Ryan Broderick
American journalist
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Ryan Broderick is an American journalist. He worked for BuzzFeed from 2012 to 2020, where he was a senior journalist at the tech news desk until he was fired for plagiarism.[1] He has also reported for Vice and Gawker.[2][3] Broderick has run the newsletter Garbage Day since 2019.[4]
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Ryan Broderick | |
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Broderick in 2022 | |
| Born | Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hofstra University (BA) |
| Occupations | Podcaster, journalist |
Career
Broderick wrote for The Hofstra Chronicle, where he was editor-in-chief[5] beginning in February 2010. He also drew cartoons for the paper,[6] and dabbled in stand-up comedy.[7][8] In 2010, he worked for The Awl, where he was an editor.[9]
Following Hofstra, he was hired by BuzzFeed News in 2012[10] where, prior to becoming a reporter, he was a community moderator.[11][12] During his tenure, BuzzFeed named him Deputy Global News Director, BuzzFeed News, UK.[13][14][15] In 2015, he became a podcaster, launching the Internet Explorer podcast, together with Katie Notopoulos.[16][17][18] In 2018, he became a Salzburg Global Seminar guest scholar[19] in a program to tackle fake news.[20] In 2019, BuzzFeed relocated Broderick to New York, back from the London office.[21] From March 2020, Broderick cohosted the Content Mines podcast.[22][23]
In June 2020, Broderick was fired from BuzzFeed for direct plagiarism in authored articles spanning over the course of his entire employment as a journalist there.[10][24] BuzzFeed News issued an apology.[25]
Personal life
Broderick is a 2011 Hofstra University graduate of The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, where he had also sat on the dean's advisory board until his firing from BuzzFeed in 2020 for plagiarism.[26][27] Broderick was in the band Tallboys.[28][29] As of 2020[update] Broderick lives in New York City.[30][17] He is originally from Massachusetts.[8]