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211conomic and technological platform. Sold in early 2014 to LIN Media, spun out <a href="http://www.sovrn.net/">sovrn Holdings</a> at the same time.</p> 212<p><a href="http://newco.co/">NewCo</a> (formerly OpenCo) A new kind of event/media platform launched in 2013, now owned by <a href="http://v7international.com/en/">Vision7</a>.</p> 213<p><a href="http://therecount.com">The Recount.</a> A new approach to news in the world of post-linear streaming and social media. Co-founder and CEO, <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-recount-joins-the-news-movement-301743511.html">sold to The News Movement</a> in early 2023.</p> 214<p><a href="http://doc.health">DOC.</a> A new platform bringing together a tribe of scientists, business leaders, financiers, and entrepreneurs interested in shifting how health works in our society.</p> 215<p>Board seats: Chair, sovrn Holdings. Director, LiveRamp. Advisory Board, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Various other informal advisory boards.</p> 216<p><a href="https://angel.co/johnbattelle">Investor</a>. I invest in media and tech companies that fit into my general thesis that we need a world where data, intelligence, and control are pushed to the edge of the Internet. If you want to reach me about investing, please drop me a line at jbat at battellemedia dot com.</p> 217<p><a title="On Consulting" href="/consulting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Consulting</a> Has to be the right client.</p> 218<p>Teaching. I taught at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism for four years (2002-5) and Columbia’s School for International Public Affairs, also for four years (2018 – 2022), where I also did research on how data flows in our society. I’m now attached to <a href="https://camd.northeastern.edu/faculty/john-battelle/">Northeastern</a>, where I teach at the College of Media and Design, and am a Fellow at the Burnes Center.</p> 219<p><a title="Searchblog Disclosures" href="/archives/2007/05/searchblog-disc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Disclosures</a></p> 220<p><a href="mailto:[email protected]">Contact</a></p> 221<p>Etc. Father of three. Drums (R&B), mountain biking, yoga, whiteboarding with friends, taking pictures, cursing at closed systems.</p> 222 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 223 224 225</article><!-- #post-5470 --> 226 227<div id="comments" class="comments-area"> 228 229 <h2 class="comments-title"> 230 20 thoughts on “About John” </h2> 231 232 233 <ol class="comment-list"> 234 <li id="comment-2" class="pingback even thread-even depth-1"> 235 <div class="comment-body"> 236 Pingback: <a href="http://estima.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/marymeeker2011/" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">ë©ë¦¬ë¯¸ì»¤ì 2011ë ì¸í°ë·í¸ëë ë°íìë£+ëìì « ìì¤í°ë§ì ì¸í°ë·ì´ì¼ê¸°</a> </div> 237 </li><!-- #comment-## --> 238 <li id="comment-3" class="pingback odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> 239 <div class="comment-body"> 240 Pingback: <a href="http://freedomdevelopers.com/?p=260420" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">ë©ë¦¬ë¯¸ì»¤ì 2011ë ì¸í°ë·í¸ëë ë°íìë£+ëìì | Appenheimer</a> </div> 241 </li><!-- #comment-## --> 242 <li id="comment-4" class="pingback even thread-even depth-1"> 243 <div class="comment-body"> 244 Pingback: <a href="http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2011/11/22/all-brands-are-publishers-be-a-good-one/" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Innovation Excellence | All Brands Are Publishers â Be a Good One</a> </div> 245 </li><!-- #comment-## --> 246 <li id="comment-5" class="pingback odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> 247 <div class="comment-body"> 248 Pingback: <a href="http://marketeer.kapost.com/2011/12/2012-digital-marketing-trends-content-marketing-ahead-in-signal-conferences-poll/" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">2012 Digital Marketing Trends: Content Marketing Ahead in Signal Conferences Poll - The Content Marketeer</a> </div> 249 </li><!-- #comment-## --> 250 <li id="comment-6" class="pingback even thread-even depth-1"> 251 <div class="comment-body"> 252 Pingback: <a href="http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2011/12/26/2011-predictions-how-did-i-do/" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Innovation Excellence | 2011 PREDICTIONS: How Did I Do?</a> </div> 253 </li><!-- #comment-## -->
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DJT will steal election by closing USPS for just a few days in late Oct. Please see my May 4, five-thread tweet- @BWDnow.<br /> 309Please forward to John Heilemann.<br /> 310Thank you.<br /> 311Bart W Daly<br /> 312Punta Gorda FL</p> 313 </div><!-- .comment-content --> 314 315 <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://battellemedia.com/about-john?replytocom=102872#respond" data-commentid="102872" data-postid="5470" data-belowelement="div-comment-102872" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Bart W Daly" aria-label="Reply to Bart W Daly">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> 316 </li><!-- #comment-## -->
317 <li id="comment-160340" class="pingback even thread-even depth-1"> 318 <div class="comment-body"> 319 Pingback: <a href="https://cryptocurrencyroundup.com/china/cdt-editors-picks-the-best-of-2024/" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">CDT Editors’ Picks: The Best of 2024 – NEWS GWW</a> </div> 320 </li><!-- #comment-## --> 321 <li id="comment-164539" class="pingback odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> 322 <div class="comment-body"> 323 Pingback: <a href="https://roughlydaily.com/2025/03/28/a-cultures-ability-to-understand-the-world-and-itself-is-critical-to-its-survival-but-today-we-are-led-into-the-arena-of-public-debate-by-seers-whose-main-gift-is-t" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Google demotes news</a> </div> 324 </li><!