Diane Mermigas is an award-winning business journalist and columnist specializing in media, entertainment, telecommunications and the Internet, as well as the economics, trends and issues that drive them. She is a “must- read” for her unique contextual big-picture analysis, strategic forecasts, and high-level executive interviews which have become critical to understanding the dramatic, rapid change reshaping these industries. Ms. Mermigas is a frequent contributor to business conferences, television news programs, and academic guest speaker series. She is working on several books, and has developed media-related educational and analytical materials for a variety of organizations. She has served as a consultant to such firms as PriceWaterhouseCoopers on digital media trends and strategies.
As Editor at Large at Mediapost, Ms. Mermigas writes the daily On Media column online at http://blogs.mediapost.com/on_media/?cat=4 She has been contributing editor and columnist for The Hollywood Reporter and VNU (now Nielsen Media), and Editor-at Large and columnist for Crain Communications.
Based in Chicago, Ms. Mermigas has a MA in English in DePaul University, and extensive legal and financial training.