Rick Marshall is a writer, editor and all-purpose blogger currently living in Astoria, NY.
As a writer, he has reported on everything from contentious local and state-level politics to pop culture and national media trends. In addition to authoring a biweekly “Tech Life” column, he has penned various pieces of humor and memoir-style journalism, as well as book and film critiques. His work has been printed (and reprinted) in various alternative newsweeklies, daily newspapers, trade publications and online media.
As an editor, he has provided copy and content editing for a variety of publications, as well as various novels and graphic novels.
As a blogger, he has provided news, views and insights on politics and culture, as well as the entertainment and mass media industries, via his personal website (www.mindpollution.org) and as Editor of the MTV News comics and film blog, Splash Page (splashpage.mtv.com). Previously, he served as the Online News and Managing Editor of ComicMix (www.comicmix.com), a website covering comic books and comics culture, and as the Online Editor/Content Manager for the pop-culture publishing company Wizard Entertainment (www.wizarduniverse.com).
In his current role as editor of MTV’s Splash Page, Rick produces and manages coverage of the entertainment industry with a focus on properties that fall within the overlap of comic books and television/film projects. From high-profile casting announcements to the first word on comic book projects destined for the big screen, his subject matter has included a wide range of creators and properties from the worlds of comics, TV and movies.
Rick has been recognized as one of the comic book industry’s notable journalists and has been called upon to comment on the industry by various online and print media. In 2006, Rick was named “Writer of the Year” by the New York Press Association for his work as a staff writer for Metroland, the alternative newsweekly of New York’s Capital Region. His work has also been cited by NYPA with awards for coverage of Education (First Place); Health, Health Care and Science (Second Place); Environmental Issues (Third Place); and Business, Financial and Economic News (Third Place). Rick’s short-form news writing has also been recognized in awards given by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.
Rick is a graduate of the State University of New York in Plattsburgh and holds degrees in Computer Science, Journalism and Environmental Science. He is proficient with most content management systems and online programming languages, as well as many audio/video editing applications.
He created this digital soapbox in 2000 using Blogger.com, evolved to MoveableType a year later, and now continues to regularly update the site via Wordpress. This is the fourth generation of MindPollution.
