Wired is launching a political coverage team

Wired is launching a section on its website devoted to political coverage and has made two new hires for its politics team.

The team will report into Wired executive editor of news Meg Marco, and will focus on mis/disinformation around the 2024 election, policy/lobbying, online campaign tactics, and more.

“2024 will be a pivotal election year across the globe: From Russia to India to the United States, it’s hard to overstate how consequential the coming 12 months will be for major geopolitical players – and how deeply ingrained technology will be in everything from how campaigns are executed, to how information is (or is not) accurately disseminated, to how votes are cast and leaders are installed,” Wired global editorial director Katie Drummond said in a note to staff.

“Wired’s mission here is clear, and it is vital: We must guide and explain the upcoming election year to our global audiences across core Wired coverage areas, and we must break news and break new ground amid what will undoubtedly be the most purely digital, and psychologically manipulative, election season yet,” she added. “From the implications of generative AI to the inevitability of hacks, intrusions, and online manipulation, there is much vital ground for Wired to cover, and to own, where technology and politics collide.”

Leah Feiger has been named politics editor of Wired and will oversee all of Wired’s politics coverage. Feiger joins from VICE News, where she led award-winning politics and gender coverage. Her first day is Nov. 13.

William Turton joins Wired as a senior writer and will look at the intersection of digital ecosystems and political campaigns. Turton joins rom Bloomberg News, where he covered cybersecurity. His first day is Nov. 6.

Additionally, reporter David Gilbert, who joined Wired in September, will report on online extremism, and mis/disinformation spreading on social media platforms.

The Politics vertical will appear on WIRED’s website in the coming weeks.