Burt Herman’s Biography
Media innovator and startup founder passionate about rebuilding trust in our information ecosystem and creating groundbreaking news products. Two decades of experience spanning journalism's digital transformation - from AP foreign correspondent to startup founder to nonprofit pioneer.
As co-founder of Hacks/Hackers, I've built one of the world's largest communities bridging journalism and technology, now helping lead crucial conversations around AI's potential. My work co-founding Storify (acquired by Livefyre/Adobe) helped establish social media curation as a cornerstone of modern newsrooms. I combine deep journalism experience with product thinking to help organizations adapt to technological change while staying true to core principles of trust and editorial integrity.