Founder and Director at Spot Us
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Founder and Director at Spot Us
- Contributing Editor at NewsTrust
- Propeller Navigator at AOL Netscape
- Editor at NewAssignment.Net
- Freelance Writer at Wired News
- Past
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- Student at Columbia School of Journalism
- Associate Editor at Assignment Zero
- Freelance writer at Seed Magazine
- Editorial Intern at Columbia Journalism Review
- Editorial Intern at Commonwealth Club of California Magazine
- Education
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- Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
- University of California, Berkeley
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David Cohn’s Summary
I have been pursuing a career in journalism since junior year at Berkeley when I helped form UC Berkeley's undergraduate philosophy journal. I have written for the Daily Californian, the New York Times and everything in between.
My main interest is in online media. I received my masters in journalism from Columbia where I focused in online media and the changing media landscape.
David Cohn’s Specialties:
Experience writing, editing, html, dreamweaver, flash, indesign, photoshop, sharp understanding of new media, science and technology.
David Cohn’s Experience
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Founder and Director
Spot Us
(Media Production industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)
A nonprofit to pioneer "community funded reporting."
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Contributing Editor
NewsTrust
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
2008 — Present (1 year )
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Propeller Navigator
AOL Netscape
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Internet industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)
An early adopter at Digg.com, I was ranked high in the community. Netscape hired me as an "expert social bookmarker."
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Editor
NewAssignment.Net
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
http://www.newassignment.net
An experiment in open source reporting. The brain child of NYU professor and new media guru Jay Rosen. -
Freelance Writer
Wired News
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)
Freelance writer for Wired News. My articles can be found here: http://www.wired.com/storylist/1309-0-0.html
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Student
Columbia School of Journalism
(Educational Institution; Online Media industry)
January 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 9 months)
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Associate Editor
Assignment Zero
(Online Media industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year )
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Freelance writer
Seed Magazine
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
January 2006 — June 2006 (6 months)
Freelance writer for pop science magazine Seed. My most recent stories can be found here: http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/author-david-cohn/
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Editorial Intern
Columbia Journalism Review
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
September 2005 — February 2006 (6 months)
I still freelance for Columbia Journalism Review.
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Editorial Intern
Commonwealth Club of California Magazine
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
August 2004 — April 2005 (9 months)
David Cohn’s Education
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Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
Masters , New Media , 2005 — 2007
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University of California, Berkeley
2000 — 2004
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David Cohn’s Interests:
Social bookmarking, writing, Internet, music,
David Cohn’s Groups:
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Digital and Technology Professionals in the Advertising, Media and Entertainment Industries -
Spot.us -
Public Media Collaborative
David Cohn’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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