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Media Technologist, journalist. Ex-CTO, News Corp, NY Times, Dow Jones, SmartMoney [dot] com

New York
Joined April 2009
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Some personal news: After 4 amazing years at News Corp, I’ll be leaving the company at the end of this year. I’m excited for what comes next!
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🚨New Job Alert 🚨 We are hiring 3 highly specialized positions to join @WSJ newsroom: Machine Learning Journalist, Automation Editor and Emerging Processes Editor. Join us in building the most advanced AI implementation team in the news industry! wsj.jobs/new-york/new-york/u…
News Corp CTO @marcfrons announced today that Esfand Pourmand is joining @NewsCorp as SVP, Global Head of Subscription Technology. I'm thrilled to work closely with Esfand for the third time. Previously, we worked together at @nytimes and @tribpub.
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Replying to @marcfrons
Marc, Thank you for giving me this exciting, challenging, and wonderful opportunity. Your trust, mentorship, and support mean the world to me. I'm thrilled to be an integral part of the great team you are building at @newscorp.
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Thrilled to have ⁦@rajivpant⁩ join the News Corp. Tech team as Deputy CTO. We will do great things together — again! talkingbiznews.com/1/wsjs-ch…
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How The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) is revamping its newsletters — and trying to add some whimsy: By @newsbyschmidt @NiemanLab: niemanlab.org/2018/08/how-th…
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We're making wsj.com more accessible, one page at a time. I wrote about our process, and our recent re-launch of the mobile homepage: matthewstrom.com/writing/wsj… #accessibility
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Steve, I loved your book. Yes it is a sad day. teapawt.net/stephenshepard/status/…
Philip Roth has loomed so large for so long, it's hard to believe he's gone. Glad I had a chance to re-read so much of his work in the last couple of years -- and to write about him in my recent book. A sad day.
CTO’s Prayer: God, grant me engineers to build the things I can’t buy, budget to buy the things I can’t build, and the wisdom to know the difference. – at Austin, TX
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Help make it happen for 'göner: The semi-autonomous scooter for every body.' igg.me/at/getgoner/a2b0/1833… #indiegogo via @Indiegogo @samfrons #getgoner
Two Society of News Design @SND 2017 Awards for The Wall Street Journal iPhone App! One in the Product Design category and another in the Experimental Design category. Congratulations to everyone in the @WSJ PDE & Innovation teams, Newsroom, and Membership teams!
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Marc Frons retweeted
Maintaining a successful #data program is complicated but its foundations lie in a data-driven culture. Peek further into the world of a #CDO with Simon Smith, Chief Data Officer of @newscorp at our “Setting Organizational Data Strategy" Webinar: go.dowjones.com/data-webinar
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Brilliant work from such a skilled team led by @rajivpant teapawt.net/rajivpant/status/92503… – at Manhattan, NY
A new & improved version of the @WSJ iPhone app just went live on the App Store. What's new: Market Data, My WSJ Personalization, Improved Articles Page View, Better Search, and more. You can get this new version 11 at: itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-… @DowJones
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Marc Frons retweeted
Congratulations to our CTO @c_scott75 for winning CTO of the Year at the Tech Leaders Awards last night #TechLeaders2017
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