Founder at Hacks/Hackers, CEO and co-founder at Storify
Media Production | San Francisco Bay Area, US
Summary
I am an entrepreneurial journalist who is working to combine the worlds of journalism and technology to build the future of media. I am founder of Hacks/Hackers, a non-profit group that brings together journalists and technologists to discuss and collaborate on projects. I am also CEO and co-founder of Storify, a startup company building tools for journalists, bloggers and experts to make stories by curating the social Web.
As a bureau chief and correspondent for The Associated Press, I covered politics, conflict, culture and business across the United States, Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and Asia.
I was an embedded reporter with the U.S. Marines and Air Force during the 2003 Iraq war and covered fighting in northern Afghanistan and the U.S. military buildup in Central Asia after the Sept. 11 attacks. Among other major stories I have covered were the 2001 Macedonia war, the 2003 "rose revolution" in Georgia, 2004 tsunami from worst-hit Indonesia, 2004 Beslan school siege in southern Russia and 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan. I also reported on Pakistan's nuclear black market and the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's 2007 assassination.
While at Stanford on a Knight journalism fellowship, I worked at the design school to explore the future of journalism. I co-founded a project on "redesigning journalism," looking at how audiences get their news and applying those insights to find ways to engage audiences. I have also studied strategic management and entrepreneurship at the Stanford business school, and worked on mobile application development and human-computer interaction design in the computer science department.
Experience
Jul
2009 -
Sept
2009
Consulting editor, interactive design and multimedia / Associated Press
Sept
2008 -
Jun
2009
John S. Knight fellowship for journalists / Stanford University
Nov
2004 -
Sept
2008
Chief of Bureau, Korea / The Associated Press
Sept
2002 -
Nov
2004
Central Asia Correspondent / The Associated Press
Sept
2001 -
Sept
2002
Moscow correspondent / The Associated Press
Jun
1999 -
Sept
2001
Berlin Correspondent / The Associated Press
Sept
1998 -
Jun
1999
International Desk editor / The Associated Press
Nov
1996 -
Sept
1998
Detroit Newsman / The Associated Press
Jun
1996 -
Nov
1996
Sacramento newsman / The Associated Press
Education
2008
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2009
Stanford University
John S. Knight fellowship for journalists
1995
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1996
Stanford University
M.A.
in
Russian and East European Studies
Activities: Editor in chief, The Stanford Daily
1992
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1995
Stanford University
B.A. with honors
in
Political Science
Activities: The Stanford Daily (News editor, photo editor, staff writer, photographer)
Jazz combo
The Hacks/Hackers NYC is throwing an open(source).athon in the OpenPlans penthouse on Oct 2 to see how much great software for news/information we can open source in 12 hours? If you are a hacker,...
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Hacks/Hackers Chicago is getting into gear with its first Meetup on Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 6-8 p.m. at the Holiday Club (4000 N Sheridan Road). More details below Meet up, geek out, and enjoy...
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At ProPublica, we make a habit of sharing. We give our biggest stories for free to news organizations, and we hand out recipes for some of our most complex investigations. We encourage other news...
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We’re delighted to announce that the first international chapter of Hacks/Hackers got off to a fantastic start yesterday. Having originally expected a modest turnout, we were bowled over when...
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Next meetup: Wednesday, August 18, at the NYC Google offices, where we will discuss the concept of “Living Stories.” Presentation starts at 7 p.m., but come early and socialize (and gawk)...
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We’re delighted to announce that freelance journalist Corey Takahashi is the winner of the Hacks/Hackers scholarship to Poynter’s workshop on programming for journalists / journalism for...
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We’re proud to announce the addition of a Los Angeles branch to the ever-growing Hacks/Hackers nationwide network. Thursday, July 8, more than a dozen members of the Los Angeles journogeek scene...
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The latest Hacks/Hackers NYC gathering was all about photojournalism, hosted in the breathtaking Open Plans penthouse (with a wraparound balcony and a fantastic view) on July 27. Jonathan Tepper,...
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Updates
heading to Burning Man tomorrow -- my first time there. Any last minute advice?
Posted 3 days ago
Spoke too soon about warm SF, apparently summer is now over again. Move on, nothing to see here.
Posted 15 days ago
back in surprisingly warm SF
Posted 16 days ago
In Amsterdam through Wednesday
Posted 20 days ago
Heading to Amsterdam on a short trip to speak at a journalism conference -- what else should I do there and who should I see?
Posted 20 days ago
Back in SF after a great week in southern California
Posted 2 weeks ago
Heading to LA next week -- who's there and who should I see?