Walter mossberg biography death

He is Jewish. Mossberg was a reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal from until the end of He was based in the Journal"s Washington, District of Columbia, office, where he spent 18 years covering national and international affairs before turning his attention to technology. His Personal Technology column appeared every Thursday from through He appears weekly on the Fox Business Network, and in web video reports, and formerly provided commentary in a segment on Personal Computer World"s Digital Duo, a computer program airing on Public Broadcasting Service stations.

Mossberg is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers on information technology. In , in a lengthy profile, Wired called him "The Kingmaker", saying "ew reviewers have held so much power to shape an industry"s successes and failures. Editor in chief Gerard Baker cited plans to add more staff and expand the Journal"s technology coverage.

The website was acquired by Vox Media in May in an all-stock deal.

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