John Battelle , 42, is an entrepreneur, journalist, professor and author who has founded or co-founded scores of online, conference, magazine and other media businesses. Prior to founding Federated Media, Battelle co-founded and continues to serve as Executive Producer of the Web 2 Summit conference, as well as "band manager" with BoingBoing.net .

Anya Schiffrin (born 6 December 1962) is an American academic and business journalist. Schiffrin is co-director of the International Media and Communications (IMC) program and an adjunct professor at Columbia University in New York City, where she teaches Topics in International Business and Economic Reporting. She was editor-in-chief of the Istanbul-based daily newspaper "The Turkish Times", a stringer for Reuters in Barcelona, …

In 1994 I started writing about the business of web sites for Newspaper Focus magazine. In 1996 I joined New Media Age, then a newsletter, and in 1998 took over as editor, re-launching it from a 14 page title into a full-blown magazine. In 2000 I helped launch the US-owned Industry Standard magazine in London. In the media slump of 2001 I went freelance. I've since written for The Financial Times, The Times, The Irish Times, The Guardian, Broadcast, Marketing Week, New Media Age, Mobile . . .

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Experienced Product Manager with over 5 years of online experience. Skilled developer of high-impact consumer products. Strength in market research, user experience, business analytics and execution. Interested in exciting internet and mobile opportunities.

Director, Online Contextual Ad Network at 360i; Manager Paid Search Listings at 360i; Business Development at BusinessWeek Online; Business Development at The Industry Standard Magazine; Summer Intern working for the Director of Strategic Planning at the Associated Press

Experienced online media professional -- led the online efforts at high profile print publications such as The Industry Standard, The Industry Standard Europe, InfoWorld and Macworld. Now working on bleeding edge RSS and Social Media products at Yahoo!

Communications pro with top-notch PR, marketing and media skills. Hands on agency and client side experience including implementing all aspects of media campaigns, booking and attending press tours, writing press releases and acting as a company spokesperson.

Been in the media business for 15 years. Held a variety of positions (on the business side) for Wired Magazine. Helped found and launch The Industry Standard. Was the Chief of Staff from Launch thru close of company. Helped CEO launch several products including the conferences division. After the Standard, built a successful conference development business, Stacey Foreman Productions, which was recently (2005) merged with Modern Media Partners, a growing business event company. . . .

Fair, accurate reporting that informs.

Jonathan was the co-founder and editor in chief of The Industry Standard , a weekly business news magazine and online service that rocketed to prominence in the late 1990s only to crash and burn along with the rest of the dot-com economy in 2001. He had long had ties to Montana - his first job out of college was waiting tables at Chico Hot Springs - and moved to Missoula in early 2002 to serve as a visiting professor at the University of Montana Journalism School.