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WSJ names new tech columnist

April 23, 2014

Posted by Chris Roush

Wall Street Journal technology editor Jonathan Krim sent out the following staff hire on Wednesday:

We are delighted to announce Christopher Mims as our new technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal and WSJD.com, the Journal’s online and mobile home for tech coverage.

Mims, 34, is coming to the Journal from Quartz, where he has served as lead technology reporter and most recently technology and science editor. As a writer, he has consistently provided provocative and insightful stories, columns and blog posts about an array of technology and science topics, from Facebook’s plan to find its next billion users to the history of the pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks.

As a freelance journalist before joining Quartz, Mims was a prolific writer for publications ranging from Technology Review and Smithsonian.com to Wired, The Atlantic, Scientific American, Discover, Slate and Glamour. He has a degree in neuroscience and behavioral biology from Emory University.

In his new role, Mims will produce a weekly column for print and online readers, as well as blog posts and videos for digital platforms.  Mims, who hails from San Antonio and currently lives in Baltimore, says he is “excited to join a team at the Journal that is already breaking the kind of technology news that truly matters.”

Chris is one of the leading tech writers and commentators in the country. I’m delighted he’ll be joining our expanding WSJD coverage team.

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