David Churbuck

{{Short description|American journalist}} {{Infobox person | name = David Churbuck | image =  | other_names = | occupation = Blogger, writer | years_active = | known_for = Co-founder of forbes.com | notable_works = | website = {{url|https://churbuck.com/}} }} ''' David Churbuck''' is a blogger,<ref>[http://www.churbuck.com/wordpress/ Churbuck's Blog]</ref> technology journalist,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080318155422/http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/FineOnMedia/archives/david_churbuck/index.html Business Week]</ref> and co-founder and former editor<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sitrick And Company Opens Boston Office|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2018-05-11/sitrick-and-company-opens-boston-office|access-date=2021-06-09|newspaper=Bloomberg|date=11 May 2018 }}</ref> of forbes.com.<ref>{{cite news |title= Forbes Set to Bring Out a New Web Site |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/12/business/forbes-set-to-bring-out-a-new-web-site.html |work=The New York Times |date=1997-05-12 |accessdate=2008-06-08 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_June_22/ai_62867689 Find Articles.com]</ref>

==Career== Churbuck has over 25 years of experience in print and online media. He began his career in journalism as an intern for ''Cape Cod Times''.<ref name="auto-bio">{{cite web |last1=Churbuck |first1=David |title=About me |url=https://churbuck.com/about/ |website=Churbuck.com |publisher=David Churbuck |access-date=23 March 2026 |location=Cotuit}}</ref> He worked his way up to becoming political editor and Massachusetts statehouse bureau chief for the ''Lawrence Eagle-Tribune''.<ref name=bio /> In 1988, he joined ''Forbes'' magazine as a senior editor.<ref name=bio /> From 1994 to 2000, he directed ''Forbes's'' new media strategy. He later joined McKinsey & Company, where he was responsible for launching the firm's e-commerce online publication.<ref name=bio /> Subsequently he served as vice president of global web marketing at Lenovo.<ref name="auto-bio" /> Later he became vice president of corporate marketing at Acquia.<ref name="auto-bio" /> In 2018, he became head of the Boston office of Sitrick and Company, a crisis management and strategic communications firm with headquarters in Los Angeles.<ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/10716/2018-05-25/people-move.html O'Dwyer's PR News]</ref> Presently, David Churbuck is a freelance journalist.

In 1988 he wrote ''The Book of Rowing'' about the history of the sport.<ref name=bio />

==Awards and honors== *Computer Press Association's Business Story of the Year *National Association of Science Writers' story of the year *Two first-place awards in consecutive years in the Excellence in Technology Communications competition<ref name=bio />

==Personal life== David Churbuck and his wife have three children.<ref name=bio />

He enjoys sculling and cycling.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=David Churbuck Bio|url=http://www.churbuck.com/david/bio.htm|publisher=Churbuck|accessdate=18 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205105755/http://www.churbuck.com/david/bio.htm|archivedate=5 February 2005}}</ref>

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== External links == * [https://churbuck.com/ https://churbuck.com/] * [https://www.cctechcouncil.org/event/breakfast-with-david-churbuck/ Breakfast with David Churbuck] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124151507/https://cctechcouncil.org/event/breakfast-with-david-churbuck/ |date=2023-11-24 }}

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