Darren Davidson

Darren Davidson is a British journalist. He is the Editor-In-Chief of Storyful, a business unit owned and operated by News Corporation. Based at News Corp's New York headquarters, Davidson leads editorial and commercial activities for Storyful's news division.[1]

Darren Davidson
Davidson at The Australian
Born
London, England
NationalityBritish
Australian
OccupationEditor-In-Chief of Storyful, News Corporation
Home townGreenwich Village, New York
Children1

Davidson also works with Knewz, News Corp's digital news platform. Storyful helps Knewz monitor news developments worldwide.[2]

In 2019 Davidson announced Storyful's Investigations unit,[3] specializing in social media verification, open-source intelligence (OSINT) journalism and visual investigations.[4]

The Investigations unit has worked with The Wall Street Journal,[5] The Times,[6] Sky News,[7] Le Monde,[8] The Financial Times [9] and The Irish Times.[10]

In 2020 Davidson announced a new video platform enabling TV networks, digital publishers, production houses, and brands to purchase videos [11] and a partnership with Reuters [12] in response to global demand for content on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to Storyful, Davidson was the Media Editor for The Australian, based at News Corp Australia's headquarters in Sydney. According to The Guardian, Davidson appeared in marketing campaigns for The Australian.[13] Davidson became media editor of The Australian in November 2015.[14]

Davidson joined The Australian in 2011.[15] Prior to joining The Australian, Davidson was the editor of AdNews.[16] He appears on Sky News and radio as a commentator.

Davidson was born and raised in the United Kingdom. He holds a BA Hons in History. After University, Davidson undertook a journalist apprenticeship with the National Council for the Training of Journalists.

He began his career in London, writing for local newspapers, business-to-business magazines and national newspapers[17] including The Daily Telegraph.

Davidson is married with one daughter.

References
  1. "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps". www.theaustralian.com.au.
  2. "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps". www.theaustralian.com.au.
  3. "I've got a story idea for you: Storyful's new investigative reporting unit helps publishers dig into social media".
  4. "American newsrooms' 2020 efforts: Cover misinformation but don't amplify it". Poynter. 17 October 2019.
  5. Wells, Georgia (21 October 2019). "WSJ News Exclusive | Islamic State Turns to Teen-Friendly TikTok, Adorning Posts With Pink Hearts" – via www.wsj.com.
  6. Eribake, Rosamund Urwin and Adeola. "Facebook still showing child sex abuse images" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  7. "Extreme and malicious: How racist trolls are openly abusing Meghan". Sky News.
  8. "De la propagande pour l'Etat islamique détectée sur l'appli TikTok". 23 October 2019 – via Le Monde.
  9. "Subscribe to read | Financial Times". www.ft.com.
  10. "TikTok rushes to build moderation teams as concerns rise over content". www.irishtimes.com.
  11. "Storyful To Launch Video Licensing Marketplace". www.mediapost.com.
  12. "Storyful joins Reuters Connect as latest content partner in response to global demand for user-generated content on coronavirus pandemic and beyond". 21 May 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
  13. Amanda Meade. "The Weekly Beast: tax spats and male model jibes as News Corp and AFR go to war". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  14. "The Australian names Darren Davidson as media editor replacing Sharri Markson - Mumbrella". Mumbrella. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  15. "New appointments strengthen coverage". 20 January 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  16. "EDITOR'S LETTER: Reinventing the newspaper wheel". AdNews. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  17. Davidson, Darren. "Treasury under further pressure over 2p fuel hike after £15 billion tax windfall". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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