Gizmodo EIC Ackerman leaving for new editor in chief role
Gizmodo editor in chief Dan Ackerman is leaving the tech news site to become editor in chief of another tech publication later this year. He had become Gizmodo editor in chief in June. “The Gizmodo team is amazing, and it’s been a privilege to work with them,” wrote Ackerman on LinkedIn. “I’m especially proud of our work […]
Guardian hires Montgomery to be US tech editor
The Guardian has hired Blake Montgomery to be its U.S. tech editor. He has been at Gizmodo as technology news editor. Before Gizmodo, he was a breaking news editor/reporter at The Daily Beast. Before that, he served as a Silicon Valley reporter. He has also worked freelance and was a technology reporter and then breaking news reporter […]
Gizmodo EIC Ackerman sues Apple, Tetris
Dan Ackerman, editor in chief of the tech-news site Gizmodo, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Monday accusing Apple, the Tetris Co., and others of adapting his book about the landmark video game “Tetris” into a feature film without his permission. Blake Brittain of Reuters writes, “Ackerman said he sent his book ‘The Tetris Effect’ […]
Gizmodo’s Liszewski departing after nearly 12 years
Andrew Liszewski, a senior staff writer at tech news site Gizmodo, is leaving after nearly 12 years. He joined the news site in October 2011 after working as a senior editor for OhGizmo! Liszewski also worked as a product specialist for eyeon Software and as a photographer and graphic design assistant for Hatley. He holds […]
Gizmodo breaking news reporter Leffer departs
Lauren Leffer, a breaking news reporter at Gizmodo, has left. In this role, she covered tech, science, and the environment. She also pitched, reported and wrote in depth environmental coverage. Her tweet reads: “Despite a…challenging environment, there are really wonderful people there doing really great work and I will miss many of them. Next stuff […]
How an AI-generated story caused an uproar at Gizmodo
Pranshu Varma of The Washington Post writes about how a story written by artificial intelligence about Star Wars movies caused an uproar at tech site Gizmodo. Varma writes, “Lauren Leffer, a Gizmodo reporter and member of the Writers Guild of America, East union, said this is a ‘very transparent’ effort by G/O Media to get more […]
Serrano swaps Gizmodo for The Messenger
Jody Serrano has joined The Messenger as a reporter covering online communities and social media. Recently, she was an online communities and internet reporter at Gizmodo, where she joined in 2017 as a weekend editor. Serrano began her career in Texas, where she also worked for the Austin American-Statesman and The Texas Tribune. She was […]
Gizmodo posts AI-generated story with errors
Tech news site Gizmodo posted a story about “Star Wars” movies on Wednesday generated by artificial intelligence that contained multiple errors, reports Todd Spangler of Variety. Spangler writes, “‘As you may have seen today, an AI-generated article appeared on io9,’ James Whitbrook, deputy editor at io9 and Gizmodo, tweeted about the situation. ‘I was informed approximately 10 […]
Parent of Quartz, Gizmodo to begin testing artificial intelligence
G/O Media editorial director Merrill Brown told the staff of the company, which includes tech news site Gizmodo and financial news site Quartz, that it will begin testing AI-produced stories. Brown writes: Editorial team, I am writing to advice you of a new context feature that will be added into the mix at G/O publications. […]
Gizmodo seeks a consumer tech editor
Gizmodo is looking for an experienced Editor to run Gizmodo’s consumer technology coverage. As a major part of your role, you’ll run Gizmodo’s reviews and product coverage and will oversee a team of reporters and reviewers, assign them stories and reviews, guide their reporting, edit their copy, and work with other editors to publish fast, […]
