Janofsky joins Recorded Future to launch new cybersecurity publication
Adam Janofsky has joined Recorded Future as an editorial director and to launch a new cybersecurity publication. Previously, Janofsky was working at Protocol as a reporter. Janofsky has also worked at The Wall Street Journal as an editor from 2014 to 2015. Then, he joined Inc. magazine as a video journalist. He left the company […]
Tech news site Protocol struggles with its mission
Steven Perlberg of Digiday examines the tech news site Protocol, which launched earlier this year but has had to lay off some of its journalists. Perlberg reports, “Now, the outlet is an even-smaller player in the incredibly crowded tech journalism ecosystem, building an ad-based business in a harsh ad market and competing for scoops with national […]
Protocol’s Bulwa returns to SF Chronicle as managing editor
Demian Bulwa, head of investigations and projects at Protocol, will be re-joining San Francisco Chronicle as its new managing editor, reports Politico. Previously, Bulwa left his post of metro editor at the publication to join Protocol. Before that, Bulwa was with San Francisco Examiner working as a staff writer. He also held the same post […]
Three additional staff disclose layoffs at Protocol
Emily Dreyfuss, editorial director at Protocol, is among the 13 staff members laid off by the company. She writes: “To say I’m heartbroken would be an understatement. I joined the company with the plan to build something and stay for a very long time.” Dreyfuss joined Protocol from Wired where she was working as a […]
Why the Protocol layoffs don’t make business sense
Joshua Benton of Nieman Lab writes about why the 13 layoffs at technology news site Protocol are curious. Benton writes, “Protocol is, unlike most digital media companies, not overly reliant on ad revenue. (‘I know, maybe more than a lot of people, just how difficult it can be to rely on advertising alone in a […]
Reporter Drange among layoffs at Protocol
Reporter Matt Drange is among the 13 layoffs at technology site Protocol on Tuesday. He joined Protocol from The Information. Drange joined the investigative unit of The Information in March 2018. He recently won the Birger Award from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing as the best business journalist under the age of […]
Mangalindan leaves Protocol as part of layoffs
JP Mangalindan, a contributing editor at Protocol, is among the 13 staffers who were laid off from the tech news publication. He focused on large tech companies and tech culture. Mangalindan had joined Protocol from Yahoo Finance, where covered the intersection of business and technology. He previously worked at Mashable covering the giants of the […]
Note from top editors announcing Protocol’s 13 layoffs
Protocol president Tammy Wincup and executive editor Tim Grieve sent out the following announcement to the staff on Tuesday: Team, When we launched Protocol on February 5th, the economy was strong, the stock market was hitting record highs, and the unemployment rate was the lowest it’s been in 50 years. That was 11 weeks and […]
Field among the 13 layoffs at Protocol
Hayden Field is among the reporters who were laid off Tuesday by new tech site Protocol. There were 13 staffers who were laid off. Among them was Silicon Valley reporter Levi Sumagaysay. She had been reporting from New York covering artificial intelligence and the people and power of technology. Field joined Protocol after being associate […]
Tech news reporter Sumagaysay departs Protocol
Levi Sumagaysay, a tech reporter hired earlier this year by new tech news site Protocol, is leaving the website. “It’s been a wild ride, these 25 years in journalism, which is more vital now than ever. I hope my ride is not over for good,” she wrote on Twitter. Sumagaysay reported on Silicon Valley. She […]
