David is the Executive Business Editor for Deadline Hollywood, where he reports on business and finance, big media, public policy, internet and technology.

Prior to joining Deadline, David was Senior Media Reporter at USA Today for seventeen years and covered media, telecom and technology. He also managed the USA Today’s CEO Forum, where he conducted one-on-one interviews with some of the nation’s most influential business leaders including Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer, General Electric’s Jeffrey Immelt, American Express’ Kenneth Chenault and Kraft’s Irene Rosenfeld.

Before working at USA Today, David covered television as a Reporter and Editor for TV Guide, served as Media and Entertainment Editor at Business Week and covered business and the economy for The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour.

During his career, David free-lanced for several prestigious publications including the Media Studies Journal, The New York Times, the Columbia Journalism Review and The New Republic. He also contributed an essay on media mergers which appears in the influential book, Conglomerates and the Media, published by The New Press.

In addition to his writing, David is an adjunct professor at the Fordham University Graduate School of Business where he specializes in business and media.

Email David at: [email protected]