The roots of Hacks/Hackers were planted in 2009, based on the interests of three people interested in the intersection of journalism and technology.
In Massachusetts, at a conference organized by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Aron Pilhofer of The New York Times and Rich Gordon from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, proposed creating “a network of people interested in Web/digital application development and technology innovation supporting the mission and goals of journalism.
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Board Members Burt Herman is a journalist, entrepreneur, and technologist known for co-founding Storify, a social media curation platform, and Hacks/Hackers, a global grassroots organization that aims to bring together journalists and technologists to explore new ways to tell stories and create innovative journalism tools. Storify was acquired by Livefyre in 2013, which was later acquired by Adobe in 2016. Herman began his career as a journalist, working for The Associated Press for over a decade in various roles, including as a correspondent in Asia and Europe.