Bridget Marie Carey (born June 1984) is an American technology journalist and host of the CNET Update. She authored the nation's first social media etiquette column, Poked[2] and previously hosted a popular online gadget review show, Bridget Carey's Tech Review. Her award-winning writing commentary on netiquette started at The Miami Herald and was syndicated[3] nationwide until August 2011. She has since departed to tech media website CNET.
Bridget Carey | |
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| Born | Bridget Marie Carey June 1984 (age 40) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | University of Florida (BS) |
| Notable work | CNET Update[1] |
Personal
Carey was born in Florida and raised in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Pembroke Pines, where she graduated from Flanagan High School. In 2006, she graduated with a BS in Journalism from the University of Florida,[4] where she led as editor at the nation's largest student-run newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator.[5] While there she earned several commendations, including the Elmer Emig Award and the Dean Committee's Ruth and Rae O. Weimer Award.[6] Carey has a daughter born in early June 2016.
Career
Carey began her journalism career in 2006 as a reporter on the Herald's business desk. That year she became the newspaper's technology reporter and produced short video gadget reviews from her home computer's webcam, a series that quickly gained popularity with South Florida readers. In 2008, she began co-authoring Poked with fellow reporter Niala Boodhoo. Carey also wrote the newspaper's technology blog, "Cache and Carey," which was later renamed "The Digital Dish."[7] Her tech reporting earned her the 2011 Green Eyeshade Award.[8]
As viewership of her video reviews increased, the newspaper moved production to its in-house professional studio. The reviews were featured on WSFL-TV's morning show[9] and PBS' Nightly Business Report.[10] Her quirky consumer-angle gadget reviews, which displayed her affinity for sci-fi and other geek culture topics, made her a popular online personality.
While in Miami, she also appeared as a guest for news programs on WLRN-FM,[11] the area's chief public radio station.
She left the newspaper to join CNET in New York as a senior editor in 2011. She hosted "Loaded", CNET's roundup of the day's tech news headlines. She replaced that in April 2012 with a more in-depth daily news program, CNET Update. As of the 11/30/2016 video posting, after 5 years, the CNET Update program will no longer be produced, with Carey expanding into other areas of CNET offerings.[12]