# David Churbuck

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{{Short description|American journalist}}
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| occupation    = Blogger, writer
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| known_for     = Co-founder of [forbes.com](/source/Forbes)
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''' David Churbuck''' is a [blog](/source/blog)ger,<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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Massachusetts) statehouse bureau chief for the ''[Lawrence Eagle-Tribune](/source/Lawrence_Eagle-Tribune)''.<ref name=bio /> In 1988, he joined ''[Forbes](/source/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](/source/McKinsey_%26_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](/source/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](/source/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>

==References==
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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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