The Verge hires Robison to cover artificial intelligence
Kylie Robison is joining The Verge as senior AI reporter, where she’ll lead the technology publication’s coverage of artificial intelligence. She will start May 6. She’ll work closely with The Verge’s policy and tech teams, delivering must-read coverage around the people and companies shaping the future of AI, how the technology is being developed and […]
WSJ union authorizes strike vote
Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees board authorized a strike vote to be conducted by its members working at Dow Jones & Co. The member referendum will be the first such vote in the union’s 87-year history. “Today, the IAPE Board of Directors responded to a call for action,” said Local 1096 President Jodi Green. “That […]
SoCal News Group seeks an assistant biz editor
The Southern California News Group is seeking an assistant editor to help its jobs and real estate coverage, which includes everything from retail openings and closings, to important startups and business relocations and the chaotic labor scene across the region. If you’re a strong editor and writer, passionate about digital journalism and breaking news, this […]
Tech reporter Krietzberg departs TheStreet for new opportunity
Ian Krietzberg, a tech reporter for TheStreet.com, is leaving for a new opportunity. He has been at TheStreet since April 2023. He has been covering AI companies, safety, regulation and ethics extensively. As an offshoot of his tech coverage, Krietzberg additionally covers Elon Musk and his many companies, namely Tesla and SpaceX. Krietzberg has previously […]
The problem with tech journalism
Timothy B. Lee writes in Asterisk magazine about why a lot of technology reporting is superficial. Lee writes, “The awkward reality is that tech journalism is the way it is because that’s mostly what consumers want. Nobody is explicitly asking for technology coverage that lacks depth or nuance, of course. But journalism like this is […]
WSJ names Douglass its deputy social strategy editor
Megan Douglass has been named deputy social strategy editor at The Wall Street Journal. Douglass previously led the visual storytelling team, which creates and produces news experiences across vertical, visual-first channels like Instagram, Google, Snapchat and more. She is a veteran of the Journal, where she started her career as an intern. Previous stints include senior […]
Business Insider’s Ridley joining The Female Lead
Business Insider’s Louise Ridley is joining The Female Lead, the women’s empowerment charity founded by Tesco Clubcard entrepreneur Edwina Dunn, as editorial director. The global charity, based in the UK, has 8.4 million followers on social media. It offers diverse and authentic role models to girls and women and supports data, research and science to solve the urgent inequality […]
Viswanatha named Washington enterprise editor at WSJ
Aruna Viswanatha has been promoted to Washington enterprise editor. She will report to Damian Paletta. Viswanatha has been a senior reporter in The Journal’s Washington bureau covering national security, the FBI and the Justice Department. She has spent more than a decade covering federal law enforcement, including the FBI’s focus on China, the special counsel’s […]
Tweh named WSJ’s Chicago bureau chief
Bowdeya Tweh has been promoted to Chicago bureau chief at the Wall Street Journal, reporting to Jamie Heller. Previously, Tweh was a deputy chief in the corporate news bureau in New York. He has worked as an editor in the technology bureau and led reporters on Dow Jones Newswires’s spot news team. Prior to the […]
Fierce Healthcare promotes Landi to executive editor
Fierce Healthcare has promoted Heather Landi to executive editor. She has been a senior editor. Landi is responsible for the entire daily Fierce Healthcare brand and related team of editors. She also oversees the team’s coverage of health IT and digital health news and trends across the country. She has covered the healthcare technology market for […]
