In order to restore profitability to online newspapers it's necessary to topple pageviews from their former pedestal. But to be replaced by what?
Gregory Galant
Gregory Galant is the co-founder and CEO of Sawhorse Media, a movement to make it easy to find the right people on the social web through products including Muck Rack and the Shorty Awards. Muck Rack is the leading network for journalists on social media which TheNextWeb called “one of the most useful tools ever invented for media professionals”. The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media; past winners include Ricky Gervais, Cory Booker, Conan O'Brien, Sesame Street, Neil Patrick Harris, Mike Bloomberg and NASA.
Previously, Greg was an associate producer at CNN.com where he analyzed the latest trends in citizens' media. Greg has worked at Newlight Associates, a $120M technology venture capital firm. In 1996, Greg founded Halenet, an award-winning Internet strategy firm while in high school.
To help fellow entrepreneurs, Greg created Venture Voice, a podcast interview series with the founders of Twitter, LinkedIn, The Vanguard Group, Brooklyn Brewery and more. Greg's a mentor in the TechStars startup accelerator. BusinessWeek named him one of the "Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs". He's also a member of Twitter's exclusive first name club.
Presentation by Eric Carvin, introduction by Mario Tedeschini Lalli. With the pressure to break stories first on Twitter getting more intense and traditional ladders and mentorship structures less ...
Before 2009 it was unthinkable that a journalist at a reputable publication could publish a single line of copy online without the approval of their editor. Today the majority of journalists are c...