About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Oakland, CATwitter
Columbia Archive
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Congratulations to Mike Keller and Joshua Norman
Posted on April 18, 2006 | No CommentsAnd to the rest of the Sun Herald for winning a 2006 Pulitzer Prize. Awarded to the Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss., for its valorous and comprehensive coverage of Hurricane Katrina, providing a lifeline for devastated readers, in print and online, during their time of greatest... -
Want to work for Penthouse?
Posted on April 13, 2006 | No CommentsThis just came over the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alum listserv: Managing Editor, Penthouse Variations. The Penthouse Media Group, a bi-coastal publishing and multimedia company globally recognized as a premier brand in adult entertainment seeks a managing editor to join its dynamic Editorial... -
Letters to a Young Journalist
Posted on March 14, 2006 | No CommentsOne of my favorite professors from my Columbia days, Sam Freedman, is about to come out with his latest book: Letters to a Young Journalist. The following passage is from the end of the Introduction: I’m not trying to scare you off. I hope you... -
Fun with the First Amendement!
Posted on January 29, 2006 | 2 CommentsOk, so I’m proctoring some Columbia J-School exams. One of the questions is to name all five parts of the First Amendement of the Constitution of the United States. Who’s up to the challenge? Leave your answers in comments. Check your answers here. -
Big Ups to Denise Carson!
Posted on January 4, 2006 | 1 CommentCongrats to my RW1/Book Writing and general Columbia cohort Denise Carson, for her first technology piece for the Orange County Register, covering gamers in Irvine. -
Congrats to Rick Karr!
Posted on January 4, 2006 | No CommentsYesterday, I got the following email from my former radio professor and guru, Rick Karr. Two of his favorite topics, media and technology are coming together in his three-part series on “The Future of Television” on NPR’s Day to Day, aired locally here on KQED... -
Cyrus Email System
Posted on December 2, 2005 | 1 CommentMichael Rice (a buddy of mine from J-School) points to the fact that Columbia has renamed their email system: I’m flattered. -
Another Columbia J-School ’05er Writes
Posted on September 9, 2005 | No CommentsFrom Channing Joseph, a New Orleans native, and classmate of mine from the Class of 2005: I’m in New York, and most of my immediate family was able to evacuate before the storm hit. They are now scattered across the country but physically unharmed. Not... -
Mooning Katrina
Posted on August 29, 2005 | 2 CommentsThis is my Columbia J-school buddy Michael Keller who mooned Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Mississippi early this morning. He’s one of the authors of Eye of the Storm. (Reuters Photo 2.) Stay safe (and dry), fellas. -
Blogging from New Orleans Biloxi
Posted on August 29, 2005 | No CommentsSome buddies of mine from Columbia are blogging their experiences down in New Orleans Biloxi, Mississippi: Eye of the Storm
