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Ben Fritz

Ben Fritz is a reporter for Variety and Daily Variety, where he covers video games, interactive media, animation, finance and film. He was previously managing editor of Digital Coast Reporter. Fritz is also co-author of The New York Times best-selling book All the President's Spin: George W. Bush, the Media and the Truth, based on a political website he co-founded and edited, Spinsanity.com. Currently, he edits the less serious website DatelineHollywood.com, a satirical take on entertainment news. After attending Swarthmore College, Fritz started his journalism career as an intern at Variety. He has co-written regular opinion columns for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Salon.com and freelanced for Slate, the Orange County Register, and other publications.

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Seminar speeches given by Ben Fritz:
Covering Entertainment in the Digital Age
June 06, 2005
The New Multimedia:
What are the stories and the stories behind the stories in this new world of entertainment? How do reporters keep up with changing technologies and still meet their deadlines?
PowerPoint by Ben Fritz
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Audio of entire panel (Windows Media, 10.9 MB)


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