Executive editor Pearson among the Vice layoffs

Jordan Pearson, the executive editor of technology coverage at Vice, was among the layoffs earlier this week. Pearson ran its Motherboard technology and science site. He previously had been managing editor and a senior editor. He started at Motherboard as a staff writer and was executive producer of its “Cryptoland” documentary series. Pearson holds a […]

Gault, host of CYBER podcast, among those laid off at Vice

Matthew Gault, host and producer of the “CYBER” podcast for Vice’s Motherboard, was among those laid off. “Working with the wonderful people at Motherboard was the honor of my life,” he wrote on Twitter. “Hosting CYBER was a joy.” Gault joined Vice in September 2015 as a contributing editor. He also worked at Reuters as […]

Motherboard EIC Koebler set to depart

Jason Koebler, editor-in-chief of Motherboard, is set to leave. He has been with Vice Media for more than a decade, when he joined Motherboard as a senior staff writer in May 2013. Previously, Koebler was a science and technology reporter at U.S. News & World Report. He interned at Washingtonian Magazine and was an editorial […]

Motherboard exec editor Maiberg to depart

Motherboard’s executive editor Emanuel Maiberg is set to depart in the coming weeks. He joined in May 2016 as a weekend editor. He has also held the posts of news editor and managing editor. Maiberg freelanced for The Atlantic, IGN, Mashable, GamePro, Macworld and J Weekly. He was an editorial assistant at the research and […]

Freelance journalist Gault joins Motherboard

Matthew Gault has joined Motherboard’s staff where he was previously freelancing and working as a contributing editor for more than 5 years. Gault is a multimedia journalist who has freelanced and had his work featured in publications, including Vice, Reuters, The New York Times, The Daily Beast, and War Is Boring where he also served […]

Vice-owned Motherboard makes two new hires

Motherboard, a tech-focused publication owned by Canadian-based Vice Media, and has made two new hires. The online magazine and video channel focuses on the way human beings interact with technology as well as modern science news. The publication announced that it hired Janus Rose as a senior editor who will be focusing on algorithmic justice, […]