MIT Tech Review hires Honan as editor in chief

MIT Technology Review announced Monday that veteran tech editor Mat Honan has been hired as its new editor in chief. He will start on Aug. 17. Honan joins from BuzzFeed News, where he and his teams have published impactful, hard-hitting journalism that asks important questions, captures attention, and has won multiple awards, including a 2021 Pulitzer Prize. In his new role, Honan will lead the editorial direction for […]

Business magazines named 2021 Ellie finalists

Business magazines have been nominated as finalists in the 2021 National Magazine Awards, commonly known as the Ellies. Harvard Business Review was named a finalist in the special interest category. MIT Technology Review was named a finalist in the literature, science and politics category. Fast Company and Wired were named finalists in the design category. […]

MIT Tech Review’s EmTech Digital event launches

MIT Technology Review will be hosting its annual conference on emerging digital technologies,  EmTech Digital 2021 starting today till Mar. 25. EmTech Digital is the outlet’s signature event on artificial intelligence and business leadership, especially for technology decision makers. This year’s event will focus on AI implementation through a business lens to help organizations move […]

New Wired editor Lichfield says goodbye to MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review editor in chief Gideon Lichfield, who is becoming the editorial director at Wired, sent out the following to the MIT Tech Review staff on Friday: Hi everyone, On December 4, 2017, my first official day at MIT Technology Review, with the magazine just two days from closing, I decided the cover story was […]

Journalists honored with the 2020 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award

Twelve journalists have been awarded a 2020 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award which highlights their work in bringing climate knowledge, justice, and action to the forefront of public discourse. The awards were chaired by Emily Wasley, Corporate Climate Resilience Practice Leader with WSP USA. Wasley says: “Over the past several years, the field of journalism has […]

MIT Tech Review seeks engagement editor

The MIT Technology Review is looking for an experienced social and engagement editor to help make its journalism a greater force for positive change in the world. As someone who is passionate about engaging with readers of all stripes, in this role you will help the company deepen the bond with its audiences wherever they […]

MIT Tech Review seeks part-time pandemic tech project reporter

The MIT Technology Review is seeking a part-time reporter to work on a three-month contract as part of its journalism project on technologies being used in the fight against the pandemic. This project is an opportunity to use the power of journalism to make a tangible difference by providing reliable information that leads to better […]

MIT Tech Review hires Guo as senior reporter

Eileen Guo has joined MIT Technology Review as a senior reporter for tech policy, ethics, and social justice while continuing her coverage on inequality and injustice. For the past six years, Guo has also been working freelance. Her work has received support from the International Women’s Media Foundation (2017, 2018), the Fund for Investigative Journalism […]

MIT Tech Review’s Orcutt leaving for The Block

Mike Orcutt, senior reporter at MIT Technology Review has left the company to join The Block as news editor. His new role begins April 20. Orcutt joined Tech Review in 2011 as a research editor. Later on, he was promoted to the post of associate editor before moving on to his current post at the […]

Washington Post reporter Ohlheiser leaving for MIT Tech Review

Abigail Ohlheiser, a reporter at The Washington Post, will be leaving her post at the end of the month to join MIT Technology Review as a senior editor. In her new role, she will be writing about the internet culture. Previously, Ohlheiser was with Atlantic Media working as a staff writer. Before that, she was […]