Laurie Segall (born August 18, 1985) is an American journalist. Noted for interviewing leaders in technology, including

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and

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, among others, she was the senior technology correspondent and an editor-at-large for

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for more than a decade. Segall also developed and hosted ''Mostly Human'', an investigative docu-series that explored the impact of technology on sex, love, and death.

Biography

Segall was born to a

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family in the South although she attended a Christian school, Holy Innocents' Episcopal School. She graduated from the

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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. At CNN, Segall produced several digital short-form series, including "Sex, Drugs & Silicon Valley", "Revenge Porn", and "Secret Lives of Superhero Hackers". She later developed a series that would explore the larger implications of technology, ''Mostly Human'', and successfully pitched the idea to CNN president

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. The six-episode series began airing in March 2017 on CNNgo, and in 2018 won a

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in the documentary series category. In addition to covering technology, Segall has reported on national breaking news, including the

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, and, as a field producer,

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and

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. Segall reconstructed Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's deleted Instagram account, and tracked down and exclusively interviewed Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro's daughter, Angie Gregg. At 26, Segall appeared on ''

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'' " 30 Under 30" list in the media category. ''

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'' included her on their list of seven top journalists to subscribe to on

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. 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."

References

External links

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''Mostly Humans'' episodes on CNN Money
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