Tory Starr

Director of Social Media, National Programming (WGBH)

Tory Starr is a former social media producer for Human Needs and SafeMode, newsroom wrangler and Social Bear adjudicator at PRI's The World.

Tory works with the teams behind WGBH's national productions on their social media strategies and best practices. Her passion is helping public media producers use social media to find new ideas, engage new audiences, and tell important stories in a new way. 
She joined The World from 2012 to 2015 as the program’s first social media producer, and built social communities around the program's Human Needs (global health and development), Global Nation (feature reporting on immigrant lives in America) and SafeMode (international security through a millennial perspective) verticals.
A compilation of people who spoke to PRI's The World at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

The faces of youth activism from SXSW

On any given day at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, activists know they have an audience for their causes. We've been asking young people on the street, "What was the last protest you attended?"

The faces of youth activism from SXSW
SafeMode conversation with Zeynep

8 things we learned about activism in Marco Werman’s conversation with Zeynep Tufekci at SXSW

8 things we learned about activism in Marco Werman’s conversation with Zeynep Tufekci at SXSW
SafeMode at SXSW

The World explores youth activism at SXSW

The World explores youth activism at SXSW
Kikkoman Soy Sauce

Remembering the Japanese designer who was compelled to create something beautiful after seeing Hiroshima's devastation

Remembering the Japanese designer who was compelled to create something beautiful after seeing Hiroshima's devastation
Scoping out the latest products from SkyMall magazine.

With SkyMall shutting down, hurry up and buy these items before they're gone

With SkyMall shutting down, hurry up and buy these items before they're gone
State of the Union 2015

What Obama didn't mention in the State of the Union

Yemen? Boko Haram? Syria's massive refugee crisis? All missed the cut in the president's speech.

What Obama didn't mention in the State of the Union
Oscar noms

Global themes dominate this year's Oscar nominations

Everyone is buzzing about the Oscar nominations, which were released Thursday morning. But where do you start? If you care about global issues, here are a few suggestions.

Global themes dominate this year's Oscar nominations
The World

Who is the most powerful woman in your life?

We've been thinking about all the powerful women who provide an example for all of us. Share with everyone who the powerful women in your lives are — and don't be afraid to branch out beyond your mom. Though it's okay to nominate her, too.

Who is the most powerful woman in your life?
Charlie Hebdo protests

After Charlie Hebdo, what next? Readers weigh in on the long-term effects of the attack

The shooting in Paris has created waves around the world. We asked our SafeMode community what repercussions Wednesday's attack has already had for free speech, international security, radicalization and activism.

After Charlie Hebdo, what next? Readers weigh in on the long-term effects of the attack
Confetti flies around the ball and countdown clock in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York January 1, 2015.

We look back at our favorite stories of 2014

A cat detective, a song called Chop My Money, and an interview about the meaning of forgiveness — journalists from The World's newsroom in Boston pick their favorite stories of 2014.

We look back at our favorite stories of 2014
Mohamed was important in Libyan's revolution, helping to defeat and ultimately capture Muammar Gaddafi. His younger brother missed out on Libya's revolution — so he decided to make his own fame by going to Syria to fight in the violent revolution there.

2014 was the year youth protesters found their voice and hacking became an everyday fear

From the Sony hack to #BringBackOurGirls, here are the top international security, privacy, digital diplomacy online activism and cyber-warfare stories of 2014.

2014 was the year youth protesters found their voice and hacking became an everyday fear
#2014in5Words

Can you describe 2014 in five words?

When we saw the trending hashtag #2014in5Words, we wondered what our listeners and fans thought of the year in global news.

Can you describe 2014 in five words?
A nurse tests a blood sample during a free HIV test at a blood tests party, part of a campaign to prevent HIV infection among male same-sex couples, in Bangkok September 20, 2014.

Controlling AIDS by treating AIDS

Can we treat our way out of the AIDS epidemic? On World AIDS Day we're partnering up with The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health for a discussion about the "treatment as prevention" strategy for eradicating AIDS.

Controlling AIDS by treating AIDS
An image of Westminster Cathedral, which a local branch of the UK Independence Party mistook for a mosque.

When is a mosque not really a mosque? Ask the UK Independence Party

What began as a standard report by the BBC's Giles Dilnot turned into a Twitter meme that backfired against the UK Independence Party, the anti-immigrant upstart of British politics. The mistake over the BBC's supposed use of a "mosque" might mean the start of American "gaffe" obsession in Britain.

When is a mosque not really a mosque? Ask the UK Independence Party
Noor

Young Lebanese activist joins us on Facebook

Ryan and Noor are best friends. In Lebanon, they are an unlikely match. Ryan belongs to a religious sect called the Druze, and Noor is a Sunni Muslim. Wednesday, Noor joins us in on Facebook to answer your questions about her work imagining a better future for her country.

Young Lebanese activist joins us on Facebook