Ina Fried

Ina Fried
Born (1974-12-17) December 17, 1974
Occupation Broadcast journalist, Writer
Notable credit(s) All Things Digital, CNET Network's News.com, Orange County Business Journal, Orange County Register, Bridge News, frequent guest on National Public Radio
Title Senior editor at All Things Digital
Website All Things Digital's Ina Fried page

Ina Fried (born December 17, 1974), formerly Ian Fried, is an American journalist for Re/code. Prior to that, she was senior editor for All Things Digital and a senior staff writer for CNET Network's News.com.[1][2] She is a frequent commenter on technology news on National Public Radio, local television news and for other print and broadcast outlets.[3]

Early life

As a child, Fried was an actor best known for her role as Rocky Jr. in the 1982 movie Rocky III and also in various television shows, including St. Elsewhere.[4]

Professional

Fried is a personal technology writer and generally covered Microsoft related stories in the CNET blog "Beyond Binary" from 2000 to November 2010, and is currently writing for All Things Digital where she will cover the Mobile beat. Before joining CNET in 2000, Ina wrote for the Orange County Business Journal, the Orange County Register, and Bridge News. She has served as a board member, national secretary and national vice president for the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA).[5] On April 27, 2011, Ina conducted an exclusive interview with CEO Steve Jobs and other Apple executives about the iPhone location tracking controversy.[6]

Awards and honors

Upon retirement from the NLGJA National Board at the 2008 NLGJA national convention in Washington, DC, Fried was honored with both a Distinguished Service Award and a Women's Distinguished Service Award.[7]

Journalism awards:

Fried was featured in Advocate magazine's 2014 list of The 50 Most Influential LGBT People in Media.[15]

Personal

Prior to June 2003, Fried signed articles "Ian Fried".[3][5] At that point, she transitioned from male to female and began using the byline "Ina Fried".

References

  1. ↑ "About Us: Who we are and what we do". Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  2. ↑ Rick Reiff. "OC Insider". AllBusiness.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Will O'Bryan (August 21, 2008). "Ina Fried: Senior Writer, CNET News". Metro Weekly. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  4. ↑ "The 'Rocky' franchise: Where Are They Now?". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. 1 2 "About NLGJA: Meet the Executive Committee". Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  6. ↑ "Q&A: Jobs and Apple Execs on Tracking Down the Facts About iPhones and Location". April 27, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  7. ↑ "NLGJA Goes to Washington". Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  8. ↑ "Past NewsBios/TJFR 30 Most 30 Under 30". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  9. ↑ "CNET News.com Wins Prestigious Honors from Two National Journalism Organizations; Site Honored With Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award". HighBeam Research. April 30, 2002. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  10. ↑ "CNET reporters named most influential business journalists". Retrieved 2001-04-30.
  11. ↑ "CNET Wins Four 'Maggie Awards' From the Western Publications Association for Outstanding Editorial Content". Allbusiness.com. Retrieved 2006-04-27.
  12. ↑ "CNET Wins Four Maggie Awards From the Western Publications Association for Outstanding Editorial Content". Find Articles. April 27, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  13. ↑ "SDX award for deadline reporting". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  14. ↑ "Society of Professional Journalists (Northern California Chapter) Excellence in Journalism Award Winners". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  15. ↑ http://www.advocate.com/politics/media/2014/09/16/50-most-influential-lgbt-people-media. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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