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1. Why one tech journalist prefers AVs to human drivers

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Officials and employees, Automobile industry -- Officials and employees, Automobile drivers, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

Autonomous vehicles are a significant challenge, but it's not as if humans are doing such a bang-up job at driving either, says technology journalist Kara Swisher. Artificial intelligence can at [...]

Published
2024

2. SWISH SWISH

Subjects
Lesbians
Abstract

by daniel scheffler (PHILIP MONTGOMERY) Kara Swisher doesn’t like all the things lesbians are allegedly supposed to like — that’s if you listen to all the stereotypes. She loves a [...]

Published
2024

3. Kara Swisher ignites her unique place in journalism with Burn Book

Subjects
Simon & Schuster Inc. -- Officials and employees, Book publishing -- Officials and employees, Journalism, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: JOSH O'KANE; Staff Burn Book: A Tech Love Story BY KARA SWISHER (SIMON & SCHUSTER , 307 PAGES) Author of Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy and a Globe [...]

Published
2024

4. 'Musk needs to be adored ... Zuckerberg is out of his depth': Kara Swisher on the toxic giants of Big Tech; The journalist and podcaster has been scrutinising Silicon Valley for decades, knows all the big players -- and once believed that tech could save the world. But that was before greed and ego got in the way

Subjects
Technology and civilization, Journalists, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: John Harris 'This is about love gone wrong,' says Kara Swisher, looking back on a life spent studying the giants of Big Tech. 'I saw the possibilities of tech [...]

Published
2024

5. Kara Swisher once again punctures the puffed-up egos of Silicon Valley

Author

Oremus, Will

Subjects
Rock musicians, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Will Oremus The phrases ǣtech reporterǥ and ǣrock starǥ are far apart in semantic space. But they are improbably united in the form of Kara Swisher, who over a [...]

Published
2024

8. The Huffington Post a year later: media disruption, personal branding, and the future of AOL

Author

Manafy, Michelle

Subjects
AOL Inc., Information services industry, Information services, Information services industry, Business, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

Much attention is focused on the struggles of traditional news media brands to profit from the transition from print to digital. One often-discussed issue faced by media companies is the [...]

Published
2012

9. BURN BOOK: A Tech Love Story.

Subjects
*TECHNOLOGY, *NONFICTION
Abstract

An essential explanation of how tech has changed the world, from a truth-teller who has witnessed it at close range. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024

10. ALPHABETICAL DIARIES.

Subjects
*INTROSPECTION, *NONFICTION
Abstract

An acclaimed novelist shares her thoughts from A to Z. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023

11. The more journalism changes, the more it stays the same

Author

Miller, Ron

Subjects
Journalism, Distribution channels, Business, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

As I write this, we are 4 weeks into the new presidency. It's fair to say the press has played a central role in the early days of this administration. [...]

Published
2017

12. Hillary Clinton criticizes Silicon Valley's gender gap during tech summit; The former secretary of state says industry leaders 'bump your heads on the glass ceilings that persist' and discusses other likely campaign issues

Subjects
Women executives, Female-male relations, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Lauren Gambino Hillary Clinton has implored female leaders to support and promote other women -- especially in the workplace -- at a technology conference in the heart of Silicon [...]

Published
2015

13. POWER MOVES.

Subjects
SWISHER, Kara, STEPHENSON, Randall L., 1960-, LANGLEY, Donna, 1968-, KERRY, John, 1943-, RHIMES, Shonda, 1970-
Published
2018

14. NCTA Partners Up:.

Subjects
BUSINESS partnerships
Abstract

The article reports on the partnership between the organization National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and the technical news website Re/code in the U.S. It states that the rebranded cable show will be headed by veteran journalists Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg. Moreover, details of the partnership are also stated.

Published
2014

15. KARA SWISHER.

Author

HOFFMAN, CLAIRE

Subjects
*WOMEN journalists, SILICON Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)
Abstract

The article discusses reporter and columnist Kara Swisher who is known for her role as the co-founder of the technology news website Recode, and it mentions her interactions with various executives in Silicon Valley, California, as well as her plan to run for mayor of San Francisco, California.

Published
2017

16. An AOL Believer Tells All.

Author

Yang, Catherine

Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "THERE MUST BE A PONY IN HERE SOMEWHERE: The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for the Digital Future," by Kara Swisher with Lisa Dickey.

