Jonathan Dube
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Jonathan Dube is a prominent digital media executive and a pioneer and leader in the online journalism world.
He currently serves as Senior Vice President and General Manager, AOL News & Information. Dube leads the News content division, which includes the AOL News, Technology, Finance, and Sports groups.
He previously served as the Vice President in charge of ABCNews.com, responsible for the strategic planning, business strategy, editorial content, and production of the network's 24-hour online news service. Dube has served twice as President of the international Online News Association
and currently serves on ONA's Board of Directors.
He's been described as "a web reporting pioneer" by The Poynter Institute
, "a major figure in the online-news business" by Editor & Publisher
and "one of the first journalists to use an online (blog
) journal" by The New York Times
.
In 1998, while working at The Charlotte Observer, he helped write a Weblog covering Hurricane Bonnie in 1998, the first time a news site used the Weblog format to cover breaking news.
As a national producer for ABCNEWS.com, he was one of the first true multimedia reporters, covering stories such as the Columbine High School
shooting and the World Trade Organization
protests in Seattle by shooting digital photos and video, creating interactive graphics, filing reports for ABC Radio and working with ABC News correspondents and producers. In February 2000, he and ABC News correspondent Brian Ross (journalist)
jointly broke the news online of the arrest of a hacker known as "Mafiaboy
" for attacks that took down major Web sites, such as Yahoo and CNN. It was one of the first times a major online news site broke an investigative story online and one of the earliest examples of joint reporting by an online and network TV journalist.
In 2000, Dube founded CyberJournalist.net, a site about how technology is transforming journalism. In addition, he serves on the board of the Online Publishers Association, the advisory board of the Center for Citizen Media and is a founding member of the Media Bloggers Association
.
Dube writes a Web Tips column for The Poynter Institute
, the premier professional training institute for journalists, and has served as visiting faculty for the institute.
He's also worked as the Director of Digital Media for CBC News, the news division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
; the editorial director for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
's award-winning website, CBC.ca; technology editor and managing producer for MSNBC.com
; and a freelancer for The New York Times.
A native New Yorker, Dube has a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University
in Middletown, Conn., and a master's degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
, where he studied new media and now serves on the school's Annual Fund Committee.
protests in Seattle. He has also won four online journalism awards and two investigative reporting awards from the Society of Professional Journalists
, as well as the first-ever new media award from Columbia University.
While at MSNBC.com, the site won every major online journalism award, from National Press Club Awards to Edward R. Murrow
Awards.
At the CBC, he led the company's website to every major online award in Canada, including multiple RTNDA Canada Awards, an EPpy Award and the Canadian New Media Award.
He currently serves as Senior Vice President and General Manager, AOL News & Information. Dube leads the News content division, which includes the AOL News, Technology, Finance, and Sports groups.
He previously served as the Vice President in charge of ABCNews.com, responsible for the strategic planning, business strategy, editorial content, and production of the network's 24-hour online news service. Dube has served twice as President of the international Online News Association
Online News Association
The Online News Association , founded in 1999, is a 501 non-profit organization made up of more than 1,800 members. Its mission: Inspiring innovation and excellence among digital journalists to better serve the public....
and currently serves on ONA's Board of Directors.
He's been described as "a web reporting pioneer" by The Poynter Institute
Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute is a non-profit school for journalism located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The school's mission statement says that "The Poynter Institute is a school dedicated to teaching and inspiring journalists and media leaders. It promotes excellence and integrity in the practice of...
, "a major figure in the online-news business" by Editor & Publisher
Editor & Publisher
Editor & Publisher is a monthly magazine covering the North American newspaper industry. It is based in New York City. E&P calls itself "America's Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry" and describes itself on its website as "the authoritative journal covering all aspects of the North...
and "one of the first journalists to use an online (blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
) journal" by The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
.
In 1998, while working at The Charlotte Observer, he helped write a Weblog covering Hurricane Bonnie in 1998, the first time a news site used the Weblog format to cover breaking news.
