Protocol hires Yang to cover China technology

Tech news site Protocol has hired Zeyi Yang to cover China. Yang has bene a reporting fellow at Rest of World since June 2020, reporting on startups, entrepreneurs and other topics. He also has been freelancing for the South China Morning Post, Nikkei Asian Review and other publications. And he has brokered and interpreted interviews with Wuhan […]

Protocol looks to add staff, expand globally

Kayleigh Barber of Digiday writes about tech news site Protocol’s global expansion plans. Barber writes, “Protocol president Tammy Wincup would not disclose the publication’s financials from the end of its first year, but said that the publication’s total readership for 2020 consisted of more than 7 million unique viewers. “And to continue that growth trajectory in […]

Protocol to launch enterprise tech coverage

Tech news site Protocol is starting next week a new coverage emphasis focused on enterprise technology. It will feature a biweekly newsletter, news alerts and access to events and research. “We believe this is enterprise tech’s moment and we intend to be at the center of it,” said Protocol president Tammy Wincup. “Enterprise tech is […]

Protocol hires Pimentel to cover fintech

Tech news site Protocol has hired Business Insider senior reporter Ben Pimentel to cover fintech. He starts Jan. 4. Pimentel, who is based in San Francisco, covered enterprise technology and Silicon Valley, focusing on major players in corporate IT and trends shaping the industry, including cloud computing, AI, blockchain, and software-as-a-service for Business Insider. He previously was […]

Protocol hires WSJ’s Geron to cover financial technology

Tech news site Protocol has hired Wall Street Journal reporter Tomio Geron to cover financial technology. He has been writing about technology, venture capital and startups for WSJ Pro Venture Capital and The Wall Street Journal from the Journal’s San Francisco bureau. Previously he worked at a startup company. Prior to that, he was a staff reporter […]

Protocol hires Business Insider’s Williams to cover enterprise tech

Tech news site Protocol has hired Business Insider reporter Joe Williams to cover enterprise software. Williams has been a senior reporter on Business Insider’s enterprise tech desk covering emerging tech. He previously was on the strategy desk covering a range of topics, including artificial intelligence and cloud computing for Business Insider. He also focused on how companies respond […]

Hashim moves to growth manager at Protocol

Shakeel Hashim has been named growth manager at tech news site Protocol. “I’ve loved reporting this year, but have very much missed staring at spreadsheets and launching products — I’m very excited to start doing that again,” he wrote on Twitter. Hashim previously was  a newsletter producer based in London. He was previously an analyst […]

Murphy named special projects director at Protocol

Mike Murphy has been named special projects director at Protocol. “I’m going to be looking after our Manuals projects as well as looking at other special reports as we move into 2021,” he wrote on Twitter. He joined the tech news site in 2019 as its transformation editor, focusing on the industries being rapidly upended […]

Protocol seeks copy editor/web producer

Protocol is hiring a copy editor/web producer. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented, organized self-starter, who has experience in copy editing and producing stories for the web and digital newsletters. You’ll have ace copy editing skills, be tech-savvy, and know how to write headlines as well as social media posts to maximize impact. The ideal […]

Protocol hires Kramer as tech reporter and newsletter producer

Protocol has hired Anna Kramer as a tech reporter and newsletter producer. Recently, Kramer was working as a business/tech reporter at San Francisco Chronicle covering the pandemic’s effects on workers, small business, and tech, as well as coronavirus-related health stories on masks, hospital strikes and virus outbreaks. She has also assisted in instruction and grading […]