Harry McCracken (born April 2, 1964) is creator of Technologizer, a technology-oriented website associated with Federated Media.^[1] Until June 2, 2008, McCracken was the Editor in Chief of PC World for four years; he had previously been an associate editor for ten. He was educated in the public schools of Newton, Massachusetts, the Cambridge School of Weston, and Boston University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He is the brother of novelist and writer Elizabeth McCracken.

Contents 1 Awards 2 Controversy 3 Other works 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Awards

McCracken has won a number of awards for his editorial work. He received the American Business Media Timothy White Award for Editorial Integrity in 2008, recognizing his resignation on principle in 2007 (see Controversy section below).^[2] That same year he also won Best Editorial Column recognition from ABM and was listed on Folio: Magazine's list of 40 media influencers.^[3]

[edit] Controversy

In May, 2007, McCracken, resigned abruptly under controversial circumstances. According to sources quoted in Wired Magazine, McCracken quit abruptly because the new CEO of PC World, Colin Crawford, tried to kill an unfavorable story about Apple and Steve Jobs.^[4] Crawford responded, calling media reports of McCracken's resignation "inaccurate."^[5] CNET later reported that McCracken had told colleagues that IDG "was pressuring him to avoid stories that were critical of major advertisers."^[6][7] On May 9, Crawford was transferred to another department and McCracken returned to PC World.^[8]

[edit] Other works

In addition to his computer magazine work, McCracken has also been active in animation fandom, as a central mailer for Apatoons, and editor of Animato! magazine. He was also co-moderator of the BIX Animation Forum. He is also the webmaster of the Scrappyland website, devoted to the Charles Mintz cartoon character Scrappy.^[9] He is also a contributor to Slate.^[10]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Technologizer.com
• Federated Media Publishing

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