Dan Sinker
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Dan Sinker is an American author, publisher, and entrepreneur. He currently serves as the inaugural fellow of the Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence (CJIE),[1] is co-host of the Says Who? podcast,[2] and speaks on the state of journalism, the rise of fake news, and how to fix it.[3]
Early life and education[]
Sinker was born in London, raised in Evanston, Illinois and attended Evanston Township High School.
Career[]
In 1994, at the age of 19, Sinker founded Punk Planet, an independent music, politics and culture magazine that helped to document the independent music and art scenes of the 1990s and 2000s.[4]
From 2004 to 2011, Sinker was an assistant professor in the Journalism Department at Columbia College. In 2008, Sinker was a John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford.[5]
In 2010 and 2011, Sinker was the author of the @MayorEmanuel Twitter account.[6] a parody account that Atlantic Magazine said, "pushed the boundaries of the medium, making Twitter feel less like a humble platform for updating your status and more like a place where literature could happen."[7]
In 2011, he led the Knight-Mozilla News Technology Partnership of the Mozilla Foundation, which was spun out as Open News in 2017.[8]
Since 2018, he has been an independent author, consultant, and entrepreneur, writing for Esquire Magazine,[9] and creating products like the Pee Tape and Robert Mueller III Prayer Candles.[10]
Books[]
Sinker is the author of and contributor to a number of books.
- We Owe You Nothing, Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews, 2001[11]
- We Owe You Nothing: Expanded Edition: Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews (Punk Planet Books), 2007[12]
- The F***ing Epic Twitter Quest of @MayorEmanuel, Scribner, 2011[13]
- How I Resist (contributor), 2018[14]
- Arte Agora: Art made, sold, or placed in the public way (foreword)[15]
References[]
- ^ "Dan Sinker Joins DePaul as Inaugural Fellow of the Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence (CJIE)". DePaul College of Communication. DePaul University. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Says Who? With Dan & Maureen". Says Who Podcast. Says Who Podcast. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Dan Sinker speaker page". Chartwell Speakers. Chartwell Speakers.
- ^ "Zine Wiki page for Daniel Sinker". Zine Wiki. Zine Wiki. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "JSK Fellow Daniel Sinker". JSK Journalism Fellowships page of Stanford University. Stanford University. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Mayor Emanuel Twitter account". Twitter. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Madrigal, Alexis. "Revealing the Man Behind @MayorEmanuel". Atlantic Magazine. Atlantic Magazine.
- ^ Sinker, Dan. "Endings And Beginnings: Dan Sinker Says Goodbye". Open News. Open News. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Dan Sinker Contributor Page at Esquire Magazine". Esquire Magazine. Esquire Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Pee Tape and Robert Mueller III Prayer Candles Kickstarter page". Kickstarter. Kickstarter.
- ^ "Amazon sales page for "We Owe You Nothing, Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews"". Amazon. Amazon. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Amazon sales page for "We Owe You Nothing: Expanded Edition: Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews (Punk Planet Books)"". Amazon. Amazon.
- ^ "Amazon sales page for "The F***ing Epic Twitter Quest of @MayorEmanuel"". Amazon. Amazon.
- ^ "Amazon sales page for "How I Resist"". Amazon. Amazon.
- ^ Sinker, Dan. "Foreword for Arte Agora". Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- American male journalists
- Living people