Jeff Jarvis was born on July 15,1954 and is an American journalist, associate professor, public speaker and former television critic.
12 Facts About Jeff Jarvis
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In 1974 Jeff Jarvis was an undergraduate in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University when he was hired by the Chicago Tribune.
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Jeff Jarvis completed his degree and holds a BSJ from Northwestern.
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Jeff Jarvis went on to work as a television critic for TV Guide and People magazines.
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In 1984, while still at People, Jeff Jarvis proposed the idea for Entertainment Weekly, a magazine which he hoped would feature "tough reviews and offbeat subjects" pertaining to the entertainment industry.
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Jeff Jarvis was the resident "couch critic" at TV Guide throughout the 1990s.
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Jeff Jarvis is former Sunday editor and associate publisher of the New York Daily News and a former columnist for the San Francisco Examiner.
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Jeff Jarvis is the creator of the popular weblog BuzzMachine, which tracks developments in new media and chronicles some of the author's personal obsessions, such as the fortunes of radio host Howard Stern.
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Jeff Jarvis gained national notoriety when he wrote about his negative experiences in dealing with Dell Computer's customer support system on the website.
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In 2011, Jeff Jarvis published Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live, in which he defends the openness of the Internet, discusses ways in which the Internet has made modern life public, and argues against regulations to protect privacy.
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Jeff Jarvis voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012, but criticized some of Obama's policies, particular with respect to surveillance and transparency.
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In 2009, Jeff Jarvis was diagnosed with prostate cancer via a PSA test; he underwent a successful treatment.