Benjamin Chertoff
Benjamin Chertoff is a journalist, photographer and video producer. He is most known for his work on the
Popular Mechanics Show, the weekly podcast of Popular Mechanics magazine.[1]
He is currently a freelance photojournalist, writer and documentary producer.
Biography
Benjamin Chertoff is a
freelancing for several national magazines, he then worked at Men's Journal. In 2003 he helped start the political non-profit Music for America. He moved to Popular Mechanics in September, 2004. There, he worked as the magazine's research editor, and helped to manage the reporting for magazine's March, 2005 9/11: Debunking The Myths story, as well as the magazine's coverage of the aftermath to Hurricane Katrina, and many other aviation, military and technology stories. He held the position of Online Editor of Popular Mechanics, and edited all the digital outlets of Popular Mechanics Magazine.[2]
The magazine's investigation of 9/11 conspiracy theories was the first of its kind. Chertoff has stated that the magazine's editors decided to investigate 9/11 Myths after seeing
Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts
, which greatly expanded on the original story, including new myths and much more detail than could fit in the original, magazine article.
In 2007, Benjamin Chertoff left Popular Mechanics and began producing video and audio content for AOL's Switched.com, among other verticals. He currently lives in New York City, where he is a freelance photojournalist, photographer and documentary video producer.
Disputed family background
Proponents of the
Department of Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff because they share the same last name.[4] However, Chertoff has repeatedly denied this claim, most notably in the September 11, 2006 issue of U.S. News & World Report, stating "no one in my family has ever met anyone related to Michael Chertoff".[4]
In an audio interview, he noted that any possible relationship would likely only be found in "19th-century Belarus", and that his mother has described any such possible relationship as "distant".[2]
Coverage
He has been referred to by
ABC news.[9]
References
- ^ The Popular Mechanics Show: All Podcast Episodes – Popular Mechanics
- ^ a b "9/11: Debunking the Myths". Archived from the original on 2008-09-23.
- ^ Fahrenheit 2777: Scientific American
- ^ a b "Viewing 9/11 From a Grassy Knoll" Archived 2007-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, Will Sullivan, U.S. News & World Report, March 9, 2006
- ^ "Coast to Coast AM – Coast Insider".
- ^ Beauty in Iraq – Reporting for Duty
- ^ CNN.com – Transcripts
- ^ CNN.com – Transcripts
- ^ ABC News: Car of the Future May Drive You
External links
- Odeo podcast with Benjamin Chertoff
- Personal website of Benjamin Chertoff