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Matthew Keys is an American journalist, who is the Managing Editor of Grasswire, a social news site. On October 7, 2015, he was found guilty of giving computer credentials to members of the Anonymous group who then hacked into his former employer. He was sentenced to two years in prison.

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9 Jul, 2015

Joins Grasswire

Austen AllredGrasswireHired0 Comments

Keys joins Grasswire.

Austen and I have similar thoughts and ideas when it comes to the future of news gathering and reporting, and I’m incredibly excited at some of the things that are in store for Grasswire’s community that we both hope will provoke and influence the digital news industry.

Jun 2008

Joins Fox 40

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Keys joins Fox40 news as an Online News Producer.

Was a one-man band for two years, updating breaking news, current events, political, entertainment and sports content. Launched social media platforms to promote content and engage with audience.

His title is changed to “Interactive & Mobile Director” with additional job duties two years later.