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Ina Fried
Ina Fried in 2024
Born(1974-12-17)December 17, 1974(age 49)
Occupation(s)Broadcast journalist,writer
Notable credit(s)All Things Digital,CNET Network'sNews.com,Orange County Business Journal,Orange County Register,Bridge News, frequent guest onNational Public Radio
TitleChief technology correspondent atAxios
WebsiteAll Things Digital's Ina Fried page

Ina Fried(born December 17, 1974), formerly Ian Fried, is an American journalist forAxios.Prior to that, she was senior editor forAll Things Digital,a senior staff writer forCNET Network'sNews.com,[1][2]and worked forRe/code.She is a frequent commenter on technology news onNational Public Radio,local television news and for other print and broadcast outlets.[3]

Early life

Fried, as a child actor was best known for her role as Rocky's son, Rocky Jr., in the 1982 movieRocky IIIand also as the voice of the character Timothy in the 1982 movieThe Secret of NIMH.After that she mainly appeared in guest roles portraying young boys on various television series includingCagney and Lacey,Silver Spoons,V,Alice,Diff'rent Strokes,Newhart,The Wonder Years,and a recurring role onSt. Elsewhere.[4][5]

Professional

Fried is a personal technology writer and generally coveredMicrosoftrelated stories in the CNET blogBeyond Binaryfrom 2000 to November 2010, and is currently writing for All Things Digital where she will cover the Mobile beat. Before joining CNET in 2000, Fried wrote for theOrange County Business Journal,theOrange County Register,and Bridge News. She has served as a board member, national secretary and national vice president for theNational Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association(NLGJA).[6]On April 27, 2011, Fried conducted an exclusive interview with CEOSteve Jobsand otherAppleexecutives about theiPhone location tracking controversy.[7]She now writes forAxios.[8]

Awards and honors

Upon retirement from the NLGJA National Board at the 2008 NLGJA national convention in Washington, DC, Fried was honored with both a Distinguished Service Award and a Women's Distinguished Service Award.[9]

Journalism awards:

  • Three-time winner ofNewsBios/TJFRaward: NewsBios/TJFR "30 Most Influential Business Journalists Under 30."[10][11][12]
  • Western Publications Association for Outstanding Editorial Content's Maggie Award.[13][14]
  • Society of Professional Journalists(Northern California Chapter) Excellence in Journalism Award Winner: 2005 Breaking News (shared), 2005 Feature Writing.[15][16]
  • Society of Professional Journalists' 2003Sigma Delta Chi Awardsfor excellence in journalism: Deadline Reporting (Independent): Ina Fried,CNET News,(shared) for reporting about vulnerable technology and how theMSBlastvirus spread.[17]

Fried was featured inAdvocatemagazine's 2014 and 2017 lists of The 50 Most Influential LGBT People in Media.[18][19]

Personal

Prior to June 2003, Fried signed articles "Ian Fried".[3][6]At that point, shetransitionedfrom male to female and began using the byline "Ina Fried".

References

  1. ^"About Us: Who we are and what we do".Archivedfrom the original on June 5, 2008.RetrievedAugust 25,2008.
  2. ^Rick Reiff."OC Insider".AllBusiness.com.Archivedfrom the original on May 15, 2009.RetrievedNovember 10,2011.
  3. ^abWill O'Bryan (August 21, 2008)."Ina Fried: Senior Writer, CNET News".Metro Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on November 5, 2011.RetrievedNovember 10,2011.
  4. ^""IMDb entry for Ian Fried (I)"".IMDb.Archivedfrom the original on July 16, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 27,2019.
  5. ^"The 'Rocky' franchise: Where Are They Now?".NY Daily News.Archivedfrom the original on March 5, 2016.RetrievedJune 2,2015.
  6. ^ab"About NLGJA: Meet the Executive Committee".Archived fromthe originalon July 7, 2007.RetrievedJuly 2,2007.
  7. ^"Q&A: Jobs and Apple Execs on Tracking Down the Facts About iPhones and Location".April 27, 2011.Archivedfrom the original on May 22, 2011.RetrievedNovember 11,2011.
  8. ^"Ina Fried".Axios.Archivedfrom the original on January 15, 2019.RetrievedAugust 20,2018.
  9. ^"NLGJA Goes to Washington".Archived fromthe originalon August 23, 2008.RetrievedAugust 23,2008.
  10. ^"Past NewsBios/TJFR 30 Most 30 Under 30".Archived fromthe originalon October 23, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 28,2008.
  11. ^"CNET News.com Wins Prestigious Honors from Two National Journalism Organizations; Site Honored With Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award".HighBeam Research.April 30, 2002.RetrievedSeptember 28,2008.[dead link]
  12. ^"CNET reporters named most influential business journalists".Archived fromthe originalon November 4, 2006.RetrievedApril 30,2001.
  13. ^"CNET Wins Four 'Maggie Awards' From the Western Publications Association for Outstanding Editorial Content".Allbusiness.com.Archivedfrom the original on January 22, 2009.RetrievedApril 27,2006.
  14. ^"CNET Wins FourMaggie AwardsFrom the Western Publications Association for Outstanding Editorial Content ".Find Articles.April 27, 2006.Archivedfrom the original on January 22, 2009.RetrievedNovember 10,2011.
  15. ^"SDX award for deadline reporting".Archived fromthe originalon January 23, 2009.RetrievedSeptember 28,2008.
  16. ^"Society of Professional Journalists (Northern California Chapter) Excellence in Journalism Award Winners".Archived fromthe originalon January 6, 2009.RetrievedSeptember 28,2008.
  17. ^"SPJ Announces Recipients of 2003 Sigma Delta Chi Awards".Archivedfrom the original on January 22, 2009.RetrievedSeptember 29,2008.
  18. ^"The 50 Most Influential LGBT People in Media".Archivedfrom the original on December 29, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 17,2014.
  19. ^"50 Most Influential LGBTs in Media".The Advocate.August 16, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on March 11, 2018.RetrievedMarch 11,2018.
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