Erica Berenstein

New York, United States

Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Head of Video at Business Insider

Journalist. Curious human. EP of News and Doc @thisisinsider @InsiderNews...@nytimes + @afp + @wsj + @IndependentMag + @winesearcher alum. RT ≠ endorsement

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Business Insider's YouTube channel surpasses 10 million subscribers, earning a Diamond Play Button

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Erica Berenstein |Barbara Corbellini Duarte |Bárbara Duarte |Henry Blodget

Business Insider YouTube channel Business Insider 2025-04-30T16:15:10Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? .
Business Insider YouTube channel wins two 2025 Webby Awards

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.nl | Erica Berenstein

Business Insider's YouTube channel has won a Webby Winner and People's Voice Winner in the category of Business Video & Film at the 2025 Webby Awards . The Business Video & Film category acknowledges original digital or streaming series, or video channels devoted to the business world. The Webby Awards were established in 1996 and recognize the best of the internet.
Numerous drone sightings in New Jersey spark concerns

Dec 16, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Selima Hussain |Lilian Manansala |Erica Berenstein

Mysterious sightings of what are believed to be drones are stumping authorities, who still can't fully explain what's behind the recent activity in New Jersey and other East Coast states. Mysterious sightings of what are believed to be drones are stumping authorities, who still can't fully explain what's behind the recent activity in New Jersey and other East Coast states.
How a food blogger in Gaza cooks to feed children and stay alive

Dec 10, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Reem Makhoul |Barbara Corbellini Duarte |Bárbara Duarte |Erica Berenstein |Robin Lindsay

Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Facebook Icon The letter F. Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Facebook Icon The letter F. Before the war, Hamada Shaqoura was a food blogger. Now, he spends his days cooking to feed children and displaced people in Gaza. And he figured out a way to reach millions on social media without saying a word. His intense stare at the camera as he cooks various dishes has been easy for many to understand.
A Brief Look at America's History of Political Violence

Nov 5, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Havovi Cooper |Lilian Manansala |Erica Berenstein

Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Facebook Icon The letter F. Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Facebook Icon The letter F. Many Americans are concerned about the risk of political violence in a tight race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But attacks and intimidation surrounding the elections aren't new. We take a look at such incidents in the US, from the present day to the 1800s.
VIDEO: How did Jeffrey Epstein's address book end up in the hands of a communist farmer in Vermont?

Jan 4, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Barbara Corbellini Duarte |Bárbara Duarte |Mark Miller |Erica Berenstein

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The truth behind the experimental therapy that kids say starts with 'legalized kidnapping'

Nov 4, 2023 | businessinsider.com | Mark Miller |Erica Berenstein |Olivia Gentile

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How Dogs Are Trained to Attack US Prisoners

Oct 10, 2023 | insider.com | Hannah Beckler |Olivia Nemec |Robert Leslie |Noah Lewis |Erica Berenstein

Patrol dogs are being used to attack prisoners in the US, leaving some scarred for life. Exclusive reporting from Insider reveals that the same people who introduced dog programs at several US prisons went on to advise at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Patrol dogs are being used to attack prisoners in the US, leaving some scarred for life.
Insider debuts "Moving Isa," a documentary short about one parent's journey to protect her transgender daughter — Insider Inc.

Aug 7, 2023 | insider-inc.com | Erica Berenstein

Insider debuts “Moving Isa”In July of 2023, Insider premiered its powerful documentary short, “Moving Isa,” at the historic queer bar Henrietta Hudson in New York City. The film follows Violet Augustine and her journey to protect her six-year-old transgender daughter, Isa. Born biologically male, Isa had begun confidently communicating that her true identity was female from the moment she learned to speak.