Daniel Roth (writer)

Daniel Roth (born 1973) is a media executive and journalist who works at LinkedIn. Business Insider once called him the "most powerful business journalist on the Internet" and his team's LinkedIn Daily Rundown now reaches 46 million people daily in 96 countries, written in 9 languages.[1][2]

Daniel Roth
Roth in his LinkedIn profile picture
Born1973
Louisville, Kentucky
Alma materNorthwestern University
OccupationJournalist
Media Executive
Spouse(s)Lisa Roth

After working as a writer and editor magazines like Forbes, Fortune, Wired and Conde Nast Portfolio, Roth joined LinkedIn in 2011 to start its editorial operations. The News team now has more than 65 editors in 15 countries.

Career

Daniel Roth is the Editor in Chief and VP at LinkedIn.[3][4][5]

He got his start at The Triangle Business Journal in Raleigh, N.C. in 1995, later moving to Forbes in New York. In 2006, Roth joined Conde Nast to help launch Conde Nast Portfolio, the now shuttered business monthly, before moving to Wired magazine a year later and becoming a senior writer there. Some of his articles have been technology-related (iPhone; Comcast's Broadband offerings; Electric Cars) and others have been more eclectic (Financial Recovery; Society and Human/non-Human Rights; Henry Blodget: version 2).[6] He was later a senior editor and senior writer at Fortune magazine for eight years, overseeing for a time the magazine's technology coverage.[3] He returned to Fortune in 2010, when he was hired as managing editor, with the mission of "revitalizing" the magazine's Web site.[7]

In 2011, LinkedIn hired Roth to help lead its move to a content site; he now leads a newsroom with over 65 editors that help "curate, cultivate and create"[8] professionally relevant articles, posts, videos and voices for the social network. His newsletter and podcast, This is Working, features interviews with top people in business, like Bill Gates, Ray Dalio, Sara Blakely and more.

Triangle Business Journal (1995 - 1996)

Reporter

A weekly Business paper in Raleigh, North Carolina. There he covered the tech industry and wrote the Tech Talk with Dan Roth column.

Forbes Magazine (1996 - 1998)

Reporter

Worked on the Forbes 400 (managed to add a pig farmer -- Wendell Murphy of Murphy Family Farms—to the august list), fact-checked stories, wrote short features on companies like Lycos, RCN, and Excite@Home.

Fortune Magazine (1998 - 2006)

Senior Editor

Switched between writing and editing (serving as tech editor from 2001-2003) while at the international business biweekly. One of the few journalists to have interviewed Bill Gates and Warren Buffett—at the same time; hung out with Phil Knight and had him run through his time creating Nike as he prepared to step down; traveled cross country with Donald Trump as he searched for the perfect moldings for his Mar-A-Lago ball room. Spent week working for companies as part of the 100 Best Companies to Work for issue (sold gift wrap at the Container Store, delivered packages at FedEx, worked the door at the Four Seasons). Edited stories about companies ranging from Google to Anadarko.

Condé Nast Portfolio (2006 - 2007)

Senior Writer

First writer hired for what would become Condé Nast Portfolio, a business monthly launched in Spring '07. Wrote major features ranging from the Barry Sternlicht (founder of Starwood Hotels) and his plans to launch a new hotel empire to Steve Feinberg (founder of Cerberus) and how he planned to turnaround or teardown Chrysler. One of the few journalists to have done extensive interviews with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (at his horse track in Dubai).

Wired Magazine (2007 - 2010)

Senior Writer

Wrote about technology and business, including major profiles of Better Place's Shai Agassi, Netflix's Reed Hastings, Demand Media and others.

Fortune Magazine (2010 - 2011)

Managing Editor for Fortune Digital and Fortune.com

Hired to plan and rebuild Fortune.com, which had been shuttered. Staffed up team of writers, editors, bloggers, a designer and product manager. Produced at least 25 stories a day, plus videos, interactive graphics and more—up from about two stories a day in its previous incarnation. Boosted traffic and engagement through story selection, social media, went after new verticals, and rethought what readers want from Fortune online. Oversaw all of Fortune's digital initiatives, including Fortune.com, apps, social, mobile and more.

Linkedin (2011 - Present)

Editor in Chief & VP

Daniel Roth is the Editor in Chief and VP of LinkedIn, based out of LinkedIn's NYC offices in the Empire State Building.

In his role, Roth oversees a team of 65+ editors across the globe – from Amsterdam to Sydney – who handle curation of breaking news and views on LinkedIn; creation of original articles and videos;[9] and the cultivation of new and top contributors across the site. Over the years, he helped build and launch the Influencer program, the 12-country-spanning, 7-language Daily Rundown, the This is Working series and podcast – and other areas of original and curated articles and insights. Business Insider once dubbed him the "most powerful business journalist on the Internet."

In 2020, the editorial team was renamed the LinkedIn News team.[2]

Personal life

Roth, originally from Louisville, K.Y, and graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1995.[10] He is married and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and three sons.

References
  1. The Most Powerful Business Journalist On The Internet Business Insider. 12 October 2012
  2. LinkedIn Editorial Is Now LinkedIn News, With an Eye to Expanding Brand Awareness Globally AdWeek. 14 May 2020
  3. "Full transcript: LinkedIn Executive Editor Daniel Roth on Recode Media". Recode. February 3, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  4. Roth, Dan. "Dan Roth". CNBC.
  5. "LinkedIn is expanding its editorial staff". New York Post. February 18, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  6. "Henry Blodget: Reinventing Henry". DanielRoth.net.
  7. Kafka, Peter (January 21, 2010). "Fortune Tackles Its Web Site Again, With a High-Profile Hire". All Things D. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  8. "LinkedIn's editor-in-chief Dan Roth on hiring journalists and influencers on the platform". The Drum. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  9. "LinkedIn now has a newsroom of 65 journalists. It's hiring more". CNN. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  10. "Making Connections" (PDF).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.