Steve Alperin
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Steve Alperin | |
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| Occupation | |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
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| Notable awards | Two awards from the Writers Guild of America |
Steve Alperin is a media executive, producer, and writer.
Education
Alperin holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BA in government from Harvard University.[1]
Career
Alperin is the founder and CEO of cancer information platform SurvivorNet. He worked as a writer and producer at ABC News and was senior producer for Peter Jennings' lead news broadcast.[2][3][4]
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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
In 2010 Alperin joined the staff of The Daily, an iPad-only news app created by Rupert Murdoch's news organization.[8]
In 2013 Alperin became the Chief Business Officer of the news outlet Vocativ.[9] He and his co-founder Scott Cohen met at ABC News and hired other prominent journalists to work towards combating fake news.[10] In 2015, he left the company following a reorganization of its leadership.[11]
In 2018 he co-founded SurvivorNet, a website to provide information to people with cancer.[12] His idea spurred from his father's cancer diagnosis and the absence of clear information about it.[13][14] Alperin has been recognized as a prominent speaker on cancer research by The Atlantic's "People v. Cancer" panel.[15]
Awards
Alperin is the recipient of two awards from the Writers Guild of America, including one for the feature "Reagan's Funeral".[16]
References
- ^ "Steve Alperin". Vocativ. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ "Steven Alperin Becomes Senior Broadcast Producer For ABCNews.com". mediabistro.com. January 20, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "Inside the Newsroom: Why McWethy Was Special". ABC News. February 7, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "Former 'ABC World News' lead writer acquires funding for cancer website". New York Post. January 10, 2020.
- ^ "IRE History | Recent Press Releases | 2006 IRE Award". Ire.org. March 26, 2007. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "IRE Awards | 2006". Ire.org. Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ USNews&WR Archived October 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Carr, David (November 21, 2010). "An iPad Newspaper From News Corp. - David Carr". The New York Times.
- ^ http://lostremote.com/msnbc-teams-up-with-digital-startup-vocativ-for-deep-web-storytelling_b41290
- ^ "Observer: Vocativ Mines The 'Deep Web' For Stories Beyond Google's Reach". The New York Observer. October 30, 2013.
- ^ "Poynter: Vocativ's chief business officer steps down". March 20, 2015.
- ^ Scipioni, Jade (June 25, 2018). "This startup aims to take on fake health news". Fox Business. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "FOX Business: This startup aims to take on fake health news". Fox Business. June 25, 2018.
- ^ "This Platform Aims to Give All Cancer Survivors the Best Care, No Matter Their Background".
- ^ "People v. Cancer". The Atlantic.
- ^ Jesse Hiestand (December 15, 2005). "'Earl,' 'Office' lead WGA's TV writing noms". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved August 12, 2010.