Martin A. Nisenholtz (born April 1, 1955) is an American businessman and educator who has been active in the advancement of digital media and marketing.
51-774: Nisenholtz was born in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania , a suburb of Philadelphia , on April 1, 1955, the son of Rhoda (Koenig) and Louis Nisenholtz. He graduated from Springfield Township High School in Montgomery County in 1973. He then received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977 and a master's degree from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. Soon after starting his Ph.D. at
102-616: A 1913 alumnus, led the school's transition to become the first graduate school of journalism in the United States. As the school's reach and reputation spread (due in part to an adjunct faculty of working New York journalists and a tenured full-time faculty that included Pulitzer winners Douglas Southall Freeman and Henry F. Pringle and Life Begins at Forty author Walter B. Pitkin ), it began offering coursework in television news and documentary filmmaking in addition to its focus on newspapers and radio. The Maria Moors Cabot Prizes ,
153-494: A 55' aerial boom was received May 2019 - Snorkel 82. From building fire to vehicle rescue, from hazardous material to emergency medical situations, Wyndmoor has personnel that are well trained and highly skilled prepared to act. The school district is Springfield Township School District . Other institutions: Notable current and former residents of Wyndmoor include: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
204-432: A dozen women. Veteran journalist Talcott Williams was installed as the school's director. When not attending classes and lectures, students scoured the city for news. Their more advanced classmates were assigned to cover a visit by U.S. President William Howard Taft , a sensational police murder trial and a women's suffrage march. A student from China went undercover to report on a downtown cocaine den. A journalism building
255-447: A firehouse for nearly 50 years. In 1927, Wyndmoor purchased two Hale Pumpers and in 1940 a city service ladder truck. As the nations infant automotive industry diversified and began to specialize, communities began purchasing recognizable fire apparatus. A huge property along Willow Grove Ave. was purchased by the fire company, and large fairs were held for a dozen years. The proceeds from these carnivals offset astronomical costs and allowed
306-538: A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to train artists, writers and journalists in interactive media. Through this grant, Nisenholtz built a connection for the newly emerging digital media technologies with the creative community. In 1981, he invited prominent media artists to create experimental art projects using Videotex . In 1983, Nisenholtz joined Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide where he founded
357-460: A household in the CDP was $ 72,219, and the median income for a family was $ 81,377. Males had a median income of $ 56,392 versus $ 47,292 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 36,205. About 0.8% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over. Wyndmoor is served by SEPTA 's Wyndmoor train station , which
408-532: A master of arts degree, prompting the hiring of political journalist Thomas B. Edsall and music critic David Hajdu . As a result of industry changes forced by digital media, the school in 2013 erased distinctions between types of media, such as newspaper, broadcast, magazine and new media, as specializations in its master of science curriculum. The Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, dedicated to training select students interested in pursuing careers in investigative journalism, opened in 2006. A year later,
459-430: Is actually in the nearby Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia . Bus routes serving Wyndmoor include the 77 and L routes. William Penn , the founder of Pennsylvania , reserved Springfield Township as one of his family's original manors in the 1680s. The origin of the name "Wyndmoor" is somewhat obscure. The community was earlier called "Bungtown," "Spring (or Springfield) Village," and "Tedyuscung," after
510-601: Is also offered on a part-time basis. A year-long M.S. program in data journalism teaches the skills for finding, collecting and analyzing data for storytelling, presentation and investigative reporting. The school offers several dual-degree programs in collaboration with other schools at Columbia: journalism and computer science, journalism and international affairs, journalism and law, journalism and business, and journalism and religion. The school also offers international dual-degree programs with Sciences Po in Paris, France and
561-669: Is located in Pulitzer Hall on the university's Morningside Heights campus in New York City . Founded in 1912 by Joseph Pulitzer , Columbia Journalism School is one of the oldest journalism schools in the world and the only journalism school in the Ivy League . It offers four graduate degree programs. The school shares facilities with the Pulitzer Prizes . It directly administers several other prizes, including
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#1732791635361612-607: Is the school's longest-running continuous webcast, broadcasting each Thursday at 4 pm, from February through May, since 1996. Uptown Radio contains original feature reports as well as interviews and newscasts in service of the listeners in New York City and the world beyond. The Columbia Journalism School directly administers the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award , the Maria Moors Cabot Prizes ,
