David Bloom has three decades of experience as a journalist, strategist, educator and executive in entertainment, technology, higher education, business and politics. He is an award-winning journalist in print and online, worked as a communications executive and strategist, and consults on communications and strategy. He has taught on digital media at USC's Business of Cinematic Arts program, is a frequent speaker at tech and entertainment conferences, and has guest lectured at numerous universities. Bloom is a senior contributor on the collision of tech and entertainment at Forbes, and is a columnist for Tubefilter.com and TVRev.com. He also is producer/host of Bloom in Tech, a podcast on the collision of entertainment and technology available on 10 platforms. Bloom previously was an editor, writer, podcast producer/host and social-media producer for Deadline.com, launched and built most of Deadline's social-media presence, oversaw its YouTube video initiative, and was Sunday news editor. He previously held senior communications roles for the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency and its successor authority; the USC Marshall School of Business, where he was associate dean; and MGM Inc., where he was VP of corporate communications. He has worked as an award-winning journalist for Variety, Red Herring and the Daily News of Los Angeles, among other publications.Bloom regularly guest lectures at USC, UCLA Extension, Syracuse University, Boston University, Chapman University, Pepperdine University, BIOLA and California State University - Fullerton, among other colleges. He has hosted dozens of podcasts and appeared on media outlets as a tech/media expert, including on "Inside the Issues" "This Week in Media," KCRW-FM and "Tech News Today."