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Folks, I'd like to correct one error on the page, then articulate very briefly what I do at craigslist, and include one video link:

I'm not politically active, as was on Newsome's transition team, not anything else.

At craigslist, my full time job is customer service, dealing a lot with spammers and scammers.

Interview on Public TV/KQED Josh Kornbluth show:

http://video.google.com/url?vidurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D-8625237967610875547%26q%3D%2522craig%2Bnewmark%2522&docid=-8625237967610875547&ev=v&esrc=sr2&usg=AL29H23YFIRPrIn_8GN7d2_fXWBJPEcXfA

Cnewmark 17:52, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I've incorporated these suggestions, which checked out 100%. I also removed content that didn't belong in the article, but would be better in craigslist. Do you have any other ideas for improvement? —EncMstr 19:33, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, appreciated! If it's valuable, I'm involved in a small way with Sunlight Foundation, responsible for Congresspedia.org and anti-corruption tools, and also OneVoice, a peace group comprised of thousands of moderates in Palestine and Israel. is that useful?
Cnewmark 21:00, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome. Those might be worthy additions: How are you involved with them? Any links to sources? —EncMstr 21:18, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm started to get involved with groups that work quietly, enlisting citizens to make things happen. My primary contribution is getting the word out, but secondarily, I advise regarding online community. Here're some links for some of those groups, along with articles that might be valuable and/or entertaining.Let me know if that's too much; there's lots more around —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Cnewmark (talk • contribs) 03:58, 12 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Cnewmark 17:11, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Folks, looks like a number of links to press were removed, but I don't see any history on that or discussion.

Can someone let me know what happened? thanks! Cnewmark 19:54, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

They were removed by this edit which was not explained in the edit summary. However, that editor has a history of cleaning up link spam, so that's probably the explanation. —EncMstr 20:01, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The links are valid; how does one get this corrected? thanks! Cnewmark 05:31, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I see the correction!

Would it be appropriate to suggest adding links to clips of my stuff on the Colbert and Stewart shows? Cnewmark 16:33, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cnewmark (talk) 21:03, 20 September 2013 (UTC) folks, the Wikimedia folks have asked me to ask you to add the following to this page. (I'm playing by the rules) I've been named as a "nerd-in-residence" by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, seriously. That might make me officially the biggest nerd in the world. I'm still a customer service rep at craigslist[reply]

in the first citation, you need to click on Craig Newmark to see the bio

citations: [1] [2]

Cnewmark (talk) 21:03, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]


folks, I need a hand, the Forbes article wildly exaggerates rumors of my net worth, and it causes problems including physical safety.
Granted, there's no reliable source for this at all. Would it be ethical for me to suggest someone remove it. Thanks! /Craig 4.31.68.199 (talk) 19:14, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Are you saying Forbes is not a reliable source? I think it is generally trusted as one even here at Wikipedia. Any idea how they got their information? Seems like someone would have had their lawyer slap them around if that was a frequent enough problem.
Do you know of another source which is somewhat reputable and contradicts Forbes? —EncMstr (talk) 22:56, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry to delay a response; working with sensitive info, and it will be months before I can go further. A new article by danah boyd addresses the broad issue, in the interim:

http://craigconnects.org/2014/04/smart-words-about-journalism-from-danah-boyd.html[3] The only source of actual info of my net worth is me, and I don't know how to suitably document that, suggestions appreciated, and thanks for your forbearance. Craignewmark (talk) 20:02, 30 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I've been speaking with senior Wikipedians, we've discussed that I've been widely saying that "Wikipedia is where facts go to live" and yet, the estimate of my net worth is very wrong. Frankly, correcting mistakes is part of my ongoing recovery from some years of ongoing unfortunate fake news attacks, so...

I'd like to point out that the figure is not reliably sourced, the citation asserts a value with no evidence behind it. I believe there is no close to accurate information published on my net worth, nor anything accurate relating to craigslist revenue.

Given the lack of reliable sourcing, I'd like that item removed.

