Deputy Editor at New Statesman
United Kingdom
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- Deputy Editor at New Statesman
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- Freelance writer and digital media consultant at Jon Bernstein
- Multimedia Editor, Channel 4 News at ITN
- Editor-in-Chief, Directgov at eGovernment Unit, Cabinet Office
- Editor, silicon.com at silicon media group
- Reporter, Editor at VNU Business Publications
- Education
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- University of Leeds
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Jon Bernstein’s Summary
Dedicated, passionate and experienced journalist who has held senior editorial positions both online and offline.
Ran Channel 4 FactCheck during the 2005 election and led Channel 4 News’s multimedia expansion.
Instrumental in launching Directgov, the website of the UK government.
Behind the launch of pioneering technology website silicon.com in UK, Germany and France.
Excellent writing, researching and presentation skills coupled with intimate knowledge of digital media.
Jon Bernstein’s Specialties:
- Launch specialist
- Digital media strategist
- Team management
- Project management
- Board-level communications
- Columnist/Blogger
- Commissioning editor
- Web publishing
- Web IA
- Copywriting
- Video publishing
Jon Bernstein’s Experience
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Deputy Editor
New Statesman
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
November 2009 — Present (1 month)
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Freelance writer and digital media consultant
Jon Bernstein
(Online Media industry)
June 2009 — October 2009 (5 months)
Consulting, project work, media and social media training - with a little freelance writing thrown in for good measure.
You can read my stuff at:
- My Blog | http://jonbernstein.wordpress.com/
- Journalism | http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/author/jon-bernstein/
- The Media Blog | http://themediablog.typepad.com/the-media-blog/jon-bernstein/ -
Multimedia Editor, Channel 4 News
ITN
(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)
March 2005 — June 2009 (4 years 4 months)
- Launched and ran Channel 4 FactCheck during 2005 General Election
- Helped ITN win its first multimedia contract for Channel 4 News
- Ran Channel 4 News’s online activities on day-to-day basis -
Editor-in-Chief, Directgov
eGovernment Unit, Cabinet Office
(Government Administration industry)
March 2003 — February 2005 (2 years )
- Member of senior project team that designed, built and launched direct.gov.uk
- Ran 20-strong editorial team inside Cabinet Office
- Managed editorial relationships with teams across Whitehall -
Editor, silicon.com
silicon media group
(Broadcast Media industry)
December 1997 — November 2002 (5 years )
- Launch editor of silicon.com, London (1998), Munich (2000) and France (2001)
- Ran and managed editorial teams across Europe -
Reporter, Editor
VNU Business Publications
(Public Company; VNU; Publishing industry)
June 1992 — November 1997 (5 years 6 months)
- Launch editor of Communications World (1997)
- Launch news editor of Network News (1995)
- Reporter on PC Week (1995)
Jon Bernstein’s Education
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University of Leeds
1988 — 1991
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Jon Bernstein’s Contact Settings
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