663-680: The Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award , honoring excellence in broadcast and digital journalism in the public service. It co-sponsors the National Magazine Awards , also known as the Ellie Awards, and publishes the Columbia Journalism Review . In addition to offering professional development programs, fellowships and workshops, the school is home to the Tow Center for Digital Journalism,
714-617: The Columbia Publishing Course , has been offered since 2000, when the program transferred from Radcliffe College . The Bronx Beat , established in 1981 and published Mondays, is the weekly student publication of Columbia Journalism School. Uptown Radio is a weekly news magazine and podcast modeled after NPR's All Things Considered . It is produced by the students of the Radio Workshop, an advanced audio course at Columbia Journalism School. Uptown Radio
765-467: The University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa . The smaller and more specialized, nine-month Master of Arts (M.A.) program is for experienced journalists interested in focusing on a particular subject area: politics, science, business and economics or arts and culture. M.A. students work closely with journalism professors and take courses in other academic departments and schools at
816-565: The 2010 census, the CDP was 73.5% Non-Hispanic White, 18.8% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American and Alaskan Native, 3.3% Asian, 0.7% were Some Other Race, and 1.9% were two or more races. 2.5% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,601 people, 2,144 households, and 1,460 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,392.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,309.7/km ). There were 2,191 housing units at an average density of 1,326.9 per square mile (512.3/km ). The racial makeup of
867-711: The Annenberg School, Nisenholtz was invited by John Carey, a professional colleague and Annenberg graduate, to participate in an NSF -funded research project at the Alternate Media Center (AMC) at New York University (NYU). The project focused on bringing Teletext , a new media technology developed in Great Britain, to the United States. That same year, the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP)
918-561: The Brown Institute for Media Innovation, and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma . Admission to the school is highly selective and has traditionally drawn an international student body. A Board of Visitors meets periodically to advise the dean's office and support the school's initiatives. In 1892, Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-born newspaper magnate, offered Columbia University President Seth Low funding to establish
969-540: The CDP was 80.70% White , 15.62% African American , 0.20% Native American , 2.12% Asian , 0.34% from other races , and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population. There were 2,144 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who
1020-663: The Epic Collision Between Journalism and Digital Technology, 1980 to the present. The project was unveiled at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference on July 24, 2013. Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania Wyndmoor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Springfield Township , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,498 at the 2010 census . Wyndmoor has the same ZIP code , 19038, as
1071-511: The Interactive Marketing Group (IMG), the first full-service interactive unit at a major US advertising agency. He guided the firm's interactive strategy and operations for 11 years until his departure in 1994, at which time he was a senior vice president and a member of the operating committee. He then worked for one year as director of content strategy for Ameritech Corporation, one of the so-called Baby Bells , where he
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#17327916353611122-709: The May 1904 issue of the North American Review . The university was resistant to the idea. But Low's successor, Nicholas Murray Butler , was more receptive to the plan. Pulitzer was set on creating his vision at Columbia and offered it a $ 2 million gift, one-quarter of which was to be used to establish prizes in journalism and the arts. It took years of negotiations and Pulitzer's death in October 1911 to finalize plans. On September 30, 1912, classes began with 79 undergraduate and postgraduate students, including
1173-749: The Native American leader, Teedyuscung , whose statue stands overlooking the Wissahickon Creek in Valley Green. "Wyndmoor" is variously said to be an appellation offered by the Heebner family who donated land for the Reading Railroad station, or originally the name of the estate of Randal Morgan, who made a fortune in oil and purchased property adjacent to the Reading Railroad station about 1900. The name eventually replaced
1224-530: The Online Publishers Association (OPA) now called Digital Content Next (DCN), a leading trade association. He served as chairman through 2003 and as a member of its executive committee through 2011. Nisenholtz is credited by Dave Winer with contributing to the widespread adoption of RSS as a web standard through his decision to license the flow of New York Times stories to Userland software in 2002, thus. His 2003 keynote speech at
1275-657: The QRS (Quick Response Service) unit that houses enough basic life support and first-aid equipment to complement the Springfield Ambulance Association's arrival. Shortly after WHCo sent a crew to Ground Zero following September 11, 2001's terrorist activities, the Hazardous Materials operation also expanded. Wyndmoor teamed with HazMat 919 as Eastern Montgomery County's primary decontamination service. A larger environmental response trailer
