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Helen Havlak

Publisher at The Verge, responsible for overseeing the newsroom, managing business operations, and ensuring financial support for journalistic endeavors.

About

Helen Havlak is a seasoned media executive with extensive experience in digital publishing and newsroom management.
She currently serves as Publisher at The Verge, where she leads business operations and drives financial sustainability to support high-quality journalism.
Her role bridges editorial vision and commercial strategy, ensuring the newsroom operates efficiently while maintaining editorial independence and innovation.

Areas of Expertise

publisher media executive

Recent Podcasts

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The Vergecast Vergecast, part two | The Vergecast

Topic: The business and economics of digital media, subscriptions, and ad-free podcasts at The Verge.

01:27:1010,7202181 year ago
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How Planet Earth — and the Netflix homepage — get made | The Vergecast

Topic: Behind-the-scenes of Planet Earth III production, Netflix recommendation algorithms, and technology in media creation.

01:34:262,516452 years ago
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