Jenna Pirog is the deputy editor of strategic initiatives at The Washington Post, working on ways to incorporate emerging technologies, including augmented reality, machine learning and artificial intelligence, into the newsroom. Previously Jenna was the senior director of video and immersive experiences at National Geographic Partners, where she led an editorial team of producers, designers and editors working across a variety of mediums — from 360 film series and VR/AR experiences to short documentaries and Instagram/Snapchat storytelling. She was The New York Times’ first virtual reality editor, where she produced fifteen immersive projects, including “The Displaced,” which won the 2016 World Press Award for Innovative Storytelling, and “The Fight for Falluja,” which was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy.
