The New York Times Director & Executive Producer of Op-Docs & Opinion Video; Producer of Prestigious Award-Winning Films
Adam B. Ellick Biography
Adam Ellick is the director and executive producer of Op-Docs and Opinion Video at The New York Times. He has produced Pulitzer Prize, Academy, and Emmy Award-winning video journalism and films.
Previously, he was a senior international video correspondent and print reporter at The Times covering human rights. He has reported from Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan, Angola, Myanmar, Russia, Venezuela, Egypt, South Sudan and dozens of other countries.
In 2015, he co-produced a Pulitzer Prize-winning video about an Afghan woman who was burned to death by a mob. In 2009, he met Malala Yousafzai and brought her story to the world in a documentary called “Malala's Story.” In 2016, he was the executive producer of an Emmy winning Opinion film about a 92-year-old Frenchman who forged documents to save those escaping persecution. And in 2018, he directed the feature documentary series “Operation InfeKtion: Russian Disinformation from Cold War to Kanye.” He also produced a short documentary with Nicholas Kristof, “From North Korea, with Dread,” as tensions between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un were dangerously escalating. Opinion Video, which he founded in 2018, won four Emmy awards in 2021-2022. In 2022, he was the executive producer of “The Queen of Basketball,” a documentary that earned The Times its first Academy Award.
He has won three Overseas Press Club awards for his coverage of Pakistan and the Arab Spring, and for leading The Times's video coverage of the November 2015 Paris attacks. He has garnered three nominations for the Livingston Award, which honors journalists under the age of 35.
In addition to reporting, he has worked on several digital evolutions at The Times, including as an author of The Times Innovation Report in 2014.
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Adam B. Ellick Speaking Topics
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The Future of News in a Digital, Social and Mobile World
Being a journalist in this day and age is not the same as 20 years ago. As one of the first reporters at NYT to simultaneously report and write in video and print, Adam B. Ellick shares with audiences his insights into the future of news in a digital, social and mobile world. This speech will teach audiences how users are changing faster than news companies and what that means for an informed society. Through personal stories, Ellick will enlighten all groups with his knowledge on the changes the world of journalism is experiencing.
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A Tour Around the World
As a Senior Video Journalist, Adam B. Ellick’s career has been filled with highlights from all over the world. Now, audiences can get a glimpse into his personal world in a visually stimulating presentation. From Arab spring protesters to Siberian Jews to the Bali bomber to a Colombian bus driver feeding 150 homeless people per day, you can go along for the ride of a lifetime. As each story unfolds, you will meet the characters who have changed Ellick’s life and learn about many different customs and cultures.
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Adam B. Ellick is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Future of News in a Digital, Social and Mobile World, A Tour Around the World, The Millions of Malalas: Covering Women’s Issues and Malala: Behind The Scenes. The estimated speaking fee range to book Adam B. Ellick for your event is $50,000 - $100,000. Adam B. Ellick generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Bertie Gregory, Ari Beser, Chris Whipple, Kartiki Gonsalves and Waad al-Kateab. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Adam B. Ellick for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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