Laurie Segall

Laurie Segall (born August 18, 1985) is an American journalist. Noted for interviewing leaders in technology, including Mark Zuckerberg^[1][2] and Tim Cook,^[3] among others, she was the senior technology correspondent and an editor-at-large for CNN for more than a decade.^[4] Segall also developed and hosted Mostly Human, an investigative docu-series that explored the impact of technology on sex, love, and death.^[5]

Laurie Segall
Segall in 2021
Born	(1985-08-18) August 18, 1985 (age 39)
Education	B.A.
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Journalist
Spouse	Jon Jones (2022--)

Biography

Segall was born to a Jewish family in the South although she attended a Christian school, Holy Innocents' Episcopal School.^[6] She graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in political science. As a student she secured an internship with CNN and was subsequently hired full-time as a news assistant position at CNN.^[6]

At CNN, Segall produced several digital short-form series, including "Sex, Drugs & Silicon Valley", "Revenge Porn", and "Secret Lives of Superhero Hackers".^[7] She later developed a series that would explore the larger implications of technology, Mostly Human, and successfully pitched the idea to CNN president Jeff Zucker. The six-episode series began airing in March 2017 on CNNgo, and in 2018 won a Webby Award in the documentary series category.^[8] In addition to covering technology, Segall has reported on national breaking news, including the Boston Marathon bombing, and, as a field producer, Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Irma. Segall reconstructed Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's deleted Instagram account, and tracked down and exclusively interviewed Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro's daughter, Angie Gregg.^[9]

At 26, Segall appeared on Forbes' "30 Under 30" list in the media category.^[10] Mashable included her on their list of seven top journalists to subscribe to on Facebook.^[11]

In February 2019 she announced that she would leave CNN after more than ten years at the network. She told Variety that she was "leaving to start my next chapter: a venture devoted to the intersection of technology and ethics."^[12] In December 2019, Segall launched Dot Dot Dot Media as a content studio.^[13]