Jeff Jarvis

Consultant

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States36 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism.
Author of 6 books with a 7th on the way.
Consultant for major media companies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media Executive with expertise in Journalism and Digital Publishing.

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BloggingNew MediaJournalismEditingPublishingAdvertisingNewspapersMagazinesStart-upsPublicationsTelevisionProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyDigital MediaSocial Media

About

- Director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. - Acting director of an MA in Social Journalism, in development at CUNY. - Blogger at Buzzmachine.com. - Consultant for media companies including the Guardian, Digital First, and NJ.com. - Oversaw the creation of leading web services associated with metro daily newspapers and national magazines at Advance.net (includes nj.com, cleveland.com, nola.com, epicurious.com, concierge.com). - Creator and founding editor of Entertainment Weekly. - TV critic for TV Guide and People. - Sunday editor, VP development, associate publisher of the NY Daily News. - Columnist and Sunday news editor of the SF Examiner. - Avid weblogger at buzzmachine.com. Specialties: Media executive, editor, and writer with extensive experience in product development; management and operations; strategic development; editing; and investment.

Experience

36 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

12 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

24 yrs 7 mos

Current Experience

Bloomsbury academic

Editor, Intelligence - AI and Humanity

Mar 2026 – Present · 1 mo · New York, United States · Remote

I'm editing a new book series from Bloomsbury Academic called Intelligence -- AI and Humanity. It will provide a place for writers from many disciplines to reflect on AI and how it reflects on society.

Corporation for new jersey local media

Board member

Feb 2026 – Present · 2 mos · New Jersey, United States · Remote

I've joined the board of the 501(c)3 that owns the New Jersey Hills media group, which includes my hometown weekly.

Montclair state university

Distinguished Fellow

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Montclair, NJ

Fellow at the Center for Cooperative Media in Montclair State University's School of Communication and Media.

Stony brook university

Visiting Professor

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Stony Brook, NY

I will be working on new programs in Stony Brook University's School of Communication and Journalism.

Craig newmark graduate school of journalism at cuny

Tow Professor of Journalism Innovation Emeritus

Sep 2006 – Present · 19 yrs 7 mos

Leonard Tow Professor of Journalism Innovation and director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York.

City university of new york

Professor

Jan 2006 – Present · 20 yrs 3 mos

Guardian news and media

Columnist, Consultant

Jan 2006 – Jan 2018 · 12 yrs

The guardian

New-media columnist

Sep 2005 – Aug 2010 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Author of a new-media column in Media Guardian.

Various media companies

Consultant

Jun 2005 – Present · 20 yrs 10 mos

Have consulted or spoken for The New York Times Company, About.com, the Guardian, Conde Nast, Newhouse Newspapers, Burda, Hearst.

Daylife

Consulting editor

Jun 2005 – Sep 2011 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Consulting editor of Daylife, a new news startup.

Buzzmachine

Blogger

Sep 2001 – Present · 24 yrs 7 mos

Blog on news and media

Advance.net

President & Creative Director

Sep 1994 – Jun 2005 · 10 yrs 9 mos

Oversee strategic development for the online arm of Advance Publications (Newhouse Newspapers, Conde Nast magazines, Fairchild Publications, Bright House Cable).