Laurie Segall

Laurie Segall
Segall in 2021
Born	(1985-08-18) August 18, 1985 (age 39)
Education	B.A.
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Journalist
Spouse	Jon Jones (2022--)

Laurie Segall (born August 18, 1985) is an American journalist. Noted for interviewing leaders in technology, including Mark Zuckerberg^[1][2] and Tim Cook,^[3] among others, she was the senior technology correspondent and an editor-at-large for CNN for more than a decade.^[4] Segall also developed and hosted Mostly Human, an investigative docu-series that explored the impact of technology on sex, love, and death.^[5]

Biography

Segall was born to a Jewish family in the South although she attended a Christian school, Holy Innocents' Episcopal School.^[6] She graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in political science. As a student she secured an internship with CNN and was subsequently hired full-time as a news assistant position at CNN.^[6]

At CNN, Segall produced several digital short-form series, including “Sex, Drugs & Silicon Valley,” “Revenge Porn,” and “Secret Lives of Superhero Hackers.”^[7] She later developed a series that would explore the larger implications of technology, Mostly Human, and successfully pitched the idea to CNN president Jeff Zucker. The six-episode series began airing in March 2017 on CNNgo, and in 2018 won a Webby Award in the documentary series category.^[8] In addition to covering technology, Segall has reported on national breaking news, including the Boston Marathon bombing, and, as a field producer, Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Irma. Segall reconstructed Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s deleted Instagram account, and tracked down and exclusively interviewed Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro's daughter, Angie Gregg.^[9]

At 26, Segall appeared on Forbes "30 Under 30" list in the media category.^[10] Mashable included her on their list of seven top journalists to subscribe to on Facebook.^[11]

In February 2019 she announced that she would leave CNN after more than ten years at the network. She told Variety that she was "leaving to start my next chapter: a venture devoted to the intersection of technology and ethics."^[12] In December 2019, Segall launched Dot Dot Dot Media as a content studio.^[13]

In March 2021, Segall became a 60 Minutes+ correspondent for the new ViacomCBS streaming service Paramount+.

References

1. "Mark Zuckerberg: "One of the biggest mistakes" of Facebook is not digging deeper into Cambridge Analytica". CBS. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
2. "Mark Zuckerberg will appear on CNN tonight amid Facebook's data privacy scandal". The Verge. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
3. "It's on: Apple vs. Facebook". Axios. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
4. Steinberg, Brian (February 5, 2019). "Tech Journalist Laurie Segall Readies Deep Dive on Facebook for CNN". Variety. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
5. "CNN series is 'Black Mirror' meets 'Westworld'". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
6. "CNN'S Laurie Segall on Misfits, Underdogs, and Getting in the Door". MM LaFleur. February 8, 2018. I grew up in the South, the only Jewish girl in a conservative Christian school
7. Spangler, Todd (March 6, 2017). "CNN Pivots Strategy on CNNgo to Add Free Original Programming (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
8. "Mostly Human with Laurie Segall -- The Webby Awards". Retrieved March 10, 2019.
9. "Castro's Daughter: 'We Don't Have Monster in Our Blood'". fox8.com. May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
10. "30 Under 30 - Media - Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
11. Peters, Meghan (October 12, 2011). "7 Top Journalists to Subscribe to on Facebook". Mashable. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
12. Allan (February 5, 2019). "Laurie Segall leaves CNN after a decade". CNNComentary.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
13. "We Finally Know: Laurie Segall Launches Content Studio, Dot Dot Dot". Grit Daily. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

External links

• Laurie Segall at IMDb 
• Mostly Humans episodes on CNN Money