David Cohn

Founder and Director at Spot Us

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Editor at NewAssignment.Net
  • Freelance Writer at Wired News
Past
  • 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
  • Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
  • University of California, Berkeley
Connections
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Industry
Online Media
Websites

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

  • Founder and Director

    Spot Us

    (Media Production industry)

    April 2008Present (1 year 4 months)

    A nonprofit to pioneer "community funded reporting."

  • Contributing Editor

    NewsTrust

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

    2008Present (1 year)

  • Propeller Navigator

    AOL Netscape

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Internet industry)

    February 2007Present (2 years 6 months)

    An early adopter at Digg.com, I was ranked high in the community. Netscape hired me as an "expert social bookmarker."

  • Editor

    NewAssignment.Net

    (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

    September 2006Present (2 years 11 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 2005Present (4 years 1 month)

    Freelance writer for Wired News. My articles can be found here: http://www.wired.com/storylist/1309-0-0.html

  • Student

    Columbia School of Journalism

    (Educational Institution; Online Media industry)

    January 2006September 2007 (1 year 9 months)

  • Associate Editor

    Assignment Zero

    (Online Media industry)

    20062007 (1 year)

  • Freelance writer

    Seed Magazine

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

    January 2006June 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/

  • Editorial Intern

    Columbia Journalism Review

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

    September 2005February 2006 (6 months)

    I still freelance for Columbia Journalism Review.

  • Editorial Intern

    Commonwealth Club of California Magazine

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

    August 2004April 2005 (9 months)


David Cohn’s Education

  • Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism

    Masters , New Media , 20052007

  • University of California, Berkeley

    20002004


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David Cohn’s Interests:

Social bookmarking, writing, Internet, music,

David Cohn’s Groups:

  •    Digital and Technology Professionals in the Advertising, Media and Entertainment Industries
  •    Spot.us
  •    Public Media Collaborative

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