Thanks! Cnewmark (talk) 21:32, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that we should not include that (now 6-year-old) estimate absent some better sourcing. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 21:37, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I've update the Forbes reference with a new estimate of net worth based on Craigslist valuation. Nicmart (talk) 06:53, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! and I'm hoping it's appropriate to suggest removing the other reference?

(It's been suggested that I suggest updating the page to make it relatively current and complete, and will include some citations here. Please tell me to avoid that if it's contrary to Wikipedia culture and ethics.)

Cnewmark (talk) 21:14, 13 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, following up with my commitment, here are a small subset of references. Please do push back if I cross a line, and I'll share that with the wikipedian suggesting this. Thanks!

http://www.inc.com/magazine/201609/jon-fine/inc-interview-craigslist.html?cid=srch

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2016/09/06/the-craig-behind-craigslist-and-craigconnects-on-his-influences-and-his-passions/

http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2016/6/30/whats-the-founder-of-craigslist-up-to-with-his-philanthropy.html

https://www.cxotalk.com/episode/philanthropy-technology-public-service-craig-newmark-founder-craigslist#summary

https://www.cnet.com/20-years-of-tech/7/

https://midcenturymodernmag.com/craig-newmark-nerd-84842acd7800#.ho8ekta7n

http://perton.com/web/craigslist-at-20-how-the-exploder-helped-spawn-a-new-industry/

Cnewmark (talk) 16:57, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen some major slapdowns for far less subtle attempts to influence personal entries than this. Nicmart (talk) 06:41, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ http://www.innovation.va.gov/team-bios.html
  2. ^ https://www.facebook.com/VAInnovation/posts/571903662856833
  3. ^ http://craigconnects.org/2014/04/smart-words-about-journalism-from-danah-boyd.html

Manipulation by the subject of the entry

The lengths to which Mr Newmark has gone to manipulate his entry are astonishing. Is there no prohibition of this in Wikipedia rules? Nicmart (talk) 03:20, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have specific content concerns and/or evidence of COI editing? Marquardtika (talk) 23:55, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Early life rename and rewrite

Folks, this is Craig Newmark. I'm here to suggest further edits and updates to this page. I have confirmed my identity with the Wikimedia Foundation (see my Talk page for details). As the subject of the page, I will continue to only make suggestions here on the talk page and will not directly edit the article myself. My goals here are to offer updates and changes that improve the value of this article to the encyclopedia.

I understand that Wikipedia is not a repository for every detail of my life, and I trust editors to make the right choice when choosing what content to add or change.

Today, I'd like to propose a rename and rewrite of the Early life section. The draft I am submitting below includes more details about my high school and college experience, so I am proposing the section be renamed to Early life and education.

Early life and education

Newmark, the son of Joyce and Lee Newmark, was born in 1952 in Morristown, New Jersey.[1] As a child, Newmark liked science fiction and comic books, and wanted to become a paleontologist.[2] Newmark's mother was a book-keeper and his father an insurance and meat salesman. When Newmark was thirteen, his father died from cancer. His mother then moved him and his younger brother, Jeff, to Jacob Ford Village.[1][3]

As a teenager, Newmark attended Morristown High School, where he became interested in physics.[3] He wore taped together, black-rimmed glasses and a pocket protector.[4] In an interview, Newmark described his high school self as "possible nerd patient zero".[5] During high school, he sang in the school choir, joined the physics club,[2] co-captained the debate team, and was in the honor society.[3] Newmark graduated high school in 1971.[6]

During his freshman year of college, Newmark began studying computer science.[2] He earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in computing and information sciences from Case Western Reserve University[7] in 1975 and 1977, respectively.[8]


