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CHRIS TRIBBEY
Escondido,Calif.
Summary
An award-winning editor and reporter with 25-plus years' experience working in digital and print media. Managed daily newsrooms for more than 15 years. Thousands of career bylines, covering breaking news, technology, artificial intelligence, entertainment, business, cybersecurity, government, sports, and more.
Creative and forward-thinking Editorial Director with history of leading strategic brand direction and editorial management in [Type] settings. Coordinates simultaneous projects and off-site teams effectively to consistently meet demanding objectives. Proven team builder, trainer and content reviewer with multifaceted expertise in different platforms and channels.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
CONTENT DELIVERY & SECURITY ASSOCIATION/MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES ALLIANCE
07.2012 - Current
- Direct and produce daily news coverage for multiple entertainment industry trade groups, including the Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA), Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH), the Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR), the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA), and more
- Publish 13 newsletters a week, covering industry news and the latest from 120-plus member companies
- Create regular in-depth features reaching more than 40,000 combined subscribers, mainly studio executives and technology professionals
- Focus on every tech corner of the industry, including cybersecurity and content protection, distribution, information technology, artificial intelligence, metadata, production and more
- Direct all editorial operations for the bi-annual M+E Journal magazine, offering C-suite-level insights into media and entertainment trends and technologies
- During tenure as editor, the M+E Journal has won a 2020 Maggie Award and from 2021-2024, four straight APEX awards
- In-depth coverage of hundreds of events and trade shows, including the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), Smart Content Summit, Content Protection Summit, Hollywood IT Summit, Broadcast IT Summit, Metadata Madness, Social TV Summit, M&E Day, Entertainment Technology Center @ University of Southern California (ETC@USC), SoCal Women's Summit, Akamai Edge World, Microsoft Production Summit, and many more
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, TECHNOLOGY
BROADCASTING & CABLE MAGAZINE
03.2016 - 02.2017
- Entertainment, broadcasting technology and general news reporter for New York-based Broadcasting & Cable magazine's web site and weekly print publication
- Produced in-depth reports on new technologies and services in the broadcasting and entertainment business for NextTV, a weekly special section
- Main areas of focus included broadcast, cable and satellite technologies, set-top and gaming hardware, eSports, OTT, SVOD, virtual reality, IP content delivery and general content owner news
SENIOR REPORTER/SENIOR EDITOR
HOME MEDIA MAGAZINE
06.2007 - 07.2012
- Home entertainment industry reporter for then-weekly trade pub Home Media Magazine (now Media Play)
- Produced daily, breaking news, in-depth industry features, columns, quarterly financial coverage and DVD and Blu-ray Disc reviews
- Covered more than 100 trade shows and industry gatherings
- Conducted hundreds of celebrity, crew and industry executive interviews
- Worked countless red carpets
- Primary beat coverage included retailers, Paramount, Warner Bros., Universal, Redbox, disc replicators (Cinram, Technicolor, Sony DADC), quarterly financial reports, independents, Blu-ray, content piracy, 4K, federal regulation, TV Everywhere, apps, home entertainment hardware and more
- First to report that Toshiba was giving up on HD DVD, ending the next-gen format war with Blu-ray
- First to report that Redbox would offer Blu-ray and would raise prices at its rental kiosks
- First to report news of the 28-day embargo on new release titles for Redbox by major studios
- In-depth coverage of numerous events and trade shows, including the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Digital Hollywood, San Diego Comic-Con, The Cable Show, Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA), American Film Market, and many more
OCEANSIDE CITY REPORTER/CITY EDITOR
NORTH COUNTY TIMES
01.2006 - 06.2007
- City hall reporter covering the city of Oceanside for daily newspaper the North County Times
- (purchased by the San Diego Union-Tribune in 2013)
- Primary beat coverage included local government, crime and other local news
- Promoted to city editor of the North County Times' Escondido and Poway desk in May 2006, following investigative report uncovering a kickback scheme in the city of Oceanside's transportation office
- The report resulted in the resignation of both Oceanside's transportation manager and city manager
- As city editor, oversaw a staff of six reporters, and directed news coverage of the Escondido, Calif
- And Poway, Calif
- Editions of the Times
- Produced a weekly column covering local news
CITY EDITOR
NAPA VALLEY REGISTER
09.2002 - 01.2006
- City editor of daily newspaper the Napa Valley Register, directing day-to-day coverage of local news, with oversight of a staff of more than 20 reporters, photographers, copy editors and designers
- Wrote regular news reports and columns, and handled front-page designs on a regular basis
- Coordinated news efforts for several stories that gained national interest, including the Halloween 2004 double homicide of two young women, and the New Year's Eve 2005 flooding in the community
- In February 2005, produced an award-winning investigative series on restaurant food safety problems, exposing rampant violations of state health laws
- The series resulted in the shuttering of several restaurants, forced local government to better inform the public
Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS - JOURNALISM
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OHIO01.2000
Skills
- Content planning
- Ethics and integrity
- Deadline management
- Diversity and inclusion
- Photography direction
- Staff management
- Client relationships
- Social media strategy
- Project management
- Content development
- Creative direction
- Fact-checking
- Audience engagement
- Copy editing
- Proofreading
- Content marketing
- Web content management
- Email campaigns
- Print production
- Collaboration
- Digital content
- Editorial management
- Editorial processes
- Editorial planning
Accomplishments
ADD ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Etc
- Creator and publisher of Tech Entertainment News Business (TENB) newsletter, covering entertainment technologies.
- Published in The Sporting News, Miami Herald, Florida Sun-Sentinel, CES Daily, NAB Daily, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.
- Current editor and writer for weekly newsletter for the San Diego Alumni Club of The Ohio State University.
- Sports bylines include coverage of the NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS and NCAA football and basketball.
- Conducted celebrity interviews and DVD reviews for online site DVDTalk.com.
- Created profiles of auction items for “Mad Men,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Breaking Bad” and more for entertainment auction service ScreenBid.
Previous Experience
- Editor in Chief, Martinez News-Gazette, Martinez, CA, 2002
- Transportation Reporter, Hayward Daily Review, Hayward, CA, 2001
- General Assignment Reporter, Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, 2001
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkGig WorkWork Location
RemoteOn-SiteHybridImportant To Me
Flexible work hoursWork from home optionHealthcare benefits401k matchStock Options / Equity / Profit SharingPaid time offCompany CultureWork-life balanceCareer advancementPersonal development programsTeam Building / Company RetreatsSoftware
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, TECHNOLOGY
BROADCASTING & CABLE MAGAZINE
03.2016 - 02.2017
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
CONTENT DELIVERY & SECURITY ASSOCIATION/MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES ALLIANCE
07.2012 - Current
SENIOR REPORTER/SENIOR EDITOR
HOME MEDIA MAGAZINE
06.2007 - 07.2012
OCEANSIDE CITY REPORTER/CITY EDITOR
NORTH COUNTY TIMES
01.2006 - 06.2007
CITY EDITOR
NAPA VALLEY REGISTER
09.2002 - 01.2006
BACHELOR OF ARTS - JOURNALISM
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
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