Re: Request from Bloomberg Businessweek

Hi, Brian:

Here's that one-page bio, and I've also attached two head shots which
I use for The Guardian and other outlets. Let me know if this works.

Barrett Brown is an activist, author, and freelance writer
specializing in information age topics. His work has appeared in The
Guardian, Vanity Fair, al-Jazeera, The Huffington Post, Skeptic,
Skeptical Inquirer, New York Press, American Atheist, and other
outlets.

A native of Dallas, Brown entered the University of Texas in 2000 but
dropped out after obtaining a copywriting job for America Online. Over
the next few years he moved between Austin, Dallas, New York, and
Mexico while pursuing similar gigs and contributing to a string of
policy journals, magazines, and online outlets. In 2006, he was
commissioned to write a humorous non-fiction manuscript regarding the
spurious intelligent design movement; the result, Flock of Dodos:
Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design, and the Easter Bunny,
was released the following year to accolades from Matt Taibbi, Alan
Dershowitz, and others. Soon afterwards he accepted the position of
director of communications for Enlighten the Vote (formerly GAMPAC), a
political action committee intent on supporting secular candidates for
U.S. office, while also serving as chief contributor to CNETs online
political analysis start-up Political Base.

In 2009, Brown began using some of his regular outlets as a means to
recruit volunteers for adistributed think-tank called Project PM
with the original intent of establishing experimental online networks
for use by activists, bloggers, and NGOs. His focus gradually shifted
to the Anonymous movement, which he covered in print before finally
getting directly involved in its work on the occasion of the Tunisian
uprising in December 2010/January 2011. Thereafter, he came to serve
as an organizer and propagandist in support of operations based at
the Anonops internet relay chat server. After the February 2011
incident in which several intelligence contracting firms led by HBGary
Federal were caught planning covert operations against Wikileaks and
its supporters, including several journalists, Brown re-purposed
Project PM to investigate the private intelligence sector and promote
effective opposition to surveillance, data-mining, and advanced
disinformation techniques by states and other institutions. Among
other things, Project PM maintains a wiki at Echelon2.org which hosts
information compiled from stolen corporate and government e-mails as
well as more traditional sources (and which is often the subject of
brute-force cyber attacks and law enforcement investigations), and
assists journalists who wish to cover issues relating to the
cyber-industrial complex.

As of mid-2012, Brown continues to do interviews on the subject of
hacktivism and intelligence and media issues while promoting various
net-driven campaigns involving civil liberties issues in Bahrain and
elsewhere. He spends much of his free time being monitored by the FBI,
which raided his apartment last March.

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 8:16 PM, Carney, Brian <bcarney10@bloomberg.com> wrote:

Thanks so much!

I'll confirm with Norm's assistant on Monday and provide call times on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

-Brian

On Jun 22, 2012, at 9:13 PM, "Barrett Brown" <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

Brian-

Sorry for the delay, had a documentary shoot this week and a couple of
other things popped up. Here's what I have so far, and I'll get you
the bio and head shot tomorrow if that's okay. As for talking to Norm
next week, afternoons are generally best for me, and any day should be
fine for that.

1. Contact info for day of event: Cell - 940-735-9748

2. Articles expressing my POV on security:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/oct/09/virtual-secret-state-military-industrial

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jun/22/hacking-anonymous

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jan/27/anonymous-internet

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/apr/20/cyber-misinformation-campaign-against-usa-today

3. I may be bringing my literary agent Don Conaway, but haven't
confirmed yet. Will let you know when I'm sure.



On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Carney, Brian <bcarney10@bloomberg.com> wrote:

Hi Mr. Brown,



Just wanted to follow up about this. Do you think we can get this info soon?
Also-  we need to schedule a kick off call with you and Norm.  Can you send
some time suggestions for next week?



Many Thanks!



Brian Carney

Bloomberg Businessweek

(212) 617-6823  I  bcarney10@bloomberg.net



From: Carney, Brian
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 11:36 AM
To: 'Barriticus@gmail.com'


Subject: RE: Request from Bloomberg Businessweek



Hi Mr. Brown,



We are very you will be joining us on July 12, 2012 for Fix This: Security.
 I will be following up later this week with logistics for the shoot,
agendas and other details. In the meantime, to prepare for the taping, I
would like to request the following items from you:

·         High res headshot (this is for internal use only. We will be
taking magazine exclusive photos on 7/12)

·         Your official bio (approx 1 page)

·         Who (if anyone) from your party will be joining us (assistants, PR
reps, etc) on 7/12

·         Your best contact information for the day of the event

·         Articles or documents you have written that express your security
POV



We are very excited you have agreed to join us. Please let me know if you
have any questions.



Many Thanks!



Brian Carney

Bloomberg Businessweek

(212) 617-6823  I  bcarney10@bloomberg.net



From: Carney, Brian
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 10:34 AM
To: 'Barriticus@gmail.com'
Subject: Request from Bloomberg Businessweek



Mr. Brown,



Thank you for getting back to me. As I said in my voicemail,  Bloomberg
Businessweek has launched a new series of roundtable discussions examining
critical issues facing our nation.  Our latest roundtable, Fix This:
Security, will take place on July 12th at our New York headquarters.



We would be honored if you, would consider participating in our event. I
have attached a letter of invitation from Bloomberg's Chief Content Officer,
Norman Pearlstine.



Also, to get a deeper understanding of the program elements, please view the
attached PDF of Fix This Transportation from Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine
and the online special report from Businessweek.com
http://www.businessweek.com/fix-this/transportation.html.  Fix This:
Security will be held in a similar manner.



Again, we would be delighted if you would join our roundtable discussion. If
at any point you have any questions, or need further clarification, please
do not hesitate to contact me. My information is below. We appreciate your
time and consideration.



Best,



Brian Carney

Bloomberg Businessweek

(212) 617-6823  I  bcarney10@bloomberg.com




--
Regards,

Barrett Brown
940-735-9748




-- 
Regards,

Barrett Brown
940-735-9748