Occupation Journalist | Name Jacob Ward | |
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Notable credits News, Popular Science, The Industry Standard, Discovery Channel, Nova ScienceNow Profiles | ||
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Jacob Ward (born 1974) is an American science and technology journalist. He was the editor-in-chief of Popular Science, and is now a science and technology correspondent for Al Jazeera English and for public television in the United States.
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- Journalism
- Television and radio
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Journalism
Ward began as a reporter at The Industry Standard, on the then emerging Internet economy in 1997. Ward joined Popular Science 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 Discovery Channel in 2009, and was a correspondent for Neil DeGrasse Tyson 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 Al Jazeera America, 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.