As a national producer for ABCNEWS.com, he was one of the first true multimedia reporters, covering stories such as the Columbine High School
Columbine High School
Columbine High School or CHS is a high school in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.- History :Columbine High School opened in the fall of 1973. There was no senior class in its first year. The school's first graduating class was the class of 1975...
shooting and the World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
protests in Seattle by shooting digital photos and video, creating interactive graphics, filing reports for ABC Radio and working with ABC News correspondents and producers. In February 2000, he and ABC News correspondent Brian Ross (journalist)
Brian Ross (journalist)
Brian Elliot Ross is an American investigative correspondent for ABC News. He has been with ABC News since July 1994. From 1974 until 1994, Ross was a correspondent for NBC News.-Major scoops:...
jointly broke the news online of the arrest of a hacker known as "Mafiaboy
MafiaBoy
MafiaBoy was the Internet alias of C Tizzle, a high school student from West Island, Quebec, who launched a series of highly publicized denial-of-service attacks in February 2000 against large commercial websites including Yahoo!, Fifa.com, Amazon.com, Dell, Inc., E*TRADE, eBay, and CNN....
" for attacks that took down major Web sites, such as Yahoo and CNN. It was one of the first times a major online news site broke an investigative story online and one of the earliest examples of joint reporting by an online and network TV journalist.
In 2000, Dube founded CyberJournalist.net, a site about how technology is transforming journalism. In addition, he serves on the board of the Online Publishers Association, the advisory board of the Center for Citizen Media and is a founding member of the Media Bloggers Association
Media Bloggers Association
The Media Bloggers Association is a United States membership-based, non-partisan voluntary association describing its activity as "supporting the development of 'blogging' or 'citizen journalism' as a distinct form of media"....
.
Dube writes a Web Tips column for The Poynter Institute
Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute is a non-profit school for journalism located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The school's mission statement says that "The Poynter Institute is a school dedicated to teaching and inspiring journalists and media leaders. It promotes excellence and integrity in the practice of...
, the premier professional training institute for journalists, and has served as visiting faculty for the institute.
He's also worked as the Director of Digital Media for CBC News, the news division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
; the editorial director for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
's award-winning website, CBC.ca; technology editor and managing producer for MSNBC.com
Msnbc.com
msnbc.com is a news website owned and operated as a joint venture by NBCUniversal and Microsoft.In addition to original content from its news staff, msnbc.com is the news website for the NBC News family, with content from the cable television news channel MSNBC, NBC shows such as Today, NBC Nightly...
; and a freelancer for The New York Times.
A native New Yorker, Dube has a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
in Middletown, Conn., and a master's degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
, where he studied new media and now serves on the school's Annual Fund Committee.
Awards
Dube won the first national Online Journalism Award for Breaking News for his coverage of the World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
protests in Seattle. He has also won four online journalism awards and two investigative reporting awards from the Society of Professional Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists , formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is one of the oldest organizations representing journalists in the United States. It was established in April 1909 at DePauw University, and its charter was designed by William Meharry Glenn. The ten founding members of...
, as well as the first-ever new media award from Columbia University.
While at MSNBC.com, the site won every major online journalism award, from National Press Club Awards to Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow
Edward Roscoe Murrow, KBE was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada.Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss, and Alexander Kendrick...
Awards.
At the CBC, he led the company's website to every major online award in Canada, including multiple RTNDA Canada Awards, an EPpy Award and the Canadian New Media Award.
Published works
- Web Tips column for The Poynter Institute, 2001 to present
- "Why I went from the Web to Print - and Back Again," The Columbia Journalism Review, July 1999
- "Writing News Online," Poynter.org, July 13, 2003
- "A life in journalism," essay in "Reporting and Writing: Basics for the 21st Century," a journalism textbook by Christopher Scanlan (Oxford University Press, 1999).
- "Writing News Online," chapter in "Shop talk & war stories: Journalists examine their profession," by Jan Winburn (Bedford Books, 2003).
Further reading
- "Blogging Bonnie," The Poynter Institute, Sept. 13, 2003
- "Dube named CBC.ca editorial director," Internal CBC memo published on Poynter.org, June 6, 2005
- "Lucky Dube," Ryerson Review of Journalism, April 24th, 2006
- "Jonathan Dube named VP of ABCNews.com," Lost Remote, Aug. 19, 2008