Steven I. Weiss
Encyclopedia
Steven Ira Weiss is an Orthodox
Jewish journalist
and blog
ger.
". He is also the founder of CampusJ
, intended as a sort of "über-blog" for Jewish journalists at college
s around the country. The mission of CampusJ is to "train a young generation of Jewish journalists in the reporting styles and methods of new media, while giving them the training and opportunities to enter the journalism workforce better-equipped than many of their fellow-classmen." CampusJ lasted less than a year and hasn't been updates since 2008.
A former staff writer at The Forward, a printed Jewish daily newspaper, Weiss is an executive of and spokesman for The Jewish Channel
, a video-on-demand compendium of Jewish movies, commentary and public affairs programming billing itself as "America's first national Jewish cable network."
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
Jewish journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger.
Biography
Weiss co-founded the now defunct Protocols, a Jewish blogging sites, where he coined the term "J-BlogosphereJ-Blogosphere
J-blogosphere is the name that some members of the Jewish blogging community use to refer to themselves. Blogs with a Jewish focus are called J-blogs. The name "J-blogosphere" was coined by Steven I. Weiss when he was the leader of "Protocols," a now defunct group J-blog, and one of the first...
". He is also the founder of CampusJ
CampusJ
CampusJ Jewish Collegiate News was a website covering Jewish news on college and university campuses with a network of student journalists. CampusJ was launched in February 2005 by editor and publisher Steven I. Weiss of Canonist. The last posting was dated May 20, 2007...
, intended as a sort of "über-blog" for Jewish journalists at college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
s around the country. The mission of CampusJ is to "train a young generation of Jewish journalists in the reporting styles and methods of new media, while giving them the training and opportunities to enter the journalism workforce better-equipped than many of their fellow-classmen." CampusJ lasted less than a year and hasn't been updates since 2008.
A former staff writer at The Forward, a printed Jewish daily newspaper, Weiss is an executive of and spokesman for The Jewish Channel
The Jewish Channel
The Jewish Channel is a cable television channel available on Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS, and Cox Cable. Approximately 45,000 households subscribe to the channel.-External links:* *...
, a video-on-demand compendium of Jewish movies, commentary and public affairs programming billing itself as "America's first national Jewish cable network."