Walt Mossberg

Walt Mossberg is an American journalist who has worked with The Wall Street Journal since 1970. He is currently the Wall Street Journal's chief technology columnist, and has developed great influence in the Information Technology industry.

Fast Facts

1. Born: March 27, 1947 in Warwick, Rhode Island
2. Earned degrees from Brandeis University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism
3. Influential in Information Technology industry
4. Technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal.
5. Co-produces the D: All Things Digital Conference with Kara Swisher
6. Described as "The Kingmaker" by Wired Magazine¹
7. Highest-paid member of The Wall Street Journal²

Regular Publications

1. Personal Technology: Appears each Thursday, and began in 1991
2. Mossberg Solution (Editor): Appears each Wednesday
3. Mossberg's Mailbox: Appears each Thursday

Quotes

"[f]ew reviewers have held so much power to shape an industry's successes and failures."¹ -Wired Magazine, May 2004

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