CNET seeks a personal finance writer
CNET is looking for a versatile writer who can help readers navigate some of life’s most consequential financial decisions — from shopping for a mortgage to applying for a student loan to filing taxes. Are you the go-to resource for friends and family when they’re mulling a big financial decision? Are you interested in the […]
The Markup hires Kerr to cover labor
The Markup has hired CNET senior reporter Dara Kerr to cover labor. Kerr has been covering the on-demand economy and tech culture. She previously was a freelance reporter who wrote stories on everything from El Salvador’s civil war to an Oakland shepherd who uses goats to prevent wildfires. Kerr holds degrees from New York University, Columbia University and […]
The Markup hires CNET’s Ng to cover privacy
Tech news site The Markup has hired CNET’s Alfred Ng to cover privacy. Ng is a senior reporter for CNET News. He was raised in Brooklyn and previously worked on the New York Daily News’s social media and breaking news teams. He joined CNET in September 2016. He previously worked as the associate engagement editor at […]
Why Red Ventures bought CNET
CNET editor in chief Connie Guglielmo interviewed Red Ventrues CEO Ric Elias about the company’s purchase of the technology site. Here is an excerpt: Q: Why CNET Media Group? What is it about what we do that drew your attention? Elias: First, let me state the obvious: The CNET Media Group platform includes some of the most […]
CNET senior reporter Rubin leaving for Mastercard
Ben Fox Rubin, a senior reporter at CNET, is leaving the technology news site for a job at Mastercard. His last day is Friday. “I have loved my time at CNET and as a reporter. It’s sad to leave but I’m excited to see what’s next,” he said on Twitter. He has been with CNET […]
RedVentures to acquire CNET for $500 million
ViacomCBS Inc. is close to selling CNET Media Group to Red Ventures LLC, according to people familiar with the matter, for $500 million, reports Benjamin Mullin of The Wall Street Journal. Mullin writes, “Red Ventures, a media and technology company, is expected to pay about $500 million to acquire the network of websites, which includes CNET, […]
ViacomCBS in talks to sell CNET for $500 million
ViacomCBS Inc. is in talks to sell technology news and reviews site CNET to digital-media holding company Red Ventures LLC, reports Benjamin Mullin and Sahil Patel of The Wall Street Journal. Mullin and Patel report, “The price being discussed for CNET is about $500 million, some of the people said. The deal isn’t final and talks could break down, […]
Covering the tech boom at CNET, and learning about tech coverage
Ina Fried, a technology correspondent at Axios, writes about the decade she spent at CNET, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Fried writes, “But when we ventured outside our tech home turf, people often hadn’t heard of CNET. Some thought we were calling from CNN, a notion we didn’t always immediately dispossess them of. “As […]
CNET looks at its 25-year history
Tech news site CNET has put together a look at its history as it celebrates 25 years in existence. You’ll want to watch to see an early Ryan Seacrest.
When CNET was banned by Google
Elinor Mills of CNET writes about the time that the tech news site was banned by Google. Mills writes, “After I pitched the story to my editor, Jim Kerstetter, I spent a month researching and reporting the ins and outs of Google’s products and policies, trying to understand what data the company collected and how that […]
