Tom Foremski

Tom Foremski

Media entrepreneur + publisher of Silicon Valley Watcher and other sites

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Editor at Fridays with Foremski
  • Founding Fellow at Society for New Communications Research
  • Editor/Publisher at http://SiliconValleyWatcher.com
Past
  • FT US Technology Correspondent and Columnist at Financial Times
  • Editor in Chief at West Coast News-High tech news agency
  • Senior Reporter at Computing
  • News Editor at Micro Forecast
  • Editor at Biotechnology Today
  • Software Engineer at Marconi
Education
  • Royal Holloway College- University of London
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Online Media
Websites

Tom Foremski’s Summary

I have been reporting on the business of Silicon Valley for US and global newspapers and magazines since 1984. I also published a local newspaper in San Francisco 1987 to 1989. I worked full time for the Financial Times from 1999 to 2004 and contributed articles from 1985 onwards. I have been working as a media entrepreneur for much of my working life.
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I am currently publishing Silicon Valley Watcher - reporting on the business and culture of Silicon Valley. It is a news/blog site also featuring other reporters and editors. My goal is to explore emerging online business models with this, and other media ventures.
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I am also involved in several new media/communications projects including changing the format of the press release so that it more accurately reflects our multi-layered media world.

Tom Foremski’s Specialties:

Reporting on the business and culture of Silicon Valley. Creating media businesses. Consulting on corporate strategy. Consulting on marketing strategies. Consulting on online marketing strategies. Media and public relations strategy.


Tom Foremski’s Experience

  • Editor

    Fridays with Foremski

    (Online Media industry)

    2008Present (1 year)

  • Founding Fellow

    Society for New Communications Research

    (Online Media industry)

    2005Present (4 years)

  • Editor/Publisher

    http://SiliconValleyWatcher.com

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

    June 2004Present (5 years 2 months)

    Create a leading media organization/brand reporting on the business of Silicon Valley.

  • FT US Technology Correspondent and Columnist

    Financial Times

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

    September 1999June 2004 (4 years 10 months)

    I joined the FT full-time in 1999 to help expand its US technology coverage and analysis. As the San Francisco/Silicon Valley bureau grew from just two journalists, to five, I provided guidence to arriving FT journalists on US technology companies and the many industry sectors.

  • Editor in Chief

    West Coast News-High tech news agency

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Newspapers industry)

    November 1984September 1999 (14 years 11 months)

    Developing, editing, reporting, and producing editorial packages of news, features and analysis for leading newspaper and magazine publications worldwide.

  • Senior Reporter

    Computing

    (Newspapers industry)

    December 1982November 1984 (2 years)

    Technology reporting for the UK's largest weekly trade newspaper

  • News Editor

    Micro Forecast

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)

    April 1982December 1982 (9 months)

    News editor for a leading micro-electronics newspaper.

  • Editor

    Biotechnology Today

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

    October 1981April 1982 (7 months)

    SWriting and commissioning articles on biotechnology developments.

  • Software Engineer

    Marconi

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

    September 1980September 1981 (1 year 1 month)

    Development of software for self-guiding systems. Head of Fortran standardisation group.


Tom Foremski’s Education

  • Royal Holloway College- University of London

    BSc. , Chemistry and Management Science , September 1977June 1980


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