Storyful Announces Ben Berkowitz as Editor-In-Chief
July 24 2018 - 11:15AM
Business Wire
Ben Berkowitz has been named Editor-in-Chief of Storyful, the
leader in discovering, validating and acquiring social media and
insights for global media organizations. Mr. Berkowitz was
previously Vice President, Digital at WNBC and has two decades of
news experience with NBC, Thomson Reuters, the Associated Press and
more.
"I'm thrilled to be joining a team on the cutting edge of
data-driven projects while also maintaining a top-rate, globally
recognized standard for its journalism," Berkowitz said. "I can't
wait to learn more about the business and begin working with all of
our great partners."
Mr. Berkowitz will take over responsibility for Storyful's
global editorial operation starting in August. As Editor-in-Chief,
he will drive long term strategy and maintain day-to-day oversight
of Storyful’s newsroom including offices in Dublin, New York,
London, Hong Kong and Sydney. He will also lead new initiatives
such as News Intelligence, an investigative research service for
newsrooms, and training programs designed to combat misinformation
on social media for the world's largest media companies.
The Storyful editorial team are expanding their News
Intelligence work – mapping and monitoring the flow of information
as it moves across closed, semi-closed and open platforms – while
also planning an upcoming set of significant upgrades for its core
Newswire product. These initiatives all build toward the team
creating more consultative partner relationships and expanding its
footprint internationally.
"Now is the perfect time for us to bring in an editor with Ben’s
pedigree," said chief executive Sharb Farjami. "Social media is
more complex than it has ever been and more vital to newsrooms.
With Ben at the helm, we’ll help partners meet the challenges of
this environment, go deeper in their reporting and cover the most
important stories in the world."
About Storyful
Storyful, a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS,
NWSLV), is the world’s social media intelligence agency, combining
award-winning journalism with comprehensive data access and agile
technology to find insights and content for media and brand
partners. Their expertise allows them to verify and contextualize
social data, conversations and content to find the truth in the
vast landscape of social noise.
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