References

  1. ^ a b Harris, Paul (February 18, 2006). "The nerd who became a crusader". The Guardian. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Dolcourt, Jessica (July 25, 2019). "Nerdy Craigslist founder wants to change the world -- starting with your news". CNET. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Coughlin, Kevin (July 20, 2015). "You can go (at) home again". Morristown Green. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Davidson, Idelle (June 13, 2004). "The Craigslist Phenomenon". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Hill, Angela (June 24, 2020). "'Gotta stand up': Craigslist founder shows his support and (money) for traditional media". Bay City News Foundation. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  6. ^ Bangiola, Paul (September 16, 2008). "An interview with Craigslist founder: Morristown native Craig Newmark". NJ.com. Advance Local. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "#1613 Craig Newmark". Forbes. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "Case Western Reserve University selects honorary doctorates awardees". Case Western Reserve University. March 25, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

I am open to comments and questions from editors. Thanks!Cnewmark (talk) 15:06, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Cnewmark: Thank you for disclosing your identity here. I don't see any issues with the content you proposed above, so I'm going to go ahead and implement it. Marquardtika (talk) 15:45, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Marquardtika: I really appreciate your kindness and help, not only regarding my bio, but also work re Women in Red, I'm supporting such efforts, including a similar one via the Smithsonian. Many thanks! Cnewmark (talk) 12:07, 17 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Career section rewrite

Folks, Craig Newmark here. I have a draft here of the Career section updated and rewritten. If any editors are available to review, I'd appreciate it. My hope is to build up the section with additional appropriate context and sourcing.

@Marquardtika: Since you reviewed my last section draft, I thought you might be interested in taking a look at this one, as well.

A couple of things to note:

  1. I've actually retired completely from craigslist and no longer respond to Customer Service inquiries. That hasn't been reported yet, so I have not included it in the draft. my profile on craigslist does mention this. Do you think it is reasonable to add this information? I understand if the answer is no.
  2. Should there be additional boards I serve on mentioned? There are others that I have primary sourcing for, such as the Bob Woodruff Foundation and The City. Do you think these, or others, are appropriate to include? Again, I understand if the answer is no.
@Cnewmark: I think the first modification is appropriate. Adding more boards would probably be worthwhile as well. Dwightny7 (talk) 17:00, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Below, draft of rewritten Career section:

Career

Newmark is best known as the founder of craigslist. Prior to establishing the website, he worked as a contract computer programmer for companies such as Bank of America, Sun Microsystems, and others.[1] His first job out of college was with IBM, where we worked for 17 years as a programmer and systems engineer. During that time, he lived in Boca Raton, Florida, Detroit, and then Pittsburgh.[2] He moved to San Francisco in 1993 after accepting a position with Charles Schwab. There, a coworker introduced him to the World Wide Web— which at the time was still relatively free of commercials.[3]

In 1995, Newmark started emailing a list of upcoming events to a few friends to "cultivate a bit of community".[4][5] Other people asked to be included on the list and as members grew, so did the kinds of information on the list.[4] Newmark launched craigslist.org in 1996, as a place where people could exchange information, mostly without charge.[3] He operated it as a hobby while continuing to work as a software engineer until 1999, when he incorporated craigslist as a private for-profit company.[6] In her book An Internet for the People: The Politics and Promise of craigslist, Jessa Lingel described the website as "the internet ungentrified".[7] In 2000, Newmark stepped down as chief executive officer and handed off the role to Jim Buckmaster. Since then, Newmark has not been involved in the "day-to-day operations" of craigslist.[8] As of 2018, he continued to respond to craigslist customer service inquiries, primarily dealing with spammers and scammers.[8][1]

In 2005, Time magazine listed Craig Newmark as one of the 100 people shaping the world.[4]

Newmark serves on the board of several non-profit organizations such as CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Girls Who Code and Vets in Tech, among others. He also holds roles on the advisory boards of 18 other non-profits.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Bangiola, Paul (September 16, 2008). "An interview with Craigslist founder: Morristown native Craig Newmark". NJ.com. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Smith, David (July 14, 2019). "Craigslist's Craig Newmark: 'Outrage is profitable. Most online outrage is faked for profit'". The Guardian. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Iqbal, Navid (June 26, 2004). "Web guru hails from Morristown". Daily Record. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Harris, Paul (February 18, 2006). "The nerd who became a crusader". The Guardian. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Bereznak, Alyssa (June 1, 2017). "Craig From Craigslist's Second Act". The Ringer. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Boulton, Terynn (September 6, 2013). "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Craig From Craigslist". Gizmodo. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Lingel, Jessa (February 19, 2020). "What craigslist can teach us about Web 2.0". Penn Today. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Au-Yeung, Angel (August 13, 2018). "Why Billionaire Craig Of Craigslist Is Giving Millions To Journalism And Education". Forbes. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  9. ^ Boitnott, John (July 2, 2019). "What Craig Newmark Can Teach Entrepreneurs About Philanthropy". Entrepreneur. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

