I founded Newsdesk.org while working as an entertainment editor at SFGate.com. After Hearst took over, I jumped ship to more fully develop Newsdesk and its parent 501(c)(3) agency, Independent Arts & Media. These projects are part of an ambitious effort to revitalize and re-imagine public media for the Internet era. Visit us online at www.newsdesk.org and www.artsandmedia.net.