Franco Piccato Email & Phone Number

Argentina

Ciudad De Buenos Aires, Ar

I focus on driving innovation and excellence across all areas of Chequeado, leading a talented team of professionals to ensure the long-term sustainability of our organization. I am passionate about journalism and believe in the value of fact-checking to enhance the quality of public discourse.I am motivated to leverage my experience to serve Chequeado's community in combating misinformation, a collective effort that drives us every day through fact-checking, innovation, education, new initiatives, and research to increase our impact* Establish the organization's vision and strategic direction for short, medium, and long-term growth and sustainability.* Lead a talented team, fostering innovation, excellence, and a strong commitment to democracy, institutions, and transparency.* Develop and execute the annual plan and lead fundraising efforts for economic sustainability.* Identify and engage with key stakeholders through partnerships, ensuring high-level institutional representation.* Oversee management, administration, and compliance.

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Ar

As the Head of Digital Strategy at Clarín, my responsibilities involve driving the organization's digital transformation while emphasizing technology, innovation, and data-driven approaches to enhance our readers' digital experiences and solidify Clarín's position as a leading media outlet.Key areas of expertise include:* Audience Development: Leading high-performing teams responsible for social media engagement and SEO optimization to expand our digital reach and strengthen connections with our online readership through innovative strategies.* Newsroom Development: Contributing to the development and management of objectives within the Newsroom, providing relevant information for decision-making processes towards achieving targets and continuous improvement.* Metrics and Analytics: Developing and implementing relevant metrics and KPIs to measure the success of our editorial efforts. By leveraging data-driven insights, we identify growth opportunities and continuously improve our editorial content to better serve our audience.* Cross-Functional Project Coordination: Collaborating with Business, Technology, and Marketing departments to coordinate and execute impactful digital product projects. I foster cross-functional synergy, ensuring seamless integration of new digital initiatives.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Cultivated and strengthened successful relationships with news partners in Argentina and Chile, fostering collaboration and trust. Designed and implemented grant and educational programs and solutions that delivered tangible value to media partners. Devised and executed strategic partnership plans with news organizations and journalists. Demonstrated adaptability and delivered high-quality results.Grant and educational programs* Forged strategic partnerships with esteemed news organizations, including ADEPA (Argentina), FOPEA (Argentina), ANP (Chile), Fundación Gabo (Colombia), International Center for Journalists (US), University of New York City, Media Party (AR), and SembraMedia (Latam).* Pioneered grant making programs, such as Impulso Local (Adepa) and Amuna Digital (SembraMedia), contributing to the growth and sustainability of media companies. Identified potential grant opportunities. Conducted research and diligence review for grant-making decisions, including financial and editorial analysis.* Spearheaded impactful training programs for more than 5,000 journalists, editors, and media executives, driving professional development at scale.News Partnerships* Successfully managed numerous content partnerships and licensing agreements, leading to significant product adoption with over 50 news partners in the SpaLatam region.* Played a key role in creating alignment opportunities with publishers and media companies, fostering mutually beneficial collaborations.* Acted as a representative for the company in essential news industry meetings throughout the Latam region.* Guided and supported Latam partners in participating in a subscriptions accelerator, generating substantial value amounting to tens of millions of dollars for news organizations.* Assumed responsibility for editing the weekly newsletter on company programs and product updates, ensuring effective communication and awareness among stakeholders.

Córdoba, Córdoba, Ar

* Led a dynamic team of editors, journalists, designers, and developers to produce high-quality content across print, digital, audiovisual, and social media platforms, adhering to rigorous journalistic and ethical standards.* Coordinated comprehensive coverage of local, national, and international political, social, and economic agendas.* Spearheaded the development of premium content tailored for digital subscribers, enhancing audience engagement and loyalty.* Oversaw audience and product teams, driving collaborative efforts to optimize content delivery and user experience.* Played a key role in shaping the company's business and change management strategies.* Championed diversity and inclusion initiatives within the newsroom to foster a more inclusive work environment.* Led various impactful projects, including website and print edition redesign, successful subscription model launch, creation and launch of newsletters, audiovisual equipment recruitment, social media area establishment, development of TV programs, implementation of KPIs and newsroom goals, and creation of branded content models.* Actively participated in global projects, such as the Google News Initiative, to stay at the forefront of industry advancements.

Córdoba, Córdoba, Ar

Led the digital transformation of the newsroom through planning of journalistic coverage oriented to different digital platforms. Participated in the strategic definition of multiplatform products. Led the Breaking News team and supervised the digital operations of La Voz del Interior and leading news sites lavoz.com.ar, mundod.com.ar, vos.com.ar.

Córdoba, Córdoba, Ar

Coordinator of digital products. Coordination and project management of content, technological, commercial and marketing development teams for the redesign of websites, mobiles and the launch of the social media strategy.

Author and editor of the book "Periodismo Disruptivo" (La Crujía, 2015). Disruptive Journalism.

Cordoba, Cordoba, Ar

Digital Journalism Course

Cordoba, Cordoba, Ar

Visiting professor in the Specializations of Digital Journalism, Institutional Communication and Political Journalism, to teach modules on digital journalism and cybercultures.

Cordoba, Ar

I coordinate the speaker selection team at TEDx Córdoba.

Member of the Executive Board of the Association of Argentine Digital Publishers (AEDIA)

Cartagena De Indias, Bolívar, Co

Blogger at Nodo Digital, news and digital transformation blog.

Cartagena De Indias, Bolívar, Co

Relator del seminario de Calidad Periodística

Professor in the Diploma in Internet and New Businesses, in charge of the Mass Communication module in digital media

Editor of AméricaEconomía.com, in Santiago, Chile. Project management of the relaunch of the site, in its versions in Spanish and Portuguese, and design of the online editorial strategy.

Córdoba, Córdoba, Ar

New media editor at the newspaper La Voz del Interior. Editorial manager, management of the redesign project of www.lavoz.com.ar in 2006 and www.cordoba.net in 2007. Led the launch of a blog platform. Co-author of the Style Guide for the newspaper's Internet sites (El Emporio Ediciones, Córdoba, 2006)

Ar

Journalistic producer of the program "A decir verdad". Channel 8 of Cordoba.

Córdoba, Ar

Radio/TV producer, broadcasting

Social Communication Studies (Not Finished Yet), Periodismo, Comunicación

C.A.E Certificate In Advanced English, Suficiencia Avanzada En Idioma Inglés

F.C.E - First Certificate In English, Suficiencia En Idioma Inglés

Taller De Periodismo Digital Con Jean Francois Fogel Y Guillermo Culell

Curso De Posgrado: “Introducción Al Periodismo Digital”

Diplomate At Political Journalism, Periodismo Político

Iii Congreso Iberoamericano De Periodismo Digital