Send me any questions or comments here or on my Talk page. Much thanks, Cnewmark (talk) 19:15, 24 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Cnewmark: After a thorough review, these edits look accurate. Going to go ahead and make them live. Thanks for the updated info. Dwightny7 (talk) 16:57, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reply and philanthropy rewrite

Folks, I'm back to propose new language for the Philanthropy section. Much thanks to Marquardtika and Dwightny7 for your help thus far. If either of you are available to review the next section, you are most welcome to.

With this rewrite, I hope to add more historical context about this part of my life, and improve sourcing where I could. I left out some information that is currently in the article when appropriate sourcing was not available.

I am curious if reviewing editors would also look at this Morristown Green article to see if it is appropriate for adding mention of my donation to Operation Sisterhood. As always, I am open to feedback and questions, and understand that editors may alter my draft.

@Cnewmark: Don't think this is integral to the page but don't oppose adding it either. Dwightny7 (talk) 15:47, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Again, much thanks for the help here, Cnewmark (talk) 15:33, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Cnewmark: I've cross-referenced this material, and everything looks accurate. I see no issue with replacing the current content with this. Dwightny7 (talk) 15:45, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Philanthropy

As far back as 2004, Newmark was using his wealth to support philanthropic causes.[1] In 2006, The Guardian reported that Newmark was "readying his armoury of cash to invest in citizen journalism projects".[2] He also donated $20,000 to the non-profit NewAssignment.Net, a group attempting to combine the work of amateurs and professionals to produce investigative stories on the Internet.[3] His philanthropic interests have also included environmental issues, as well as veterans affairs.[4] He reportedly dubbed himself "Nerd-in-Residence" while consulting for the Center for Innovation of the Department of Veterans Affairs.[5] In recent years, Newmark has directed his philanthropic efforts towards nonprofits working on journalism ethics and security, cybersecurity, and election integrity.[6]

In 2011, Newmark launched craigconnects, a non-profit initiative to support the efforts of other non-profits and public service organizations working in the areas of global poverty, the Middle East, veterans affairs, and low-income neighborhoods.[7] In 2015, he founded Craig Newmark Philanthropies,[8] which acts as an umbrella for his other foundations,[6] such as his private charitable foundation, to which he contributed $50 million in 2016 to support military families, voter registration efforts, and women in technology.[9]

In January 2017, TechCrunch reported that Newmark donated $500,000 to Wikipedia's attempt at "reducing harassment and vandalism on the site and improve the tools moderators use every day to keep the peace".[10]

Between 2016 and 2020, Newmark donated $170 million to support journalism, combating harassment of journalists, cybersecurity, and election integrity. Donations he made include: $1 million each to ProPublica and the Poynter Institute in 2017,[9] $1 million to the Global Cyber Alliance, $150,000 to Women in CyberSecurity, $250,000 to PEN America, and $250,000 to the Girl Scouts for cybersecurity programs. In September 2018, he gave $20 million to fund the creation The Markup, a non-profit news organization.[11] In 2018, Newmark's donations totaled $143 million.[12] That year, Newmark donated $1 million to Mother Jones to help the magazine combat fake news.[13] In 2019, he donated $6 million to Consumer Reports to fund a Digital Lab focused on consumer privacy rights and digital security.[14] Newmark made a $20 million endowment to the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, which was subsequently renamed the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.[9] According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Newmark's donations in 2020 included giving $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League, $388,000 to the American Press Institute, and $350,000 to the Feminist Majority Foundation and Ms. magazine. [6] Bloomberg News reported that Newmark donated $10 million charities focused on hunger issues in 2020, as well.[15]

