Nick Wrenn
{{short description|English businessman and journalist}}
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Nick Wrenn was born in the United Kingdom and is Vice President of Programming and Events at CNBC International. His career in the UK and US included being Vice President of Digital Services for CNN International.{{Cite news|last=Bowser|first=Jacquie|date=2020-09-19|title=CNN International promotes Wrenn to VP of digital services|work=Campaign Live|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/cnn-international-promotes-wrenn-vp-digital-services/847584|access-date=2020-08-10}}{{Cite news|last=Kohli-Khandekar|first=Vanita|date=2011-04-26|title=Q&A: Nick Wrenn, CNN International|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/q-a-nick-wrenn-cnn-international-111042600010_1.html|access-date=2020-08-10}}{{Cite web|title=CNN harnesses World Cup Buzz on Twitter - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cnn-harnesses-world-cup-buzz-on-twitter/636220/|access-date=2020-08-19|website=archive.indianexpress.com}} Nick Wrenn also worked at Facebook as a Head of News Partnerships for Europe Middle East & Africa.{{Cite news|last=Cellan-Jones|first=Rory|date=2018-11-19|title=Is Facebook a friend to local journalism?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46262522|access-date=2020-08-10}}{{Cite news|date=2018-11-19|title=Facebook to fund trainee local newspaper reporters in Britain|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-facebook-newspapers-idUSKCN1NO1DU|access-date=2020-08-10}}
Career
Wrenn started his career in 1990 as a newspaper reporter in England for Southern Newspapers. From 1996 to 1997 he worked for United Press International as a freelance reporter. In 1997 he started working for Reuters as a freelance reporter.{{Cite web|date=2018-11-22|title=Facebook: 'We have a responsibility' to help local news organisations find sustainable business models {{!}} Media news|url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/facebook-we-have-a-responsibility-to-help-local-news-organisations-find-sustainable-business-models/s2/a730791/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=www.journalism.co.uk}} He joined the BBC in 1997 till 2000 as an Assistant Director, he was a member of the team that launched and grew the BBC News website.{{Cite web|title=Nick Wrenn|url=https://www.journalismfestival.com/speaker/nick-wrenn|access-date=2020-08-10|website=Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo|language=en-US}}
Wrenn joined CNN in 2003 as a Managing Editor.{{Cite web|last=Twitter|first=Press Gazette|date=2007-11-26|title=CNN picks strategic locations for foreign news boost|url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/cnn-picks-strategic-locations-for-foreign-news-boost/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-10|website=Press Gazette|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|last=Hill|first=Adam|date=2003-11-28|title=CNN Gives Wrenn EMEA Role|work=PR Week|url=https://www.prweek.com/article/196836/cnn-gives-wrenn-emea-role|access-date=2020-08-10}} From 2008 to 2014 he was appointed as a Vice President of CNN International Digital Services.{{Cite web|last=Allan|date=2014-10-21|title=Nick Wrenn parts with CNN|url=https://cnncommentary.com/2014/10/21/nwrenn-parts-with-cnn/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=CNN Commentary|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2008-09-18|title=CNN promotes Wrenn to digital vice-president|url=https://www.marketingweek.com/cnn-promotes-wrenn-to-digital-vice-president/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=Marketing Week|language=en}} He then joined Facebook in 2014 and as of 2020 is Head of News Partnerships program for EMEA.{{Cite web|date=2018-11-19|title=Facebook launches major scheme to help fund local journalism|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-local-journalism-community-nctj-scheme-press-media-a8641016.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220620/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-local-journalism-community-nctj-scheme-press-media-a8641016.html |archive-date=2022-06-20 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2020-08-10|website=The Independent|language=en}}
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