NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Storyful, a
News Corp-owned social media insights and content company,
announced today Mandy Jenkins has
assumed the role of Editor in Chief.
Previously the Head of News, Ms. Jenkins will continue to lead
Storyful's growing newsroom as the Editor in Chief and expand the
team's research and verification services as well as their
industry-leading social verification for breaking and viral
news.
"Over the past two years, Storyful has evolved into a global
social newsroom that helps partners deliver the context, social
content, and accurate information their audiences need to
understand the most important stories of the day. I'm extremely
proud of the work the team has done and look forward to growing our
scope and capabilities to protect our partners from the perils of
virtual disinformation while helping build trust with their
audiences through our social video and investigative journalism
services," said Mandy Jenkins.
Ms. Jenkins has been at Storyful for three years, managing a
global team of more than 60 journalists across four continents and
works closely with Storyful's product development and sales teams
to manage key relationships with publishers and social platforms.
She is a seasoned journalist and expert in the media industry
having worked at several different publications over the course of
her career including the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Cincinnati
Enquirer, TBD.com, Digital First Media and the Huffington Post.
Mandy has served on the Board of Directors of the Online News
Association since 2012, most recently in the role of Vice
President, and also sits on the board of the American Society of
News Editors. She has more than a decade of experience in training
journalists around the world in social media strategy, community
engagement, social journalism ethics, and social search and
verification.
"Mandy Jenkins has been a vital
member of the Storyful team and we are thrilled to grow her role in
the organization, especially as we continue to evolve into a
world-class social newsroom," said Sharb Farjami, CEO of Storyful.
"We cover a wide variety of stories and topics with our newsroom
partners every day and we rely on Mandy's leadership and our team
of expert journalists to provide the insights and analysis our
partners need."
About Storyful
Storyful, a division of News Corp
(NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV), is a social insights and
content company combining world-class journalism with unique access
to data and proprietary technology to find insights and content for
media and brand partners. Their expertise allows them to
contextualize stories and verify content to find the truth in the
vast landscape of social noise.
Founded as the first social news agency by three Irish
journalists during the Arab Spring, Storyful was created out of the
need to break the news faster and utilize social content to add
context around the stories being told by journalists. Storyful now
provides the same intelligence to brands to help them proactively
analyze social activity to understand their audience, create
targeted content, and inform their messaging and strategy.
About News Corp
News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX:
NWS, NWSLV) is a global, diversified media and information services
company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and
engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The company
comprises businesses across a range of media, including: news and
information services, book publishing, digital real estate
services, and cable network programming and pay-TV distribution in
Australia. Headquartered in
New York, the activities of News
Corp are conducted primarily in the
United States, Australia,
and the United Kingdom. More
information: http://www.newscorp.com.
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