Ina Fried

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name = Ina Fried


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occupation = Broadcast journalist, Writer
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title = Senior writer at CNET News.com
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credits = CNET Network's News.com, Orange County Business Journal, Orange County Register, Bridge News, frequent guest on National Public Radio
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URL = [http://news.cnet.com/beyond-binary/?authorId=118 News.cnet.com/Beyond-Binary]

Ina Fried (born Ian Fried) is a senior staff writer for CNET Network's News.com.cite web|url=http://www.cnet.com/4520-13403_1-6722502-2.html |title=About Us: Who we are and what we do |accessdate=2008-08-25] [ [http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-california-metro-areas/1076513-1.html "OC Insider"] by Rick Reiff, Orange County Business Journal, 30 June, 2003.] Fried is frequent commenter on technology news on National Public Radio, local television news and for other print and broadcast outlets. [ [http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=3712 "Ina Fried: Senior Writer, CNET News"] by Will O'Bryan, "Metro Weekly" - 21 August, 2008.]

Professional

Fried is a personal technology writer and generally covers Microsoft related stories in the CNET blog "Beyond Binary." Before joining CNET in 2000, she wrote for the Orange County Business Journal, the Orange County Register, and Bridge News. She has served as a board member, national secretary and national vice president for the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.cite web |url=http://www.nlgja.org/about/board.htm |title=About NLGJA: Meet the Executive Committee |accessdate=2007-07-02]

Awards and honors

Upon her retirement from the NLGJA National Board at the 2008 NLGJA national convention in Washington, DC, Fried was honored with both a Distinguished Service Award and a Women's Distinguished Service Award.cite web | url=http://nlgja.org/convention/2008/index.html |title=NLGJA Goes to Washington |accessdate=2008-08-23 ]

Journalism awards:

* Three time winner of NewsBios/TJFR award: NewsBios/TJFR "30 Most Influential Business Journalists Under 30."cite web | url=http://www.newsbios.com/30under30/Past%20Classes.htm#F |title=Past NewsBios/TJFR 30 Most 30 Under 30 |accessdate=2008-09-28 ] cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-85929727.html |title=CNET News.com Wins Prestigious Honors from Two National Journalism Organizations; Site Honored With Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award |accessdate=2008-09-28 ] cite web | url=http://pressreleases.cnetnetworks.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=67325&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=687008&highlight= |title=CNET reporters named most influential business journalists |accessdate=2001-04-30]
* Western Publications Association for Outstanding Editorial Content's Maggie Award.cite web | url=http://www.allbusiness.com/automotive/automotive-industry-environment/5471420-1.html |title=CNET Wins Four 'Maggie Awards' From the Western Publications Association for Outstanding Editorial Content |accessdate=2006-04-27(at find articles [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_April_27/ai_n26841545] ) ]
* Society of Professional Journalists (Northern California Chapter) Excellence in Journalism Award Winner: 2005 Breaking News (shared), 2005 Feature Writing.cite web | url=http://www.cyberjournalist.net/sdx-award-for-deadline-reporting/ |title=SDX award for deadline reporting |accessdate=2008-09-28 ] cite web | url=http://www.spjchapters.org/norcal/eijwinners.html#F |title=Society of Professional Journalists (Northern California Chapter) Excellence in Journalism Award Winners |accessdate=2008-09-28 ]
* Society of Professional Journalists' 2003 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism: Deadline Reporting (Independent): Ina Fried, CNET News.com, (shared) for reporting about vulnerable technology and how the MSBlast virus spread. cite web | url=http://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=364|title=SPJ Announces Recipients of 2003 Sigma Delta Chi Awards| accessdate=2008-09-29 ]

Personal

Prior to June 2003, Fried transitioned from male to female and changed the associated byline to "Ina Fried." [ [http://news.cnet.com/beyond-binary/?authorId=118] "During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley."]

References

External links

* [http://news.cnet.com/beyond-binary/?authorId=118 "Beyond Binary"] Ina Fried's column at CNET