|
Whitney Matheson (born April 21, 1977 in Fredericksburg, Virginia) is a pop culture writer. She was the author of ''Pop Candy'', a popular entertainment blog which was part of ''USA Today'' from 1999–2014. She also wrote entertainment and pop culture features for the newspaper. Matheson has delivered pop-culture commentary on several television networks, including VH1, E!, and G4 TV. == ''Pop Candy'' == Matheson joined ''USA Today'' in 1999 and created ''Pop Candy'' that same year. ''Pop Candy'' began as a weekly online pop-culture column that covered television, movies, comic books, and music. During this period, Matheson also wrote a daily blog, ''Hip Clicks''. As her web audience grew, Matheson merged ''Hip Clicks'' and ''Pop Candy ''in 2005 to form the ''Pop Candy'' blog. During its tenure, ''Pop Candy'' was cited in ''Wired,'' ''Slate'', ''The Rough Guide to Blogging'' and on many other entertainment blogs, including Stereogum, ''Entertainment Weeklys PopWatch and RollingStone.com. ''Editor & Publisher'' and ''Mediaweek'' awarded ''Pop Candy'' an EPpy award〔http://royal.reliaserve.com/eppy/winners2008.html〕 for the Best Entertainment Blog in 2008. In 2006, the Weblog Awards honored Pop Candy as the Best Culture Blog.〔("2006 Weblog Awards," ) Weblog Awards website. Dec. 18, 2006. Retrieved 06-17-2008.〕 On September 3, 2014, Matheson confirmed that she had been laid off as part of a ''USA Today'' drawdown.〔Beaujon, Andrew. ("USA Today lays off between 60 and 70 staffers," ) ''Poynter'' (Sept. 3, 2014).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Whitney Matheson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|