Newmark gave $5 million to the Poynter Institute, which used the funds to establish the Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership. Newmark's previous donation of $1 million to the Poynter established the Craig Newmark Journalism Ethics Chair. He also gave $10 million to Columbia University to establish a center for journalism ethics and security, as well as a professorship.[16]

Other examples of organizations and causes Newmark has supported include: OneVoice,[1] Sunlight Foundation,[4] Voto Latino,[17] the Center for Public Integrity, the Center for Investigative Reporting, PolitiFact,[18] Poynter Institute, Columbia Journalism Review and Girls Who Code.[19][20][4]The Center for Public Integrity, Columbia's Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Wikimedia, The Ground Truth Project, and the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and Berkeley Center for New Media.[21][22] He has given $100,000 to support wildlife rescue groups.[11] In 2015, he donated $10,000 to Grow It Green Morristown for the installation of a composting toilet at the Early Street Community Garden. The facility was named "Craig Newmark Memorial Latrine #2". The first toilet Newmark sponsored was in the City of Jericho.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Iqbal, Navid (June 26, 2004). "Web guru hails from Morristown". Daily Record. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Harris, Paul (February 18, 2006). "The nerd who became a crusader". The Guardian. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Gahran, Amy (August 3, 2006). "Citizen + Pro Journalists + Money = NewAssignment.net". Poynter. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
  4. ^ a b c d Coughlin, Kevin (July 20, 2015). "You can go (at) home again…as craiglist founder Craig Newmark proves with Grow It Green Morristown". Morristown Green. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Fairchild, Caitlin (February 5, 2014). "Craig Newmark's Badge of Honor: VA 'Nerd-in-Residence'". Government Executive. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Di Mento, Maria (February 9, 2021). "The Philanthropy 50". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved March 17, 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); line feed character in |date= at position 13 (help) Cite error: The named reference "ChronicleofPhilanthropy Feb2021" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ Todd, Susan (April 24, 2011). "Craigslist Founder Launches craigconnects: "The Biggest Thing In My Life"". The Times of Trenton. p. D01.
  8. ^ "#1613 Craig Newmark". Forbes. April 7, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c Au-Yeung, Angel (August 13, 2018). "Why Billionaire Craig Of Craigslist Is Giving Millions To Journalism And Education". Forbes. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. ^ Devil Coldewey (January 26, 2017). "Craig Newmark puts $500K towards reducing harassment on Wikipedia". Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  11. ^ a b Au-Yeung, Angel (August 4, 2020). "Craig Newmark says misinformation is dismantling our democracy. Here's how he plans to fight it". Forbes. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  12. ^ Robertson, Michelle (2019-02-28). "Which Bay Area billionaire gave away the most money last year?". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  13. ^ Beard, David (August 27, 2018). "A million-dollar gift to journalism, without ties, and the reason for that". Poynter Institute. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  14. ^ Smith, David (July 14, 2019). "Craigslist's Craig Newmark: 'Outrage is profitable. Most online outrage is faked for profit'". The Guardian. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  15. ^ Krader, Katy (October 7, 2020). "Craigslist Founder Is Donating $10 Million to Fight U.S. Hunger Crisis". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  16. ^ Richard, Danielson (February 5, 2019). "Craiglist's Craig Newmark gives Poynter $5 million for ethics center". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  17. ^ Wildermuth, John (August 28, 2019). "Craigslist founder Craig Newmark donates $250,000 for election security". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  18. ^ Beard, David (August 27, 2018). "Newmark's gift to Mother Jones follows threats to journalism, factual information". Poynter. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "Craig Newmark Joins Girls Who Code's Board of Directors - girlswhocode". girlswhocode. 2017-05-08.
  20. ^ "Craig Newmark". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  21. ^ Zhou, Marrian (August 28, 2018). "Craigslist founder gives Mother Jones $1 million to fight fake news". CNET. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  22. ^ Bereznak, Alyssa (June 1, 2017). "Craig From Craigslist's Second Act". The Ringer. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

Cnewmark (talk) 15:33, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Personal life rewrite

Folks, I'm here with my next draft, this time the Personal life section section. As with other rewrites, I've tried to improve sourcing and add some additional details where relevant. It seemed like there was not enough content to support the Net worth and Politics subsections, so I've incorporated those into the general Personal life section.

