{{Short description|American writer and journalist}} {{Infobox person | name = Jarrett Bellini | image = Jarrett_Bellini_and_Mikey.JPG | caption = Bellini with his dog Mikey | birth_name = Jarrett Todd Bellini | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1978|10|3}} | birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | education = {{nowrap|American University (BA)}} | occupation = Journalist<br />Writer | years_active = 2004–present | other_names = | title = | relatives = Jason Bellini (brother) | parents = | partner = | credits = | website = {{URL|http://www.JarrettBellini.com}} }} '''Jarrett Bellini''' (born October 3, 1978) is an American writer and journalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/12/tech/social-media/apparently-this-matters-size/|title=Apparently this matters: Size|publisher=CNN|access-date=5 April 2015|author=Jarrett Bellini}}</ref>
==Career== In January 2004, Bellini joined CNN in Atlanta, and in June 2006 began writing and hosting a video podcast called ''The Gryst'' on CNN.Com. On July 26, 2007, after 57 episodes, ''The Gryst'' officially became ''News of the Absurd''. In April 2009, Bellini began hosting a regular ''Daily Distraction'' segment for CNN.com LIVE, sharing interesting and offbeat web videos. Both ''News of the Absurd'' and ''Daily Distraction'' aired on CNN.com until November 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jarrettbellini.com/p/bio.html|title = Bio}}</ref>
Starting in June 2012, Bellini began writing a weekly column for CNN Digital called "Apparently This Matters" where he examines "trending topics in social media and random items of interest on the interwebs."
In December 2014, Bellini joined CNBC.
In November 2015, he launched an "Apparently This Matters" interview series on YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBfOdro07G5lAbbmz7z_qMg|title = Jarrett Bellini - YouTube|website = YouTube}}</ref>
==Personal== Bellini was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and is the younger brother of ''Wall Street Journal'' correspondent Jason Bellini. He graduated in 2001 from American University. Bellini is a bass guitarist, and has played in the past with the former local Atlanta band Animal & the Evolvers. He is of Italian and Jewish descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/30/tech/social-media/apparently-this-matters-hitler-teapot/index.html|title = Apparently This Matters: Teatime for Hitler | CNN Business|website = CNN|date = 30 May 2013}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.JarrettBellini.com www.JarrettBellini.com] :: Jarrett's Website
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