Ina Fried | |
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Born | December 17, 1974 |
Occupation(s) | Broadcast journalist, writer |
Notable credit(s) | All Things Digital, CNET Network's News.com, Orange County Business Journal, Orange County Register, Bridge News, frequent guest on National Public Radio |
Title | Chief technology correspondent at Axios |
Website | All Things Digital's Ina Fried page |
Ina Fried (born December 17, 1974), formerly Ian Fried, is an American journalist for Axios . Prior to that, she was senior editor for All Things Digital, a senior staff writer for CNET Network's News.com, [1] [2] and worked for Re/code . She is a frequent commenter on technology news on National Public Radio, local television news and for other print and broadcast outlets. [3]
Fried, as a child actor was best known for her role as Rocky's son, Rocky Jr., in the 1982 movie Rocky III and also as the voice of the character Timothy in the 1982 movie The Secret of NIMH . After that she mainly appeared in guest roles portraying young boys on various television series including Cagney and Lacey , Silver Spoons , V , Alice , Diff'rent Strokes , Newhart , The Wonder Years , and a recurring role on St. Elsewhere . [4] [5]
Fried is a personal technology writer and generally covered Microsoft related stories in the CNET blog Beyond Binary from 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 the Orange County Business Journal , the Orange County Register , and Bridge News. She has served as a board member, national secretary and national vice president for the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA). [6] On April 27, 2011, Fried conducted an exclusive interview with CEO Steve Jobs and other Apple executives about the iPhone location tracking controversy. [7] She now writes for Axios. [8]
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:
Fried was featured in Advocate magazine's 2014 and 2017 lists of The 50 Most Influential LGBT People in Media. [18] [19]
Prior to June 2003, Fried signed articles "Ian Fried". [3] [6] At that point, she transitioned from male to female and began using the byline "Ina Fried".
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