Chris Witherspoon is an enormously accomplished entertainment journalist, having interviewed a host of high-profile celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, and Tom Hanks, just to name a few. Witherspoon regularly appears on programs such as MSNBC, TODAY, the Wendy Williams Show, and NBC's Nightly News – lending his perspective on all things entertainment.
Most recently, Witherspoon has lent his expertise to the development and launch of PopViewers, a platform which not only allows every day users to rank and respond to the media they consume, but also gives viewers suggestions on what to watch next. However, PopViewers is more than just an algorithm. The platform was created in response to the predominantly white, male media critics whose perspectives often dictate the direction of our television and films. Witherspoon's hope is that PopViewers will allow the everyday media consumer, instead of those critics, to influence the direction of media creation of all kinds.
