Jacob Ward
| Jacob Ward | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 (age 40–41) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) |
Al Jazeera America News Popular Science The Industry Standard Discovery Channel NOVA ScienceNow |
Jacob Ward (born 1974) is an American science and technology journalist. He was the editor-in-chief of Popular Science, and is now the science and technology correspondent for Al Jazeera America.
Journalism
Ward began as a reporter at The Industry Standard, on the then emerging Internet economy in 1997. Ward joined Popular Science as deputy editor in 2006.[1] In 2012 he succeeded the prior editor-in-chief, Mark Jannot.[2] Later that year he was named one of the "Most Intriguing People in Media" by MIN.[3]
Television and Radio
Ward hosted The Truth About Traffic on the Discovery Channel in 2009,[4] and was a correspondent for Neil DeGrasse Tyson on NOVA ScienceNow on PBS in 2010.[5] In 2012, Ward hosted two shows for the National Geographic Channel: a one-hour special, American's Money Vault,[6] and a second one-hour special, Top Secret.[7] In 2013, Ward left Popular Science to join Al Jazeera America, a cable news network launched that same year,[8] as the channel's science and technology correspondent.[9]
References
- ↑ Levy, Nicole. "Al Jazeera America Hires Popular Science Editor-in-Chief Jacob Ward". Capital New York. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ "Jacob Ward Named Editor-in-Chief of Popular Science". Bonnier Corporation.
- ↑ . MIN http://www.minonline.com/mostintriguing2012_finalists/. Retrieved 10 December 2012. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ . IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502423/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "How Does the Brain Work?". PBS.
- ↑ "America's Money Vault". National Geographic Channel.
- ↑ . National Geographic Channel http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/galleries/top-secret/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Al Jazeera America Goes Live". Al Jazeera.
- ↑ "Jacob Ward Named Al Jazeera America Science and Technology Correspondent". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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