Erica Anderson
Biography
Erica Anderson (@EricaAmerica) serves as Executive Producer for Kara Swisher at Vox Media. She oversees Swisher's editorial and business strategy across podcasts, events and entertainment. Previously she worked at Google, Twitter, MTV News and CBS News.
At Google, Erica ran a global effort to help the company improve quality of journalism in product and maintain positive relations with the news industry. She was also one of the organizers of the Google Walkout, a 20,000 person protest against unethical conduct.
In 2010, Erica was Twitter’s first employee from the news industry and played a pivotal role shaping their journalistic views. Her work included the development of satellite long codes (to Tweet from war zones) and journalist access to detection signals (to quickly verify information).
Prior to Twitter, Erica recentered Katie Couric in American culture using Twitter. She is also a journalist, having covered the 2008 U.S. Presidential election for MTV News.
About Vox Media, USA
As the leading independent modern media company, Vox Media ignites conversations and influences culture. Across digital, podcasts, TV, streaming, live events, and print, we tell stories that affect our audience's daily lives and entertain as much as they inform.Our portfolio features influential and respected editorial properties including Vox, New York Magazine, The Verge, The Cut, Eater, Vulture, The Strategist, Polygon, SB Nation, Intelligencer, Curbed, Grub Street and Recode. Off-platform, the Vox Media Podcast Network offers one of the largest collections of popular podcasts, and Vox Media Studios, inclusive of Epic, produces and distributes award-winning nonfiction shows. Powered by innovative technology that scales quality, the Chorus publishing platform and Concert advertising marketplace answer the always-changing needs of modern audiences, creators and marketers.