1326-624: The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) provided the inspiration for Robin Sloan and Matt Thomson to create their visionary short film EPIC 2014 . Nisehnoltz co-authored the book How to Advertise with Kenneth Roman and Jane Maas . In 2013, Nisenholtz was named a Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government . While in residence he partnered with John Huey and Paul Sagan to Develop Riptide: An Oral History of
1377-590: The Spencer Fellowship was created to focus on long-form reporting. The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma relocated to Columbia in 2009 to focus on media coverage of trauma, conflict and tragedy. In 2010, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism was created. The Brown Institute for Media Innovation was launched under the aegis of former Bell Labs statistician and data scientist Mark Henry Hansen in 2012. The school's ten-month Master of Science (M.S.) program offers aspiring and experienced journalists
1428-609: The Times in December, 2011. After retiring from The New York Times, Nisenholtz transitioned to his role as "Senior Advisor" to the company and was appointed an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism , where he co-taught the "Business of Journalism" class with Professor Adam Klein. In January 2014, he joined Firstmark Capital as a venture partner. In January 2015, he
1479-586: The columns of its portico and pieces of statuary survive in the neighborhoods of Wyndmoor. The Stotesbury Club House and John Welsh House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Wyndmoor Hose Company No. 1 was formed in 1906 and chartered in 1907. The seeds of the local fire company grew out of an industrial base at Mermaid Lane and Queen Street. There, the Nelson Valve Company began an in-house fire brigade to meet
1530-458: The company's new media activities in all its operating units; in June 1999, the company consolidated its Internet activities into a separate operating unit called New York Times Digital, naming him as its chief executive officer. The unit encompassed the company's major online holdings, including 50 websites and 300 employees. Nisenholtz remained CEO of New York Times Digital from 1999 through 2005 when
1581-496: The continued modernization of the fire service in Wyndmoor. Wyndmoor Hose Company is a 100% volunteer department. The fifty-plus members who make up the working force are notified by digital paging systems, day and night, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365-days-a-year. In the late 1990s, it was decided that the fire company would add emergency medical services to its already expanded list of rescue operations. The company purchased
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1632-611: The delivery of targeted advertising utilizing that audience data. Nisenholtz had previously underscored the relationship between audience data and advertising in an article he originally authored in Advertising Age almost two years before the launch of nytimes.com. These guidelines were also republished in the New York Times. In October, 1998 the Times Company gave him the additional responsibility of managing
1683-509: The digital activities were integrated back into the operating units. In February 2005, Nisenholtz was named senior vice president, digital operations of the New York Times Company. In that capacity he led the acquisition of About.com from Primedia . He remained responsible for the strategy development, operations and management of the company's digital properties including its flagship, NYTimes.com, until his retirement from
1734-419: The name "Springfield Village" for the small collection of shops and houses just east of Stenton Avenue, and finally encompassed the entire residential area east of Stenton Avenue. Wyndmoor was the site of Whitemarsh Hall , the 300-acre (1.2 km ) estate of banking executive Edward T. Stotesbury . The estate became a housing development in the late 1940s, and the 147-room mansion was demolished in 1980, but
1785-403: The needs of the dangerous industrial mechanisms used to make hydraulic valves. Eventually, the local community was solicited for its help in keeping this fire unit viable and expanding its services to the larger community. Residents volunteered, recognizing the communal benefit, and with help from the valve company a two-wheeled hand cart was purchased and 500 feet of hose. By 1909, the shed used at
1836-623: The oldest international awards in journalism, were founded in 1938, honoring reporting in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism moved to the school in 1968. In 1958, the Columbia Journalism Award, the school's highest honor, was established to recognize a person of overarching accomplishment and distinguished service to journalism. Three years later,
1887-485: The opportunity to study the skills, art and ethics of journalism by reporting and writing stories that range from short news pieces to complex narrative features. Some students interested in investigative reporting are selected to study at the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, a specialization of the M.S. program. Documentary and data journalism specialization programs are offered as well. The M.S. program
1938-622: The school began awarding the National Magazine Awards in association with the American Society of Magazine Editors . Former CBS News president Fred W. Friendly was appointed the same year to the tenured faculty and enhanced the broadcast journalism program alongside former NBC News correspondent Elie Abel , who served as dean from 1970 to 1979. Abel was succeeded by former Newsweek editor and prominent New York socialite Osborn Elliott (1979–1986), who in turn