Published
2003

17. On the Beet.

Author

Kitchens, Alison

Subjects
*VIDEO journalism, *EXECUTIVES, *NEWS websites, *VIDEO production & direction, *MASS media industry
Abstract

The article profiles the news web site Beet.TV which presents short news clips of video interviews by its founder Andy Plesser with executives working in the media and technology industries. The author includes comments by several interviewees, including Kara Swisher, co-director editor of news web site All Things Digital; Daniel Heaf, digital director at the news organization BBC Worldwide; and Megan McCarthy, editor of news aggregator Mediagazer. Topics include Plesser's interest in video production, Plesser Holland Associates, the New York City-based public relations firm, and the advertising revenue he generates for Beet.TV.

Published
2011

20. BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Secret to AOL Success: Sex, at Least in Part

Author

Bernstein, Richard

Subjects
Consumer electronics industry, Online information service, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, International Business Machines Corp., AOL Inc., Coca-Cola Co. (Atlanta, Georgia), Consumer electronics industry, Online information services, Soft drink industry, Online services, Information services, Internet pornography, Computer industry
Abstract

AOL.COM How Steve Case Beat Bill Gates, Nailed the Netheads and Made Millions in the War for the Web By Kara Swisher Illustrated. 331 pages. Times Business. $25. In the […]

Published
1998

21. Vox Media Adds ReCode To Its Stable Of Websites.

Author

EMBER, SYDNEY

Subjects
*NEWS websites, *INTERNET industry, *MERGERS & acquisitions
Abstract

The article discusses media company Vox Media's acquisition of news website ReCode, noting the implications in terms of media coverage of the U.S. Internet and technology industry (Silicon Valley). Topics addressed include the reaction of ReCode owners Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, as well as ReCode's struggles to draw a larger audience.

Published
2015

23. Congrats, You Work for the Phone Company Now.

Author

Siegel, Tatiana

Subjects
SALE of business enterprises
Abstract

The article reports on the acquisition of cable television company Time Warner Inc. by telecommunications company AT&T. Topics mentioned include the challenges in the merger of two companies, the insights of author Kara Swisher on the disadvantage of the merger, and the decision by Toby Emmerich, film chief of entertainment industry Warner Bros. to expand his office several times.

Published
2018

24. New Venture for AllThingsD Journalists.

Author

SOMAIYA, RAVI

Subjects
*JOINT ventures
Abstract

The article reports on Walter S. Mossberg and Kara Swisher, co-founders of the conference and news business All Things Digital who are expected to start a new venture named ReCode which will be backed by investment firm Windsor Media and NBC Universal News Group.

Published
2014

25. ON THE WEB.

Author

KITSANTONIS, NIKI, KAUFMAN, LESLIE, and SISARIO, BEN

Subjects
*JOINT ventures
Abstract

The article presents an online recap on deal signing of NBCUniversal Media LLC for a new venture run by Kara Swisher and Walter Mossberg and on new quarterly journal "The Pitchfork Review."

Published
2013

26. 2 Top Technology Writers Are Leaving Dow Jones.

Author

KAUFMAN, LESLIE

Subjects
DOW Jones & Co. Inc., MOSSBERG, Walt, SWISHER, Kara
Abstract

The article reports that Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, co-editors of the news site All Things Digital, will depart with the financial information firm Dow Jones because of their contract expiration.

Published
2013

28. Memo Pad.

Subjects
WOMEN'S awards, AWARDS
Abstract

The article gives information about the April 22, 2013 New York Women in Communications' Matrix Awards ceremony that was attended by InterActive Corp's chairman Barry Diller, noting that awards were presented to reporter Kara Swisher, actress Audra McDonald, and banker Anne Finucane.

Published
2013

29. 10 books you should have read in 2003 according to 'Ad Age' editors.

Subjects
*RECOMMENDED books
Abstract

The article presents a list of the top books in 2003 according to the editors of Advertising Age. At the top of the list is There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere: The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future by Kara Swisher and Lisa Dickey. Other books in the list include Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis, Autumn of the Moguls: My Misadventures With the Titans, Poseurs, and Money Guys Who Mastered and Messed Up Big Media by Michael Wolff and Trading Up: The New American Luxury by Michael Silverstein and Neil Fiske.

Published
2003

30. Media mergers and you.

Author

Brokaw, Leslie

Subjects
*AMERICA Online (Online service), *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere: The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future," by Kara Swisher and Lisa Dickey.

Published
2004
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