# David H. Lasker

> David H. Lasker is the Chicago-based founder and CEO of News Exposure LLC. A former video journalist and founder of Nationwide News Monitors, he developed permanent broadcast archives and writes about media monitoring, reputation management, and PR measurement.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at News Exposure LLC
- **Organizations:** News Exposure LLC, Nationwide News Monitors, Network Video Productions, media monkeybiz
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science; concentration in Computer Science - Applied Business, Northern Illinois University
- **Known for:** Founded Nationwide News Monitors in 2000., Built permanent broadcast archives and developed an HD library begun in November 2010., News Exposure grew from one employee in 2011 to more than 30 in 2018, according to its history.

## Career timeline

- **1986–1990** — Attended Northern Illinois University.
- **1994–2003** — Founder, video journalist, and president of Network Video Productions; his professional profile dates its start to October 1994.
- **2000** — Founded Nationwide News Monitors.
- **2003** — Nationwide News Monitors joined a worldwide news-monitoring network with a shared searchable database.
- **2004–2005** — Developed a permanent broadcast archive; company history dates the decision to 2004, while his FootageFest biography dates the archive start to 2005.
- **2010-11** — The permanent HD television library began.
- **2011** — Created News Exposure, according to the company’s history.
- **2015** — Media Monkeybiz rebranding to News Exposure was covered by Chicago Business Journal on November 3.
- **2020** — Listed as a speaker for a May 6 Publicity Club of Chicago digital-content webinar.
- **2023** — Announced as a participant in FootageFest’s Acquiring News Footage panel.
- **2026** — Published guest articles on media-monitoring careers and PR measurement.

## Achievements

- Founded Nationwide News Monitors in 2000.
- Built permanent broadcast archives and developed an HD library begun in November 2010.
- News Exposure grew from one employee in 2011 to more than 30 in 2018, according to its history.
- News Exposure placed 11th in G2’s 2019 Chicago-area B2B technology company list.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Published “How businesses can measure the impact of PR Efforts” in ColoradoBiz on June 30.
- **2026-02** — Published “How Media Monitoring Can Supercharge Your Career” on Culpwrit on February 9.
- **2025-03** — Published “Media Monitoring 101: Negative Publicity” with the National Institute for Social Media on March 25.

## Links

- Website: https://davidlasker.brandyourself.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhlasker

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Last updated: 2026-10-22