Josh Korr's Profile
Editor, Publish2
Washington, DC
- My Expertise & Interests: Pop culture, Media & Journalism, technology, Politics
- My Sites: Korr Values, Publish2, Publishing 2.0, Twitter
Bio
As a Publish2 editor, Josh Korr is helping develop the tools for collaborative link journalism that will power the next generation of online news delivery. He also works with journalists to help integrate those tools into their everyday lives.
Previously, Josh was a news editor on the team that developed and launched tbt*-Tampa Bay Times, a free daily tabloid aimed at 25- to 39-year-olds that's published by the St. Petersburg Times. In 2007, tbt* received a first-place award for innovation from the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors; it quickly became one of the fastest-growing newspapers in the country.
Josh has also been a copy editor for the St. Petersburg Times and the Valley News in New Hampshire, and he writes about pop culture when he finds the time. His entertainment writing has won numerous Society of Professional Journalists awards, and in 2007 his video game blog won first place in a competition recognizing the best journalism in 11 Southeastern states; the blog placed third in 2008. Josh now blogs at Korrvalues.com.
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Previously, Josh was a news editor on the team that developed and launched tbt*-Tampa Bay Times, a free daily tabloid aimed at 25- to 39-year-olds that's published by the St. Petersburg Times. In 2007, tbt* received a first-place award for innovation from the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors; it quickly became one of the fastest-growing newspapers in the country.
Josh has also been a copy editor for the St. Petersburg Times and the Valley News in New Hampshire, and he writes about pop culture when he finds the time. His entertainment writing has won numerous Society of Professional Journalists awards, and in 2007 his video game blog won first place in a competition recognizing the best journalism in 11 Southeastern states; the blog placed third in 2008. Josh now blogs at Korrvalues.com.
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Recent Experience
- News Editor for tbt*-Tampa Bay Times
- Staff writer for St. Petersburg Times
- Copy Editor/Designer for St. Petersburg Times
Where I Publish
Site
Description
| Korr Values | A blog on pop culture, journalism, video games, snacks, and anything else that needs to -- nay, must -- be blogged about. |
| Publish2 | A blog about Publish2, the web's newswire. |
| Publishing 2.0 | A blog about how technology is transforming media. |
| My Twitter page. |
Experience
| Company: | Publish2 |
| Title: | Editor |
| Dates: | May 2008 to Present |
| Company: | tbt*-Tampa Bay Times |
| Title: | News Editor |
| Dates: | February 2006 to April 2008 |
| Description: | Helped develop, launch, and define voice of free daily newspaper aimed at 25- to 39-year-olds and published by the St. Petersburg Times. Compiled and edited local, national, world, and opinion reports. Wrote witty headlines for daily photo feature. Wrote pop culture columns and video game reviews. Served as substitute chief editor. |
| Company: | St. Petersburg Times |
| Title: | Staff writer |
| Dates: | December 2003 to April 2008 |
| Description: | Wrote music and video game reviews and pop culture stories. Launched video game and snack blogs. Won six Society of Professional Journalist awards for entertainment writing, including two Green Eyeshade Awards. Reported items for Politifact.com, a political fact-checking Web site. |
| Company: | St. Petersburg Times |
| Title: | Copy Editor/Designer |
| Dates: | December 2003 to February 2006 |
| Description: | Edited A1, local, and business copy and wrote headlines. Served as world and national wire editor, and readback (copy chief) for local news sections. Designed six- to 20-page daily local section. |
| Company: | Valley News |
| Title: | Assistant News Editor |
| Dates: | September 2002 to November 2003 |
| Description: | Edited local and national news and wrote headlines. Compiled wire reports and designed local and world/nation pages. Served as night local editor. Wrote music, movie, and pop culture reviews. |
Education & Professional Development
School
Course of Study
Completed
| University of Maryland | B.A., American studies (pop culture and media studies concentrations) | May 2002 |