Barr, founding editor of CNET, dies at 64
Christopher Barr, the founding editor of tech news site CNET, has died at the age of 64 after a yearlong battle with cancer. An obituary on The New York Times states, “Barr was a trailblazing leader of the ’90s Web boom. As the founding editor-in-chief of CNET.com, he marked the site’s launch in his inaugural […]
CNET launches smart home tool on website
Technology news site CNET has launched Smart Home Matrix, a new site feature that is designed to help consumers navigate smart home technology. Smart Home Matrix is a feature on CNET’s website that lets consumers quickly discover which connected devices work with each other, and what features they provide. CNET’s Smart Home Matrix matches over 100 […]
CNET seeks reporter in San Francisco
CNET News is seeking a full-time reporter based in San Francisco. S/he will be responsible for covering high-profile executives, industry influencers and key companies. We need someone who can handle breaking news, with quick and expert analysis, and develop and deliver enterprise stories. The ideal candidate is someone who is not afraid of debunking the […]
CNET to start covering tech from disabled perspective
Roger Cheng of CNET writes about the tech news site’s coverage area called Tech Enabled, which focuses on how technology helps disabled consumers. Cheng writes, “Here at CNET, where we breathlessly jump from writing about Apple’s iPhone 7 one day to trying out Sony’s PlayStation VR the next, we know all too well what it’s like […]
CNET hires Ng as a reporter in New York
Alfred Ng has joined tech news site CNET News as a general assignment reporter based in New York. He previously worked as the associate engagement editor at the New York Daily News, where he juggled running the paper’s social accounts with breaking local news stories. Ng is a 2015 graduate of Syracuse University, where he […]
How CNET is expanding its tech coverage
Shelley Hepworth of Columbia Journalism Review writes about how tech news site CNET is expanding its definition of tech coverage by sending journalists overseas to report on how refugees using technology. Hepworth writes, “The effort, motivated in part by an image of a dead Syrian boy that went viral last year and has come to represent […]
CNET News seeks tech reporter
CNET News is seeking a full-time reporter to cover a variety of areas in tech. S/he will be responsible for covering high-profile executives, industry influencers and key companies. We need someone who can handle breaking news, with quick and expert analysis, and develop and deliver enterprise stories. The ideal candidate is someone who is not […]
CNET redesign will run until the end of the year
The redesign of tech news site CNET that began with last week’s unveiling of a new home page — and new reviews pages — will go through the end of the year and include every facet of the site. And then, CNET plans to continuously tweak its look, said Jeremy Toeman, vice president of product, in […]
CNET unveils flexible redesign
Tech news site CNET unveiled a redesigned website on Friday. Vice president of product Jeremy Toeman writes: For our desktop visitors, right now you’re seeing a brand-new CNET home page, rethought, redesigned, re-everything-ed. Our mobile redesign is still in the works (and already in testing!). So not only are we doing this redesign, but, as […]
CNET’s success comes from its focus
Brian Morrissey of Digiday interviewed Eric Johnson, the general manager of CNET’s media division, about the success of the tech site. Morrissey writes, “Tech is a crowded category, growing more crowded by the month. CNET looks to differentiate by focusing on the consumer at the point of decision. That means the expert review remains paramount, Johnson […]