@Dwightny7: Much thanks for your work on the Philanthropy section. If you'd like to take this one on as well, I'd appreciate your help.

@Cnewmark: Cross-checked these new edits, looks good. Dwightny7 (talk) 15:14, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Personal life

Newmark married Eileen Whelpley in December 2012,[1] and they enjoy birding together.[2] He splits his time between a house in San Francisco's Cole Valley and an apartment in New York City's Greenwich Village.[2] He flies commercial,[3] does not own a car, and prefers using public transport.[4]

Newmark describes himself as a non-practicing, secular Jew, joking that his rabbi was the late singer Leonard Cohen.[5] He is also a fan of Tori Amos, Lou Reed,[5] and the TV shows Pushing Daisies and The Simpsons.[6]

In May 2017, Forbes estimated Newmark's net worth to be $1.3 billion based on his ownership of at least 42% of Craigslist,[7] which was made public just before the company purchased back the shares it had sold to eBay.[7] In an interview published by Nieman Lab in 2017, he called a prior $400 million Forbes estimate of his net worth "bogus" and said that "by monetizing Craigslist the way I did in 1999, I probably gave away already 90 percent or more of my potential net worth."[8]

Newmark opposed the Iraq War and believed White House journalists “failed in their jobs” and did not "speak truth to power".[9] In 2014, he was one of 60 Democratic Party donors who urged the creation of a system of public election funding.[10] In 2016, Newmark joined with the progressive RAD Campaign and Lincoln Park Strategies to commission a poll examining user perceptions about social media conflicts during the 2016 election.[11]

Newmark supported former President Barack Obama, volunteered for him on the campaign trail as "official technology surrogate", and praised Obama's use of technology to promote grassroots democracy.[12] In the 2020 election, Newmark supported President Joseph Biden's campaign, citing Biden's "commitment to fighting corruption" and "record of standing up for our veterans".[13]

References

  1. ^ Garchik, Leah (December 17, 2012). "Drowned in a tsunami of Frappuccinos". SFGate. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Bereznack, Alyssa (June 1, 2017). "Craig from Craigslist's Second Act". Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Streitfield, David (October 17, 2018). "Craig Newmark, Newspaper Villain, Is Working to Save Journalism". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Rudgard, Olivia (July 22, 2019). "Craigslist founder Craig Newmark". Telegraph. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Litt, Anne (25 February 2009). "Guest DJ Project: Craig Newmark". KCRW. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Hart, Kim (October 3, 2008). "Craigslist Founder Gets Political". Washington Post. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Mac, Ryan (May 3, 2017). "Craig Newmark Founded Craigslist To Give Back, Now He's A Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Doctor, Ken (February 16, 2017). "Newsonomics: Craig Newmark, journalism's new Six Million Dollar Man". Nieman Lab. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  9. ^ Paul Harris (February 18, 2006). "The nerd who became a crusader". The Guardian. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "Major Democratic donors press Congress for campaign finance reform". United Press International. February 7, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  11. ^ Brandy Shaul (May 6, 2016). "Poll: 57% of Americans Feel Trump Supporters Have 'Very Aggressive' Online Behavior". Adweek. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Reagan, Gillian (October 29, 2008). "Craig Newmark, Tech Genius, Is an Obama Man". Observer. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  13. ^ Michela Tindera (May 5, 2020). "Biden Extends Lead Over Trump In Race For Billionaire Donors". Forbes. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

Comments and feedback welcome. Thanks, Cnewmark (talk) 14:30, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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