Owen Thomas (writer)
Owen Thomas | |
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Born | March 30, 1972 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Blogger, journalist, entrepreneur |
Owen Thomas (born March 30, 1972) is an American
He was the founding executive editor of The Daily Dot[2] and former executive editor of VentureBeat.[3] He was the managing editor of Valleywag, a Gawker Media gossip and news blog about Silicon Valley personalities that bills itself as a "tech gossip rag".[4]
Career
Thomas graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.[5] He is a 1994 graduate of the University of Chicago.[6] He first worked at Suck.com, and later at the former technology magazine Business 2.0.[7]
He was managing editor of the Silicon Valley gossip website
Thomas does some on-screen commentary in the film Revenge of the Electric Car.[9]
In 2013, Thomas was named editor-in-chief of
Valleywag
Thomas replaced Nick Denton as the managing editor of Valleywag on July 6, 2007.[7] Valleywag, a two-man operation, was written mostly by Thomas, with help from its former editor, Nick Douglas.[12]
In 2007, Thomas
References
- ^ a b Roush, Chris (2023-09-18). "SF Business Times hires Thomas as managing editor". Talking Biz News. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "Daily Dot Masthead". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ "Back on the beat: Owen Thomas joins VentureBeat". 24 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "How Valleywag Trumps Gawker -- And Enlivens Silicon Valley". CBS. 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ Davis, Noah (December 11, 2014). "WHAT MAKES YOU SO SMART, WEB EDITOR?". Pacific Standard. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ "Spoke bio entry: Owen Thomas". Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- ^ a b Guynn, Jessica; Lee, Ellen (2007-07-06). "Tech Chronicles". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ "Owen Thomas Leaving Valleywag For NBC". Silicon Valley Insider. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ "Revenge of the Electric Car: First Watch Review". 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Owen Thomas Joins ReadWrite as Editor-in-Chief, Says He Will Take the Site 'Back to Our Roots'". 3 April 2013.
- ^ David R. Baker (2016-03-04). "Owen Thomas named Chronicle's business editor". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ Harris, Wil (2007-08-03). "Tech rags forced to face unpalatable facts". The Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Andrew Ross Sorkin (2016-05-25). "Dealbook: Peter Thiel, Tech Billionaire, Reveals Secret War With Gawker". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-05-26.