“The reality is he still has a huge audience; he still has a huge amount of followers on social media. So there’s no reason not to use that audience and continue to engage them with content that goes along with the senator’s message,” said Armand Aviram, a senior media producer for Sanders.
VOX. Where Bernie Sanders's Online Army Goes Now.
October 26, 2020
Aviram in 2017 described Sanders as “viral gold” in an interview with Salon — and the campaign is trying to combine that with the NowThis style to create more attention-grabbing content.
VOX. Bernie Sanders is Winning the Internet.
July 5, 2019
He hired Armand Aviram, a veteran of NowThis, to create an online video presence that NBC News dubbed “Bernie TV.”
Huffington Post. Why Bernie Sanders’ Supporters Say He’s Still the Right Choice for 2020.
February 20, 2019
Another pair that have helped Sanders build a digital media juggernaut out of his Senate office — media producer Armand Aviram and digital director Georgia Parke — are likely to be part of his 2020 team, too.
Politico. Bernie Sanders Staffs Up for 2020.
January 14, 2019
Sanders’s press staff — three aides, including Armand Aviram, a former producer at NowThis News, and three paid interns — published 550 original short, policy-focused videos on Facebook and Twitter in 2017 alone.
New York Magazine. Bernie Sanders is Quietly Building a Digital Empire.
April 22, 2018
His staff posts as many as five videos a day – often just packaging, adding context and slapping a logo onto Sanders’ remarks in TV interviews or at public events. Sanders brought on NowThis News’ Armand Aviram to help produce them.
CNN. Bernie Sanders is Showing How He’d Run Against Trump in 2020.
February 3, 2018
He hired Armand Aviram, a former producer from NowThis News, and cameras now follow him everywhere; in 2017, the team published 550 short videos for Facebook and Twitter. They are enormously popular...
New York Magazine. Inside of Bernie Sanders’s Head.
November 25, 2018
“Bernie is viral gold,” said Armand Aviram, whom Sanders recently hired to produce short-form videos like the ones he made for NowThis, a buzzy millennial-focused media outlet.
NBC News. The Sanders Show: ‘Welcome to Bernie TV.’
April 2, 2017
"In light of Senator Bernie Sanders’ recently introduced “Medicare for All” bill, Arcade Fire’s Win Butler sat down with Sen. Sanders’ Media Producer Armand Aviram to discuss the differences between the Canadian and American health care systems."
Pitchfork. Win Butler Talks Universal Health Care With Bernie Sanders’ Team: Watch.
September 27, 2017
When we heard about “Berning Up Brooklyn” from organizer Armand Aviram, we thought it would be a great opportunity to ask a few (mostly serious) questions about the variable statuses quo of Bernie-endorsing activities.
Brooklyn Mag. A Bernie Sanders Fundraiser in Bushwick.
September 8, 2015
Aviram also took the time to tap into the Bushwick arts community to contribute “Bernie-inspired art.”
Bedford + Bowery. Support Sanders by Berning up Brooklyn.
September 18, 2015
“I was a music teacher for eight or nine years, and I was a show director at School of Rock for three or four years, so the truth is I had a ton of experience doing the exact same thing, but with kids, not professional musicians,” said Aviram. “So this kind of thing is very much in my wheelhouse.”
Brooklyn Paper. Musician Organizes Benefit Concert for Bernie Sanders.
September 29, 2015
In e-mails to HuffPost Arts, Show Director Armand Aviram from School of Rock waxed nostalgic about the upcoming concert at Joe’s Pub in New York. For the first time in front of an audience, kids will perform alt-rock hits from the heyday of MTV Unplugged.
Huffington Post. School of Rock Covers Unplugged 90’s Hits at Joe’s Pub.
January 11, 2012