Draft:Mark Bauman

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  • Comment: See WP:COI. Early life and personal life sections are entirely unsourced. Where are you getting this information from? Tone remains problematic, for example "many of the best" is promotional and in addition is sourced from the organisation where the subject is CEO. Greenman (talk) 07:41, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Not neutral at all in tone, please do not use peacock words, and instead try to factually describe the subject's accomplishments. For instance, terms such as "award-winning" should not be used in the lead, which should instead sum up what Bauman is known for. Similarly, listing every single thing Bauman has participated in, or saying that he tripled a channel's YouTube views, is unneeded and non-encyclopedic. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 22:18, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
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Mark Bauman is a cross-platform media executive, filmmaker, print and broadcast journalist. He has launched and run a number of global news platforms, magazines and cable television channels.

Career[edit]

In 2020, Bauman launched a digital news start-up called Grid News[1][2][3] with funding from tech entrepreneur Brian Edelman.[4] It won Best Editorial Team of the Year from Digiday[5] and Media Editor of the Year from Adweek in 2022.[6]

Before taking the helm at Grid News, he launched Virtual Wonders[7] - "a multi-platform 3D media company that creates immersive experiences for every major media platform"[8] and is dedicated to scanning the greatest natural and cultural wonders on earth including Chichen Itza, Petra, the Church of the Nativity, and Mount Everest[9] - and oversaw the Smithsonian Institution's commercial media units, including Smithsonian (magazine), and Air & Space/Smithsonian magazines, Smithsonian Books, Smithsonian.com, and the Smithsonian Channel partnership with Showtime (TV network).[10]

Previously, Bauman served as Chairman of National Geographic's Cross Platform Committee, and as Executive Vice President of National Geographic Society television and film production arm,[9] where he oversaw more than 400 hours of programming, as well as National Geographic's Digital Video.[11] He also served on YouTube’s Video Advisory Board.[12] He conceived, launched, and managed the All Roads Film Festival.[13][14] He served as producer, director and executive producer of various National Geographic projects including Wild Chronicles, Bear Island, Sharks of Lost Island, and The Dalai Lama: Peace and Prosperity.[15]

Journalism[edit]

Bauman, who speaks Spanish, Russian, Czech and Italian,[11] was based in Moscow for ABC News from January 1990 to May 2000.[1] He reported on war and genocide in Central Africa, Lebanon, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq for many print and broadcast media outlets around the world.[11][16]

Environmentalism[edit]

Bauman serves on the boards of directors of the Charles Darwin Research Station,[17] the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition,[18] the Marine Fish Conservation Network,[19] Voices for Biodiversity,[20] and the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment.[21] He has advised political campaigns, global NGO’s, the World Bank, and the United Nations on communications strategies. He executive produced the media for Enric Sala’s initial Pristine Seas Expeditions, which have been credited with driving the creation of millions of square miles of protected ocean in Marine Protected Areas and Reserves.[15]

Academics[edit]

Bauman has lectured at institutions around the world, including Columbia University, Harvard University, Russia's Moscow State University, Charles University in the Czech Republic,[22] MIT Media Lab,[23] Carnegie Mellon University,[24][25] University of Chicago,[26] Indiana University Bloomington[27] and the Joseph T. Stukes Lecture Series[28] at Erskine College.[29]

Awards[edit]

Bauman has been recognized with numerous broadcast and print journalism honors, including an Emmy Award,[30] more than a dozen CINE Golden Eagles, Parents' Choice Awards,[31][32] and various film festival awards.[33]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Robertson, Katie (2022-01-12). "Grid, a 'Fuller Picture' News Site, Goes Live". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  2. ^ Fischer, Sara (July 10, 2021). "Exclusive: D.C. journalists launch media company with $10 million+ funding". Axios. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Inside the Very Tough Business of Trying to Disrupt Media". Vanity Fair. 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. ^ "Tech executive invests in digital news start-up launched by veteran D.C. Journalists". CNBC. 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Digiday Media Awards" (PDF). Digiday.org. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Laura McGann Has Reimagined Reporting Using an Intersectional, Structurally-Focused Approach". Adweek.com. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Is this the last chance to see the Titanic?". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  8. ^ "Virtual Wonders". 2019-05-19. Archived from the original on 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  9. ^ a b "Exploring the Details with Virtual Wonders – Thinkwell". thinkwellgroup.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  10. ^ "Mark Bauman". wyse.gmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  11. ^ a b c "Mark Bauman". The Pearson Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  12. ^ "NG Live: The Tech Lab". National Geographic. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  13. ^ "A global storytelling mix". Los Angeles Times. 17 October 2004.
  14. ^ "Festival Focus: National Geographic All Roads Film Festival". 31 January 2007.
  15. ^ a b "Mark Bauman | Producer, Additional Crew, Director". IMDb.
  16. ^ "MLTalks: Mark Bauman".
  17. ^ "Board of directors". Charles Darwin Foundation. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  18. ^ "Our Board". Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  19. ^ "Marine Fish Conservation Network Welcomes Tom Sadler, New Deputy Director, and Mark Bauman, Board of Directors Member". Conservefish.
  20. ^ "Advisory Board". Voices for Biodiversity. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  21. ^ "THIS IS WYSE". Washington Youth Summit on the Environment. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Media School visiting professors include award-winning media executive and NPR TV critic". The Media School. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  23. ^ "MLTalks: Mark Bauman".
  24. ^ "Gigapixel Show". Carnegie Mellon University. 2010. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  25. ^ Mark Bauman: National Geographic and Gigapixel Imaging, retrieved 2024-03-08
  26. ^ "2022 Pearson Global Forum". The Pearson Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  27. ^ "Media School visiting professors include award-winning media executive and NPR TV critic".
  28. ^ "Stukes Lecture set for March 1". 7 February 2023.
  29. ^ Stukes Lecture with Mark Bauman | Erskine College, retrieved 2024-03-08
  30. ^ "ABOUT US". Interact. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  31. ^ Wild Chronicles (TV Series 2005– ) - Awards - IMDb, retrieved 2024-03-08
  32. ^ "WLIW". WLIV21. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  33. ^ "Mark Bauman". Crossing Borders Education. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
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