David W. Freeman (born 1959) is editorial director of

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News Mach, which AdWeek described pre-launch as 'a new tech, science and innovation vertical'.

Career

Freeman earned a bachelor's degree in English and Journalism from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

in 1981. Since November 2016, Freeman has been editorial director, MACH (science, tech & innovation) at NBCNews.com in New York City. Before that he had worked for

Huffington Post ''HuffPost'' (''The Huffington Post'' until 2017, itself often abbreviated as ''HPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers ...

(December 2011 to November 2016) as Senior Science Editor, Managing Editor of

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's Health Channel (June 2010 – December 2011, SmartmanDaily (2007 through December 2010), as a writer for

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(2009 to 2010), as freelance writer/editor for New Hope Media (2005 to Jun 2007), as editorial team manager for consumer magazines, Adoptive Families and

ADDitude Magazine ''ADDitude'' magazine is a quarterly consumer publication about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) owned and operated by WebMD, LLC in New York, NY. It contains feature and service articles about ADD, ADHD and comorbid conditio ...

, and as editorial director for Boardroom, Inc. (January 1995 through May 2004). He has won several awards and fellowships for his work, including 2017 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism from the

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. In Spring 2017, Freeman was named a

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Media Fellow for scientific and biomedical research writing.Harvard Medical School Announces 2017 Media Fellows: Harvard Medical School to host top journalists for educational fellowships
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External links

MuckRack profile for David Freeman

References

Living people American male journalists Yale College alumni 1959 births {{US-journalist-1950s-stub