Manager of Audience Development, MediaNews Group Interactive at MediaNews Group
Greater Denver Area
- Current
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- Manager of Audience Development at MediaNews Group Interactive
- Past
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- Director of Content at Examiner.com
- Editorial Board Chair at Pacific Citizen Newspaper
- Managing Editor, Web Product Development at Advance Internet (Newhouse newspapers)
- Executive Producer at The Denver Post, DenverPost.com
- Author at Stone Bridge Press
- Fellow at Western Knight Center
- Director of content and community at TamTam.com
- Director of content at ServiceMagic.com
- Content poobah at Trip.com
- Content Editor at AOL/Digital City Denver
- Entertainment editor at Colorado Springs Gazette
- Music Editor at Westword
- Education
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- Pratt Institute
- Alamda High School -- way back in the day
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Gil Asakawa’s Summary
Writer, journalist and online content consultant currently working as Manager of Audience Development for MediaNews Group Interactive. Also writes a blog about pop culture, technology, media and Asian American culture at http://nikkeiview.com/blog. Co-authored "The Toy Book" (Knopf, 1991) with Leland Rucker and wrote "Being Japanese American" (Stone Bridge Press, 2004). Music critic in a previous life for 15+ years and went to too many concerts. http://gillers.com
Gil Asakawa’s Specialties:
Online content, new media, "Web 2.0," Asian Americans, Japanese Americans, pop culture, Internet, diversity
Gil Asakawa’s Experience
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Manager of Audience Development
MediaNews Group Interactive
(Online Media industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
Analyze traffic to MediaNews Group websites and recommend and implement action based on Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing best practices to increase traffic and interaction; train newsroom staff and interactive content producers on best practices for their sites to grow traffic; help to develop and execute new sites.
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Director of Content
Examiner.com
(Online Media industry)
January 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 7 months)
Manage the editorial and other content on the Web sites owned by Clarity Media, including sites for the San Francisco, Washington DC and Baltimore Examiner newspapers, as well as Web sites for other cities across the country. The company is based in Denver, Colorado.
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Editorial Board Chair
Pacific Citizen Newspaper
(Online Media industry)
2003 — 2008 (5 years)
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Managing Editor, Web Product Development
Advance Internet (Newhouse newspapers)
(Online Media industry)
May 2006 — October 2006 (6 months)
Responsible for ongoing strategy and implementation of new tools and features at the corporate level for Advance Internet portal Web sites, including NJ.com (Newark Star Ledger & other New Jersey newspapers), OregonLive.com (Portland Oregonian), Cleveland.com (Cleveland Plain Dealer), NOLA.com (New Orleans Times-Picayune) and others. Also worked closely with vendors for features and tools implementation. Initiatives included researching vendors for new content management system, managing new search vendor and new blogging tool implementations, Search Engine Optimization, database content for prep sports coverage, new searchable event calendar, site redesign, standardized page template creation, and researching vendors for wireless (mobile) content, RSS projects, social networking partners, and content categorization/aggregation.
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Executive Producer
The Denver Post, DenverPost.com
(Newspapers industry)
July 2003 — May 2006 (2 years 11 months)
DenverPost.com, responsible for managing staff and content of Web site for The Denver Post, Colorado's daily newspaper. Managed vendor relationships and strategic direction of Web site. Led the site to national and regional awards, including best breaking news and best news Web site in Colorado.
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Author
Stone Bridge Press
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year)
Wrote "Being Japanese American," which was published by Stone Bridge Press in 2004.
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Fellow
Western Knight Center
(Online Media industry)
2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
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Director of content and community
TamTam.com
(Online Media industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Managed daily news content aggregation and community-building for online international trade startup.
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Director of content
ServiceMagic.com
(Public Company; Online Media industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
Managed editorial content for online startup matching consumers to contractors and service providers. Assembled and managed editorial department and coordinated freelance content.
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Content poobah
Trip.com
(Online Media industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
Responsible for editorial content of business-travel online magazine, content partnerships, community-building initiatives and content-rich newsletters.
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Content Editor
AOL/Digital City Denver
(Public Company; Online Media industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years)
Managed content for local AOL site, assembled editorial and technology staff, built local online audience through message boards and chats, focused site on breaking news, served as Internet evangelist at the dawn of the digital era.
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Entertainment editor
Colorado Springs Gazette
(Newspapers industry)
1992 — 1996 (4 years)
Managed weekly Entertainment section, managed staff and freelance writers, copy-edited, wrote weekly columns and articles, redesigned and launched broadsheet to a tabloid section
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Music Editor
Westword
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
1980 — 1991 (11 years)
Established, edited and managed music section in Denver's alternative weekly paper, wrote news stories and investigative long-form articles.
Gil Asakawa’s Education
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Pratt Institute
BFA , Painting , 1975 — 1979
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Alamda High School -- way back in the day
Additional Information
Gil Asakawa’s Websites:
Gil Asakawa’s Interests:
Internet, media, new media, pop culture, music, Asian Pacific (APA) American issues, cultural diversity
Gil Asakawa’s Honors:
Awards for coverage of local music scene, coverage of local arts, DenverPost.com awards for Best Breaking News Coverage, Best Colorado News Web site (AP)
Gil Asakawa’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
