Ben Collins (journalist) (2)
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| Alma mater | Emerson College |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | NBC News (2018-present), The Daily Beast (2014-2018) |
| Awards | Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in TV Political Journalism |
Ben Collins is an American journalist who covers disinformation, conspiracy theories, and extremism for NBC News.[1]
Education
Collins graduated from Emerson College in 2010.[1]
Career
Collins is a former editor for The Daily Beast where he worked from 2014 to 2018.[2][3]
Collins was inspired to cover disinformation-related stories because of the murder of Alison Parker (Parker was the girlfriend of Collins' roommate Chris Hurst). Parker was a local TV news reporter in Virginia and was shot dead while conducting a live TV interview. When searching for Hurst's name on the internet, Collins found different pieces of misinformation about Hurst and Parker. These included Hurst being a member of the CIA, Parker organizing her own murder, and both Hurst and Parker not existing.[3]
On February 3, 2020, Collins published a story about conspiracy theories started by Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang supporters about the cancelled 2020 Iowa Democratic Caucus Des Moines Register poll.[3]
In May 2022, Collins tweeted about the Buffalo supermarket shooter having a toothache and he was heavily criticized for this by other Twitter users.[4]
Collins was temporarily prohibited from reporting about Twitter and Elon Musk in early December 2022 because of comments that he had made about both of these entities.[5]
In April 2023, he was announced as a winner of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in TV Political Journalism given out by the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California.[6]
On May 8, 2023, Collins gave an on-air interview on MSNBC about his reporting regarding the 2023 Allen, Texas outlet mall shooter's ideology.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Luzarraga, Isa. "Five Things to Know About Covering the 'Dystopia Beat'". Emerson Today. Emerson College. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ "Ben Collins is a former editor at The Daily Beast". The Daily Beast. The Daily Beast Company LLC. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Renzi, Erin. "Emerson alum Ben Collins finds success covering dystopian beat". The Berkeley Beacon. The Berkeley Beacon. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ Hedrick, Ryan. "Ben Collins Under Fire for Insensitive Post About Buffalo Shooting". Barrett Sports Media. Barrett Media. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ↑ Steinberg, Brian. "NBC News Pulled Reporter Ben Collins Off Twitter Coverage Earlier This Month". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ Marketing Staff, Communication. "2023 Walter Cronkite award winners investigate untruths and consequences". USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. University of Southern California. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ Schwartz, Ian. "NBC's Ben Collins: Texas Mall Shooter's "Latino Stuff" Is Dwarfed By His Inceldom And White Supremacy". Real Clear Politics. RealClear Holdings, LLC. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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