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American editor and writer (born 1982)
Rocco Castoro
Born (1982-01-23) January 23, 1982 (age 42)
United States
EducationUniversity of Florida (BS)
Occupation(s)Writer, editor, documentary and scripted producer, host
Known forRunning With the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee
MovementNew journalism
Immersion journalism

Rocco Castoro (born January 23, 1982) is an American editor and writer. He graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in journalism. After serving as an associate editor at Satellite magazine, he joined Vice magazine in 2006 as an editorial intern and was appointed editor-in-chief in March 2011, leaving Vice in 2015. In October 2018, Castoro joined Collider as Creative Director of Collider Studios.

In 2020, Castoro became editor-in-chief of SCNR, an online channel partly funded by commentator Tim Pool. SCNR later collapsed following the 2021 United States Capitol attack. Castoro's reporting on John McAfee makes him a predominant part of the 2022 documentary Running With the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee.

References

  1. "Rocco Castoro". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  2. "Can Vice Get 20-Somethings to Watch the News?". The Daily Beast. September 24, 2012. Archived from the original on August 2, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  3. Sterne, Peter (2015-02-11). "Vice E.I.C. Rocco Castoro out at Vice". Capital New York. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  4. "Rocco Castoro Set as Creative Director of Collider Studios, Overseeing Premium Content". Collider. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  5. Will Sommer (March 12, 2021). "YouTube Star Tim Pool's News Site Collapses Amid Allegations He Took a Cat Hostage". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

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