Jacob Ward (born 1974) is an American science and technology journalist. In 2018, he was the former technology correspondent for

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, reporting on technology's social implications. He was the editor-in-chief of ''

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'', and from 2013 to 2018 was a science and technology correspondent for Al Jazeera America and Al Jazeera English. In 2018, he became a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at

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, sponsored by the

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Journalism

Ward began as a reporter at '' The Industry Standard'', on the then emerging Internet economy in 1997. Ward joined ''

'' as deputy editor in 2006. In 2012, he succeeded the prior editor-in-chief, Mark Jannot. Later that year he was named one of the "Most Intriguing People in Media" by MIN.

Television and radio

Ward hosted ''The Truth About Traffic'' on the

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in 2009, and was a correspondent for

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on '' NOVA ScienceNow'' on PBS in 2010. In 2012, Ward hosted two shows for the National Geographic Channel: a one-hour special, ''American's Money Vault'', and a second one-hour special, ''Top Secret''. In 2013, Ward left Popular Science to join

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, a cable news network launched that same year, as the channel's science and technology correspondent. After the shutdown of the channel he was retained by Al Jazeera for Al Jazeera English. In December 2018 he began as technology correspondent on NBC News, reporting for Nightly News, TODAY, and MSNBC as part of NBC's Business and Technology Unit.

Personal

Also known as Jake, he stands tall at 6 feet 7 inches.

Bibliography

Essays and reporting

References

External links

Personal website/blog
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