Steve Alperin

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

Steven Alperin is best known as a media executive, producer, and writer at ABC News.[1] Alperin is the Chief Business Officer of the news outlet Vocativ, which was launched in 2013 and has established a significant partnership to provide programming to the cable news network MSNBC.[2] He served as Peter Jennings's head writer and producer for most of the ABC anchor's last decade at the helm of World News Tonight.[3] According to The New York Times, Alperin is part of the team leading Rupert Murdoch's new tablet news organization.[4][5][6][7]

Foley scandal

Alperin was later the editor in charge of ABC's website when it broke the scandal involving Congressmen Mark Foley and sexually explicit emails to underage congressional pages.[8]

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.[9]

The Investigative Reporters and Editors Association said the following in recognizing the story for an award:

Acting on information that other mainstream news organizations downplayed or ignored, ABCNews.com broke the first stories of Rep. Mark Foley's inappropriate behavior with congressional pages and relentlessly drove the coverage as it widened into a full-blown congressional scandal. In doing so, these journalists demonstrated the power and speed of the Internet as a tool for reporting and disseminating national news. As new angles developed, ABC expanded on its website exclusives with nightly broadcast reports, a synergistic alliance that set a model for other media outlets.[9]

The ABC anchorman Charles Gibson was quoted as saying he initially didn't think the story was suitable for his program because of its explicit content and the low profile of the subject.

Some debate still exists about the timing of the story only a few months before the 2004 mid-term elections, and to what degree the scandal suppressed turnout.[10]

Awards

Alperin is the recipient of two awards from the Writers Guild of America, including one for the feature "Reagan's Funeral".[11]

Education

Alperin holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BA in government from Harvard University.[12]

References

  1. ↑ brian on Jan 20, 2006 11:38 AM (2006-01-20). "Steve Alperin Becomes Senior Broadcast Producer For ABCNews.com". mediabistro.com: TVNewser. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  2. ↑ http://lostremote.com/msnbc-teams-up-with-digital-startup-vocativ-for-deep-web-storytelling_b41290
  3. ↑ "Inside the Newsroom: Why McWethy Was Special - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  4. ↑ Carr, David (2010-11-21). "An iPad Newspaper From News Corp. - David Carr". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ http://www.wwd.com/media-news?module=tn#/article/media-news/murdoch-does-another-daily-3385820
  6. ↑ http://www.observer.com/2010/great-murdoch-ipad-debate
  7. ↑ http://bigthink.com/experts-corner/silicon-valley-could-use-some-guanxi
  8. ↑ "IRE History | Recent Press Releases | 2006 IRE Award". Ire.org. 2007-03-26. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  9. 1 2 "IRE Awards | 2006". Ire.org. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  10. ↑ USNews&WR
  11. ↑ Jesse Hiestand (2005-12-15). "'Earl,' 'Office' lead WGA's TV writing noms". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  12. ↑ "Steve Alperin". Vocativ. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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