Ryan Broderick


Ryan Broderick is a journalist who has reported for BuzzFeed, where he was a senior journalist at the tech news desk, and has also reported for Vice and Gawker. Broderick is a 2011 Hofstra University graduate of The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication. In 2020, Broderick was fired for plagiarism.

Career

Broderick wrote for The Hofstra Chronicle, where he was Editor-in-Chief beginning in February 2010. He also drew cartoons for the paper, and dabbled in stand-up comedy. In 2010, he worked for The Awl, where he was an Editor.
Following Hofstra, he was hired by BuzzFeed News in 2012 where, prior to becoming a reporter, he was a community moderator. During his tenure, BuzzFeed named him Deputy Global News Director, BuzzFeed News, UK, and he managed the company's London office. In 2015, he became a podcaster, launching the Internet Explorer podcast, together with Katie Notopoulos. In 2018, he became a Salzburg Global Seminar guest scholar in a program to tackle fake news. In 2019, BuzzFeed relocated Broderick to NYC, back from the London office.

Plagiarism and firing

In June 2020, Broderick was fired from BuzzFeed for plagiarism in articles ranging from 2013 to the 2019 coronavirus outbreak, and in topics such as Bill Gates, TikTok, and WeChat. Buzzfeed News apologised.

Personal Life

As of 2020, Broderick lived in New York City. Originally from Massachusetts, he's a fan of the TV series Game of Thrones. He sits on the Dean's Advisory Board at The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication in Hofstra University.