Burt Herman

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Building the future of trusted media at the intersection of journalism, technology and community

I build new ways for journalism to thrive in the digital age. By connecting journalists with technologists and building new tools, I help newsrooms adapt and grow.As co-founder of Hacks/Hackers, I started what's now a worldwide movement of people working to make news and information better through technology. We tackle real problems -- from how newsrooms can use AI responsibly to create new products, to how local news can make enough money to survive.I previously co-founded Storify, which gave newsrooms new ways to tell stories using social media, and helped launch the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, where we tested fresh approaches to saving local news. More recently as CEO of Lede, I built tools to help independent newsrooms reach and serve their readers better.I started my career as a foreign correspondent for The Associated Press across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. That led to a JSK fellowship at my Stanford University, where I experimented with better ways to gather and share news -- ideas that grew into Storify and Hacks/Hackers. I also previously received bachelor's and master's degrees at Stanford, where I was editor in chief of The Stanford Daily.