1989-581: The school began publishing the Columbia Journalism Review . After joining the tenured faculty in 1950, veteran United Nations correspondent John Hohenberg became the inaugural administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes in 1954, a secondary appointment that he would hold until 1976. Ackerman was succeeded as dean in 1954 by former Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Edward W. Barrett , who served until 1968. In 1966,
2040-408: The tenured faculty in 1994. A doctoral program was established in 1998 by communications theorist James W. Carey , who emerged as an "editor of and contributor to many scholarly publications at a time when Columbia was urging journalism professors to do more academic research." In 2005, Nicholas Lemann , two years into his tenure as dean, created a second more specialized master's program leading to
2091-493: The towns of Glenside , North Hills , and Erdenheim . Wyndmoor is located at 40°4′58″N 75°11′31″W / 40.08278°N 75.19194°W / 40.08278; -75.19194 (40.082810, −75.191829), which is just outside the northern boundary of Philadelphia . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km ), all land. As of
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2142-486: The university. The program is full-time. The doctoral program draws upon the resources of Columbia in a multidisciplinary approach to the study of communications. Ph.D. students craft individual courses of study to acquire deep knowledge in an area of concentration through research and coursework in disciplines ranging from history, sociology or religion to business or international affairs. A six-week graduate-level course on book, magazine, and digital publishing, known as
2193-506: The valve Company was expanded, as were the hose carts to four wheels and two horses. Horse power proved a problem. A monetary reward was granted to the first horse team to arrive at the sound of the alarm and haul the apparatus to the scene. This actually produced a rivalry among horse teams! At the dawn of the Roaring Twenties the fire company got a new home, on Queen Street closer to Willow Grove Ave. It still stands and served as
2244-403: The world's first school of journalism. He sought to elevate a profession viewed more often as a common trade learned through an apprenticeship. His idea was for a center of enlightened journalism in pursuit of knowledge as well as skills in the service of democracy. "It will impart knowledge—not for its own sake, but to be used for the public service," Pulitzer wrote in a now landmark, lead essay of
2295-448: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.93. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.4 males. The median income for
2346-508: Was appointed Professor of the Practice, Digital Communications, at Boston University's College of Communication (COM). Nisenholtz currently serves on the boards of Yellow Pages Limited, Postmedia Networks, RealMatch, LLC and Purch. Other noteworthy contributions that Nisenholtz has made to digital media and marketing include: In 1980, he started the " EIES Soap Opera", one of the earliest online writing collaborations. In 2001, he founded
2397-438: Was constructed the following year at 2950 Broadway and 116th Street on the western end of the campus. A statue of Thomas Jefferson was installed in June 1914 as a symbol of "free inquiry" exemplified by the debates between him and fellow American founder and Columbia alumnus, Alexander Hamilton , a statute of whom was unveiled directly across campus in front of Hamilton Hall six years earlier. In 1935, Dean Carl Ackerman ,
2448-460: Was established at NYU, and Nisenholtz became one of its founding faculty members in 1979. Nisenholtz remained in New York, never returning to complete his Ph.D. Nisenholtz is currently married to Anne Nisenholtz and together they have two daughters, Johanna and Marjorie. While an assistant professor and research scientist at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), Nishenholtz received
2499-445: Was purchased to accommodate the increased quantity of equipment needed. A much more in-depth training program was enforced and all WHCo members were required to complete advanced levels of hazardous materials training. Today Wyndmoor Hose Company, No. 1 is equipped to respond to virtually any emergency. Currently the department responds with a 2007 Pierce Rescue, a Ford F550, has a boat used for rescue, and trailers. A '19 Rosenbauer with
2550-575: Was responsible for guiding development of new video programming, interactive information and advertising services. Nisenholtz joined The New York Times as president of its Electronic Media Company in June 1995. He was initially responsible for development and delivery of electronic products centered on the content of the newspaper, and was at the helm when the NYTimes.com website made its debut in 1996. The site required site visitors to register and thereby submit certain data about themselves. This enabled
2601-632: Was succeeded by longtime Bill Moyers collaborator Joan Konner (1988–1996), the school's only female dean to date. By the 1970s, the Reporting and Writing 1 (RW1) course had become the cornerstone of the school's basic curriculum. The Knight‐Bagehot Fellowship was created in 1975 to enrich economics and business journalism. In 1985, the Delacorte Center for Magazine Journalism was founded. While serving as Pulitzer administrator, former The New York Times managing editor Seymour Topping joined
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