Amy Webb
As seen in:
LinkedIn,
CNN,
Medium,
The New York Times,
The Startup,
Business Insider,
The Guardian,
The Wall Street Journal,
TIME,
Amanpour & Company
and
Covers:
gender and media, emerging trends in data, gender and tech, emerging trends in tech, emerging trends in news, data and our personal lives, big data, security, the business of journalism, media, privacy
CEO of FTSG. Quantitative Futurist. Prof @NYUStern. 4x bestselling author. Competitive cyclist.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Stringing for the Economist and NYT while living in Asia. First real gig: WSJ.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
My mother forced me to take a keyboarding class in high school.
How is social media changing news?
It's making it faster, disintermediated, and in some cases less reliable.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ben Franklin's alter ego(s).
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Because I'm so focused on emerging trends in technology and data, I tend to use a lot of prototypes.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter. Sometimes Snapchat. Never Secret.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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