Frank DiGiacomo
(He/Him)
New York
As seen in:
MSN,
MSN Malaysia,
MSN Singapore,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Canada,
Aol,
New York Daily News,
The Hollywood Reporter,
Variety,
Billboard
and
Covers:
Complex, compelling stories that support a narrative, involve conflict and a central character or characters. Especially interested in crime, film, music, TV, cultural phenomena & income disparity.
Doesn't Cover:
I don't write about products.
Co-author, 'Paper of Wreckage,' an oral history of the New York Post. 'I've seen the future, brother. It is murder.' — Leonard Cohen
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Frank DiGiacomo’s Biography
Read Full Bio →After 11 years at Billboard, the last seven as an executive editor, and the 2024 publication of a critically acclaimed oral history of the New York Post, 'Paper of Wreckage,' I have returned to general-interest freelance writing, although I have a strong background in covering film, music and television. I joined Billboard in 2014 after stints as a freelance writer, the editorial director of Movieline.com, and as a columnist at the New York Daily News. That run of gigs was preceded by six year…
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Interview
See all 13 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Editorial assistant at View magazine, a television business trade magazine that no longer exists.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, at my high school paper and in college.
How is social media changing news?
Pro: It is now possible to report news essentially in real time. Con: It steamrolls due process and enables mob rule and a rush to judgment.