Christopher Null Explained

Christopher Null
Birth Date:7 September 1971
Birth Place:Houston, Texas, U.S.
Education:University of Texas at Austin (MBA)
Occupation:Film critic, writer
Spouse:
Children:2 (with Carder)

Christopher Null (born September 7, 1971) is an American writer, journalist and entrepreneur. A former blogger for Yahoo! Tech,[2] [3] he was the editor of Drinkhacker.com,[4] and the founder[5] and editor-in-chief of Filmcritic.com,[6] which operated from 1995 to 2012. [5] [7] [8] He is also the former magazine editor for PC/ Computing, and founder of Mobile PC magazine.[9]

Early life

He was born on September 7, 1971, in Houston, Texas. He obtained an MBA at the University of Texas at Austin.[10]

Career

Null has written for numerous publications, including Wired,[11] Business 2.0, PC World,[12] Men's Journal, San Francisco Magazine, Yahoo! Internet Life, Working Woman, PC/Computing,[13] San Jose Magazine, The Austin Chronicle, and The Austin American-Statesman. He is also the author of two books: Five Stars[14] ! (2005, Sutro Press), a manual for aspiring film critics, and Half Mast (2002, Sutro Press), a novel.

Prior to writing for Yahoo!, he was the founding editor-in-chief of Mobile PC magazine.[15] He also served as editor-in-chief of New Architect,[16] Executive Editor of Smart Business magazine, and Managing Reviews Editor of LAN Times magazine.He founded Filmcritic.com in 1995, sold it to American Movie Classics in 2009 and worked for AMC for 3 years; the site closed in 2012.[17] He wrote over 4000 movie reviews [18] .In 2015, Null authored an article for Wired discussing the distinctive nature of his last name, which gained significant attention online.[19] The article's popularity led to its feature as the focus of a Radiolab episode, as well as segments on Wait, Wait... Don’t Tell Me! and the British quiz show QI.[20] Null continues to respond to media inquiries regarding the "Null" phenomenon highlighted in his article.[21]

Selected bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google, Why Won't You Let Me Forget My Divorce?. 7 May 2015. Wired. 7 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Pros and cons of Windows Vista. Evangelista. Benny. 30 January 2007. San Francisco Chronicle. 11 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Will CES Bring the Next iPhone?. Phillips. Ashley. 7 January 2007. ABC News. 11 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Shots for Adults. https://web.archive.org/web/20100426135721/http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/04/22/shots-adults/. dead. 26 April 2010. Goldsmith. Richard. 22 April 2010. Fox News. 11 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Rehashed summer smashes. Botelho. Greg. 16 May 2003. CNN. 11 January 2015.
  6. Web site: Hollywood's Next Anti-Piracy Crusade: Crappy Cell Phone Copies. Kravets. David. 31 August 2007. Wired. 11 January 2015.
  7. Null. Christopher. David Spark. Hacking Media Production Podcast: How to Launch a Competitive Content Site. 3 April 2013. 11 January 2015.
  8. Web site: About the Staff. https://archive.today/20150115132436/http://filmracket.com/about-the-staff/. usurped. 15 January 2015. 2013. Film Racket. 11 January 2015.
  9. Web site: Pitching Mobile Tech News with Chris Null Eric Schwartzman . ericschwartzman.com.
  10. Web site: The University of Texas at Austin . 2023-04-26 . The University of Texas at Austin . en.
  11. Web site: Christopher Null, Author at WIRED. 2014. Wired. https://web.archive.org/web/20140912163354/http://www.wired.com/author/christopher-null/. 12 September 2014. 11 January 2015.
  12. Web site: How to respond to unhappy customers online. Johnson. Dave. 31 January 2013. CBS News. 11 January 2015.
  13. Web site: Savvy PC Sellers Find Niches to Survive. Robinson-Jacobs. Karen. 27 April 1999. Los Angeles Times. 11 January 2015.
  14. Book: Null, Christopher . Five Stars!: How to Become a Film Critic, the World's Greatest Job . 2005 . Sutro Press . 978-0-9720981-1-3 . en.
  15. Null. Christopher. Andrea Koppel. Secret Tapes of President Bush Leaked To New York Times. CNN. 20 February 2005. 11 January 2015.
  16. Web site: Christopher Null: Executive Profile & Biography. https://archive.today/20150115132434/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=13537440&privcapId=364433. dead. 15 January 2015. 2015. Bloomberg Businessweek. 11 January 2015.
  17. Web site: Reversal - The Movie: Film Critic.com Review by Christopher Null . www.reversalthemovie.com.
  18. Web site: Christopher Null Movie Reviews & Previews Rotten Tomatoes . www.rottentomatoes.com . en.
  19. Web site: These unlucky people have names that break computers . 2024-11-22 . www.bbc.com . en-GB.
  20. Web site: Farrier • . John . 2015-11-05 . The Last Name of “Null” Gives This Man Problems with Computers . 2024-11-22 . Neatorama . en.
  21. Web site: Randolph . 2017-01-18 . My surname is NULL . 2024-11-22 . Born SQL . en-US.

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