@webbmediagroup.com.
Amy Webb (amy@webbmediagroup.com)’s Specialties:
• Multiple-channel digital communications and channel diversification (web, Podcasting, blogs, syndication, e-newsletters)
• Leading strategic digital planning to launch publications or relaunch websites
• Developing B2B and B2C strategy to help digital companies reach news organizations and their audiences
• Leading development and design teams to implement new web applications
• Identifying & implementing content management systems
Amy Webb (amy@webbmediagroup.com)’s Experience
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Principal Digital Media Consultant
Webbmedia Group
(Online Media industry)
August 2000 — Present (8 years 2 months)
Webbmedia Group, LLC is a Baltimore-based digital media consulting company. We adapt technology to solve problems in traditional publishing and journalism.
Webbmedia Group applies digital tools for use in online news media and at other organizations. Simply put, our team of consultants helps companies adapt technology.
Our history of integrating digital tools to increase traffic, monetize content, launch new products, train newsrooms and develop long-term strategies has made WMG a trusted business partner in the publishing industry and beyond. We use a customized, research-driven approach with every client to ensure that each project utilizes the very best technology available to achieve a company's goals. For more, see http://webbmediagroup.com/services_overview.htm. -
Founder & Editor In Chief
Dragonfire
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
January 2005 — January 2007 (2 years 1 month)
I am the founder and former publisher of Dragonfire (http://www.dfire.org), an online magazine of news and culture. Under my direction, we went from a one-person office to a staff of more than 25. Our traffic spiked from 4,000 unique weekly visitors in our first few issues to more than 80,000 uniques every day from around the world.
I established Dragonfire as a nonprofit and spent two years creating relationships with external stakeholders to ensure a properly-funded budget for my organization. Under my direction, everyone on the Dragonfire staff worked collaboratively: Editors developed stories alongside programmers, freelance journalists were cross-trained on audio production, staff reporters all learned how to code in Flash. I believe very strongly that the development of a converged media organization depends on cross-training as well as cooperation. (Dragonfire went dark in August 2007.) -
Writer
Newsweek
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years)
Based in Tokyo, coverage included politics, culture, the economy.
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Reporter
The Wall Street Journal (Asia)
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 2001 — October 2001 (6 months)
Covered media, marketing and hedge funds, based in Hong Kong.
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Stringer/ Freelancer
New York Times, Economist.com and others
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
August 1996 — September 2000 (4 years 2 months)
I was based in Asia and wrote for several publications, covering technology, the economy, business, hedge funds, culture and current events. I reported from all over Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, Hong Kong and Macau.
Amy Webb (amy@webbmediagroup.com)’s Education
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Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
MS, Journalism, 2000 — 2001
Concentrations in narrative nonfiction and international reporting. Studied with Sam Freedman, Michael Shapiro, Ari Goldman and Seymour Topping.
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Indiana University Bloomington
BA, Political Science, Economics, 1993 — 1997
- Activities and Societies:
- Speech Team (AFA and NFA), Debate Team (Policy 1 year, NFA-LD 3 years)
Additional Information
Amy Webb (amy@webbmediagroup.com)’s Websites:
Amy Webb (amy@webbmediagroup.com)’s Interests:
Apple, social networking applications, new technology, travel, food, wine, biking, yoga, quizzo, White Castle, consulting, training, universities, Japan, Asia, Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C., new media
Amy Webb (amy@webbmediagroup.com)’s Groups:
International Academy of Visual Arts
Online News Association (2008 Conference Chair)
Investigative Reporters & Editors
Society of Professional Journalists
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Executive Suite -
Social Media Today -
2D-barcode and mobile barcode mavens
Amy Webb (amy@webbmediagroup.com)’s Honors:
2006 Webby Nominee, Best Online Magazine
2006 EPpy Nominee, Best Rich Media Site
2006 Bert Greene/ IACP Nominee, Best Food Journalism - Internet Category
2006 International w3 and Davey Awards Judge
2006 W3 Silver Award, Best Online Magazine
2006 W3 Silver Award, Best Online News
2004 IRE Fellow
2004 PNPA, Investigative Reporting 1st Place
2004 SPJ Keystone, Spot Reporting, 1st Place
2004 Philadelphia Press Association, Enterprise Reporting, 1st Place
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