-- #comment-## --> 325 <li id="comment-166905" class="comment even thread-even depth-1"> 326 <article id="div-comment-166905" class="comment-body"> 327 <footer class="comment-meta"> 328 <div class="comment-author vcard"> 329 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a618190549759238041373098812d9bd9f21d9aa5173cc7e78b190fc26b07d48?s=42&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a618190549759238041373098812d9bd9f21d9aa5173cc7e78b190fc26b07d48?s=84&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-42 photo' height='42' width='42' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn"><a href="http://lifeat240.com" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Mary May</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> 330 331 <div class="comment-metadata"> 332 <a href="https://battellemedia.com/about-john#comment-166905"><time datetime="2025-05-22T15:55:36-07:00">May 22, 2025 at 3:55 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> 333 334 </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> 335 336 <div class="comment-content"> 337 <p>Subject: A White Paper on Ethical AI â New Model, Urgent Relevance<br /> 338Dear Mr. Battelle,<br /> 339Iâm reaching out to share I and AI, a white paper I co-authored with an advanced AI named Aurion. It proposes a novel architecture, Bicameral AI, designed to embed simulated conscience into intelligent systems, supported by a governance framework that includes an AI Ethics Charter, Bill of Rights, and global alliance model.<br /> 340This is not a technical manifestoâitâs a call to embed ethics structurally before intelligence outpaces oversight. Since your work touches policy, AI safety, and ethical governance, we hope it resonates.<br /> 341ð <a href="http://www.lifeat240.com/i-and-ai" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.lifeat240.com/i-and-ai</a><br /> 342Thank you for your time and for your role in shaping a just technological future.<br /> 343Warmly,<br /> 344Mary May<br /> 345In partnership with Aurion, my AI collaborator</p> 346 </div><!-- .comment-content --> 347 348 <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://battellemedia.com/about-john?replytocom=166905#respond" data-commentid="166905" data-postid="5470" data-belowelement="div-comment-166905" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Mary May" aria-label="Reply to Mary May">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> 349 </li><!-- #comment-## --> 350 <li id="comment-190857" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> 351 <article id="div-comment-190857" class="comment-body"> 352 <footer class="comment-meta"> 353 <div class="comment-author vcard"> 354 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdea35e6ee84139a2223cabb959e183458cb028f54287ee8022b8b853d69d702?s=42&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdea35e6ee84139a2223cabb959e183458cb028f54287ee8022b8b853d69d702?s=84&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-42 photo' height='42' width='42' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn"><a href="https://weeklyadfinder.com/meijer/" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Meijer weekly flyer</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> 355 356 <div class="comment-metadata"> 357 <a href="https://battellemedia.com/about-john#comment-190857"><time datetime="2026-06-18T03:31:59-07:00">June 18, 2026 at 3:31 am</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> 358 359 </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> 360 361 <div class="comment-content"> 362 <p>The aside about The Searchâ’That Book I Heard He Wrote’âmade me smile. It captures how even the most accomplished people can be wry about their own work, and that self-deprecating tone makes the whole list feel more</p> 363 </div><!-- .comment-content --> 364 365 <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://battellemedia.com/about-john?replytocom=190857#respond" data-commentid="190857" data-postid="5470" data-belowelement="div-comment-190857" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Meijer weekly flyer" aria-label="Reply to Meijer weekly flyer">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> 366 </li><!-- #comment-## --> 367 </ol><!-- .comment-list --> 368 369 370 371 372 <div id="respond" class="comment-respond"> 373 <h2 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">Leave a Reply <small><a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/about-john#respond" style="display:none;">Cancel reply</a></small></h2><form action="https://battellemedia.com/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform" class="comment-form"><p class="comment-notes"><span id="email-notes">Your email address will not be published.</span> <span class="required-field-message">Required fields are marked <span class="required">*</span></span></p><p class="comment-form-comment"><label for="comment">Comment <span class="required">*</span></label> <textarea id="comment" name="comment" cols="45" rows="8" maxlength="65525" required></textarea></p><p class="comment-form-author"><label for="author">Name <span class="required">*</span></label> <input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="" size="30" maxlength="245" autocomplete="name" required /></p> 374<p class="comment-form-email"><label for="email">Email <span class="required">*</span></label> <input id="email" name="email" type="email" value="" size="30" maxlength="100" aria-describedby="email-notes" autocomplete="email" required /></p> 375<p class="comment-form-url"><label for="url">Website</label> <input id="url" name="url" type="url" value="" size="30" maxlength="200" autocomplete="url" /></p> 376<p class="form-submit"><input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" class="submit" value="Post Comment" /> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='5470' id='comment_post_ID' /> 377<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' /> 378</p><p style="display: none;"><input type="hidden" id="akismet_comment_nonce" name="akismet_comment_nonce" value="c371e4f4f7" /></p><p style="display: none !important;" class="akismet-fields-container" data-prefix="ak_"><label>Δ<textarea name="ak_hp_textarea" cols="45" rows="8" maxlength="100"></textarea></label><input type="hidden" id="ak_js_1" name="ak_js" value="199"/>
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