Steve Alperin

Steve Alperin is a media executive, producer, and writer.

Steve Alperin
Occupation
  • Media Executive, Producer, and Writer at ABC News
  • Chief Business Officer of the news outlet Vocativ
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Education
  • BA in government from Harvard University
  • MBA from Columbia University
Notable awardsTwo awards from the Writers Guild of America

Education

Alperin holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BA in government from Harvard University.[1]

Career

He worked as a writer and producer at ABC News and was senior producer for Peter Jennings' lead news broadcast.[2][3]

He was the editor in charge of ABC's website in 2006 when it broke the scandal involving Congressmen Mark Foley and sexually explicit emails to underage congressional pages.[4] The Foley story and its evolution are cited as important moments in the use of the internet to further investigative reporting at a major news organization.[5] Some debate still exists about the timing of the story only a few months before the 2006 mid-term elections, and to what degree the scandal suppressed turnout.[6]

In 2010 Alperin joined the staff of The Daily, an iPad-only news app created by Rupert Murdoch's news organization.[7]

In 2013 Alperin became the Chief Business Officer of the news outlet Vocativ.[8] He and his co-founder Scott Cohen met at ABC News and hired other prominent journalists to work towards combating fake news.[9] In 2015, he left the company following a reorganization of its leadership.[10]

In 2018 he co-founded SurvivorNet, a website to provide information to people with cancer.[11] His idea spurred from his father's cancer diagnosis and the absence of clear information about it.[12][13] Alperin has been recognized as a prominent speaker on cancer research by The Atlantic's "People v. Cancer" panel.[14]

Awards

Alperin is the recipient of two awards from the Writers Guild of America, including one for the feature "Reagan's Funeral".[15]

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References
  1. "Steve Alperin". Vocativ. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. brian on Jan 20, 2006 11:38 AM (2006-01-20). "Steven Alperin Becomes Senior Broadcast Producer For ABCNews.com". mediabistro.com: TVNewser. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  3. "Inside the Newsroom: Why McWethy Was Special - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  4. "IRE History | Recent Press Releases | 2006 IRE Award". Ire.org. 2007-03-26. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  5. "IRE Awards | 2006". Ire.org. Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  6. USNews&WR Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Carr, David (2010-11-21). "An iPad Newspaper From News Corp. - David Carr". The New York Times.
  8. http://lostremote.com/msnbc-teams-up-with-digital-startup-vocativ-for-deep-web-storytelling_b41290
  9. "Observer: Vocativ Mines The 'Deep Web' For Stories Beyond Google's Reach".
  10. "Poynter: Vocativ's chief business officer steps down".
  11. Scipioni, Jade (2018-06-25). "This startup aims to take on fake health news". Fox Business. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  12. "FOX Business: This startup aims to take on fake health news".
  13. "ADWEEK: This Platform Aims to Give All Cancer Survivors the Best Care, No Matter Their Background".
  14. "The Atlantic: People v. Cancer".
  15. Jesse Hiestand (2005-12-15). "'Earl,' 'Office' lead WGA's TV writing noms". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
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