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Hong Qu

@hqu

Hong Qu is chief technology officer for Fusion who was part of the startup team that built YouTube. He is currently a visiting fellow at the Nieman Foundation, working on an application to help journalists and other users better follow stories though Twitter.

Hong Qu, NF ’13

A member of the startup team that built YouTube, Qu uses his technical knowledge to develop tools for journalists My visiting Fellowship at the Nieman Foundation recalibrated my career. I…
September 18, 2013

Social Media and the Boston Bombings

In a breaking news situation, journalists get an adrenaline rush. There is a palpable eagerness to get the scoop, to be the first to bring the story to the public.…
June 13, 2013
Organize the Noise: Tweeting Live from the Boston Manhunt

Organize the Noise: Tweeting Live from the Boston Manhunt

A reporter and a programmer on what social media coverage of the Boston bombings means for journalism
June 13, 2013

Twitter, Credibility and The Watertown Manhunt

Twitter coverage of the manhunt in Watertown marks a wake-up call to journalists everywhere. Even more remarkable are the implications for ordinary citizens who, without a press pass, intentionally plant…
April 19, 2013

From Twitter to Gellhorn via Mexico

Three Nieman Visiting Fellows undertake diverse short-term projects during 2013
March 12, 2013