Christopher Wink: Sharing my work and writing about media convergence, entrepreneurship and the future of news

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Moderating a panel on web privacy, at the National Constitution Center in January 2012, as broadcasted on CSPAN2, which isn't quite CSPAN.

Moderating a panel on web privacy, at the National Constitution Center in January 2012, as broadcasted on CSPAN2.

Christopher Wink is a journalist and entrepreneur who cofounded Technical.ly.

Biography for events:

Christopher Wink is the cofounder and editor of Technical.ly, a network of local technology news and events, featuring its flagship Technically Philly and Technically Baltimore. In that capacity, he is a lead organizer of Philly Tech Week and Baltimore Innovation Week, among other events that bring smart people together. Previously, he worked for homeless advocacy nonprofit Back on My Feet and was a freelance reporter. He writes frequently about media and entrepreneurship on his personal blog christopherwink.com and tweets @christopherwink. The Temple University alumnus is a bicycle commuter and Fishtown resident.

I grew up in northwest New Jersey, a rural community quickly incorporating an intensifying suburban expansion, protected by a kind family of warmth and privilege. My studies at Temple University brought me to Philadelphia, a big urban city with a complex of defeatism and ten million other reasons for the young and curious to devote themselves to it. I have intense interest in government, urban politics, travel, and stories of community and humanity. In my youth, I studied in West Africa, lived in Japan, and traveled through Eastern China and Western Europe, all on my own, with pen in hand and eyes wide open. Read about other experiences here.

ChristopherWink.com launched on Dec. 3, 2007  to leave a footprint in what was the always expanding Internet community. During the first week of July 2009, I moved this site from WordPress.com to an independently-hosted version.

Taking a break from bicycling in Zurich, Switzerland in October 2008. Photo by Sean Blanda.

Waiting for an interview at B2 in South Philadelphia.  Photo by Philadelphia-based photojournalist Neal Santos. See more at NealSantos.com.

Waiting for an interview at South Philadelphia’s B2 in April 2009. Photo by Philadelphia-based photojournalist Neal Santos. See more at NealSantos.com.

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