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词条 Mark Little (journalist)
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  1. Early and personal life

  2. Career

  3. References

  4. External links

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Mark Little (born 1968) is an Irish journalist, television presenter and author.[2] He presented Prime Time for RTÉ until December 2009.[3] He took a year of leave of absence from RTÉ to pursue a project centered on digital media and global journalism.[4] He launched the project in April 2010, called Storyful.[5] which he sold to News International in 2013.[6] In 2015 he joined Twitter, first as vice president of media and partnerships for Twitter in Europe and later becoming managing director of Twitter in Ireland. He resigned from the position in 2016.

Early and personal life

Little was born in Dublin [7] and lived in Malahide, County Dublin, but later moved to Oughterard, County Galway.[8] He studied Economic and Social Studies at Trinity College, Dublin for 5 years and took his BA (Ord.) degree in 1997. During his college career he was president of the Students’ Union for a year and a member of the Labour Party.[8]

His first child, Sorcha, was born when Little was 21.[8] Her mother was Maxine Brady, the then president of the Union of Students in Ireland.[9] He is married to Tara Peterman, an American who worked with him on Prime Time, with two children, Daisy and Tommy, and lives in Dalkey, County Dublin.[8][10]

Career

Little began is career in journalism working for The Sunday Business Post. He was then hired as a TV reporter for RTÉ News and Current Affairs in 1991,[11] after answering a newspaper advertisement.[9] He became RTÉ's first Washington Correspondent in 1995.[12] He remained there until 2001, before returning to Dublin to become Foreign Affairs Correspondent. His Washington post was filled by Carole Coleman.[13] In 2001 he won TV Journalist of the Year in the ESB National Media Awards.[14][15]

In his time with RTÉ, he has met such US politicians as Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.[16] He presented the documentary programme Who’s Afraid of Islam? in 2006. He has also reported from disaster and conflict areas such as, Iraq, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.[14] In 2008, he presented American Dream: Dead or Alive on RTÉ One.[16]

Little often presented RTÉ News specials such as Government budgets and elections.[17][18]

In 2002, he joined RTÉ's flagship current affairs programme Prime Time, which he co-presented with Miriam O'Callaghan.[14] In November 2009, he announced his desire to take a leave of absence from RTÉ for the period of a year.[1] His reason was to pursue a project combining digital media and global journalism.[14] On 17 December 2009, he presented his final Prime Time.[4] This being a field he has experience in through his work on Twitter.[9] On 12 April 2010, his new project, storyful.com, was launched. He developed the website along with other web journalists.[5]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/about/pressreleases/2009/1106/marklittleleave061109.html|title=Mark Little takes Leave of Absence from RTÉ|date=6 November 2009 |work=RTÉ Press Centre|accessdate=2009-11-06}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Little makes large strides in the world of new media |url=http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=MEDIA+AND+MARKETING-qqqs=mediaandmarketing-qqqid=49081-qqqx=1.asp|newspaper=Sunday Business Post|date=9 May 2010|author=Catherine O'Mahony}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/archive/2721846.html|title=The Hot Press interview: Mark Little|work=Hot Press|accessdate=2009-11-06}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/its-marks-last-time-on-prime-time-in-tv-gamble-1979230.html|author=Kevin Doyle|title=It's Mark's last time on Prime Time in TV gamble|date=17 December 2009|work=Evening Herald|accessdate=18 December 2009}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://blog.storyful.com/blog/2010/04/12/welcome-to-storyful/|title=Welcome to Storyful|author=Mark Little|date=12 April 2010|work=Storyful|accessdate=18 April 2010}}
6. ^{{cite podcast|url=http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/national-public-radio/npr-news/e/this-helpful-app-exposes-viral-hoaxes-for-news-outlets-35828350?autoplay=true|title=NPR: News - This Helpful App Exposes Viral Hoaxes for News Outlets - Listen via Stitcher Radio On Demand|host=|time= |work=stitcher.com|dead-url=yes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030191751/http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/national-public-radio/npr-news/e/this-helpful-app-exposes-viral-hoaxes-for-news-outlets-35828350?autoplay=true|archive-date=2014-10-30|df=}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.exchangingforthebetter.com/speakers/index.html|title=Exchanging for the Better: Speakers|work=Exchanging for the Better|accessdate=2009-11-06|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010165707/http://www.exchangingforthebetter.com/speakers/index.html|archivedate=2009-10-10|df=}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/1215/1224260706975.html|author=Paul Cullen|title=Separating the news from the noise|date=15 December 2009|work=The Irish Times|accessdate=18 December 2009}}
9. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.tribune.ie/magazine/features/article/2009/dec/13/profile-mark-little-a-prime-time-for-a-career-chan/|author=Una Mullally|title=Profile: Mark Little - A prime time for a career change|date=13 December 2009|work=Sunday Tribune|accessdate=18 December 2009|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203000712/http://www.tribune.ie/magazine/features/article/2009/dec/13/profile-mark-little-a-prime-time-for-a-career-chan/|archivedate=3 February 2011|df=}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rteguide.ie/2008/1209/marklittle.html|title=Life Lessons|date=9 December 2009|work=RTÉ Guide|accessdate=2009-11-06|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217081214/http://www.rteguide.ie/2008/1209/marklittle.html|archivedate=17 December 2008|df=}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.businessandleadership.com/marketing/news/article/17323/marketing/mark-little-to-take-one-year-leave-of-absence|title=Mark Little to take one year leave of absence|date=6 November 2009|work=Business and Leadership|accessdate=2009-11-06}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/laweb/brc/brc_1990s.html|title=RTÉ Archives: 1990|work=RTÉ Libraries and Archives|accessdate=2009-06-09}}
13. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2000/1025/00102500046.html|title=RTÉ appointment to Washington|date=10 October 2000|work=The Irish Times|accessdate=18 December 2009}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14351/new-media/veteran-rte-journalist-to-pursue-digital-media-dream|title=Veteran RTÉ journalist to pursue digital media dream|date=6 November 2009|work=Silicon Republic|accessdate=2009-11-06}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/DigitalNews/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=3061&tpl=archnews&force=1|title=RTÉ Scoope 9 ESB National Media Awards |date=8 November 2001|work=IFTN|accessdate=7 December 2009}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/theafternoonshow/2008/0228/marklittle555.html|title=The Afternoon Show: Mark Little|date=28 February 2008|work=The Afternoon Show|accessdate=18 December 2009}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/about/pressreleases/2009/0605/electioncoverageinfo050609.html|title=RTÉ Elections Coverage Information Including Exit Poll Information|date=5 June 2009|work=RTÉ Press Centre|accessdate=18 December 2009}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/about/pressreleases/2009/1204/budget09coverage041209.html|title=Budget 2010 - Wednesday 9 December|date=4 December 2009|work=RTÉ Press Centre|accessdate=18 December 2009}}

External links

  • Storyful.com
  • {{Twitter}}
  • Mark Little on 'The Future of News' at IIEA, 11 December 2009
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