John Dodge (editor)
Encyclopedia
A journalist for 33 years, John M. Dodge is a freelance writer
and social media
consultant. He is co-author of the Thinking Tech blog at SmartPlanet.com, writing netbook reviews for eWeek.com, consulting on social media, and contributing to his tech/personal blog The Dodge Retort.
He spent nearly 20 years in top editorial and management positions at Ziff Davis
Publishing Co. (now Ziff Davis Media). He was editor and executive editor/news at eWeek(formerly PC Week) and vice president of news for Ziff Davis, where he coordinated all of the technology news across the company's websites. Dodge worked at ZD from 1983-2002 except for two and a half years at CMP, another high tech
publishing company.
Dodge was also a weekly e-business
columnist for the Wall Street Journal
online, author of a bi-weekly technology column for the Boston Globe
, and a contributor to a technology column for the Atlanta Journal Constitution
. He has appeared on CBS MarketWatch, CNN, Bloomberg, ABC's World News Tonight and other major broadcast outlets around the country.
Until January, 2009, he was editor-in-chief
of engineering publication Design News
, a position he held for two years.
From January, 2002 to September, 2004
, he served in top editorial roles at Bio-ITWorld and award-winning e-newsletter HealthITWorld.
He currently resides in West Newbury, Mass. and is married with two children in college.
Freelancer
A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and...
and social media
Social media
The term Social Media refers to the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into an interactive dialogue. Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein define social media as "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0,...
consultant. He is co-author of the Thinking Tech blog at SmartPlanet.com, writing netbook reviews for eWeek.com, consulting on social media, and contributing to his tech/personal blog The Dodge Retort.
He spent nearly 20 years in top editorial and management positions at Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis Inc. is an American publisher and Internet company. It was founded in 1927 in Chicago by William B. Ziff, Sr. and Bernard G. Davis. Throughout most of its history, it was a publisher of hobbyist magazines, often ones devoted to expensive, advertiser-rich hobbies such as cars,...
Publishing Co. (now Ziff Davis Media). He was editor and executive editor/news at eWeek(formerly PC Week) and vice president of news for Ziff Davis, where he coordinated all of the technology news across the company's websites. Dodge worked at ZD from 1983-2002 except for two and a half years at CMP, another high tech
High tech
High tech is technology that is at the cutting edge: the most advanced technology currently available. It is often used in reference to micro-electronics, rather than other technologies. The adjective form is hyphenated: high-tech or high-technology...
publishing company.
Dodge was also a weekly e-business
Electronic business
Electronic business, commonly referred to as "eBusiness" or "e-business", or an internet business, may be defined as the application of information and communication technologies in support of all the activities of business...
columnist for the Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
online, author of a bi-weekly technology column for the Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
, and a contributor to a technology column for the Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and its suburbs. The AJC, as it is called, is the flagship publication of Cox Enterprises. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the result of the merger between The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta...
. He has appeared on CBS MarketWatch, CNN, Bloomberg, ABC's World News Tonight and other major broadcast outlets around the country.
Until January, 2009, he was editor-in-chief
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
of engineering publication Design News
Design News
Design News is a US trade publication published by UBM Electronics, a division of United Business Media. Design News serves the information needs of the field of design engineering....
, a position he held for two years.
From January, 2002 to September, 2004
September 2004
September 2004: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-Events:September 2004: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December...
, he served in top editorial roles at Bio-ITWorld and award-winning e-newsletter HealthITWorld.
He currently resides in West Newbury, Mass. and is married with two children in college.