Rest of World names Labor x Tech editor

Gayathri Vaidyanathan has started as Rest of World’s labor x tech editor. The Labor x Tech reporting initiative explores how tech is transforming work — and the lives of workers in the process. Vaidyanathan’s work has appeared in Nature, Discover Magazine, and The Washington Post, among other publications. Vaidyanathan, who has reported from countries including India, Liberia, […]

Rest of World tech editor Brandom departs

Russell Brandom, the U.S. tech editor for Rest of World, has left the news organization. He has been writing a weekly newsletter about the global impact of U.S. technology companies. Prior to joining Rest of World, Brandom worked at The Verge for 10 years as a senior reporter and then as a policy editor. He interned at BuzzFeed. […]

Rest of World seeks a Middle East reporter

Rest of World is looking for an enterprising reporter to cover the Middle East and become the publication’s authority in its coverage of a region that is undergoing an economic transformation and shaping business and geopolitical decisions globally. This reporter will be in charge of ideating, reporting, and writing about the business of technology and the […]

Rest of World seeks a deputy editor

Rest of World is looking for an enterprising Deputy Editor to oversee the day-to-day editorial direction of our coverage and management of our editorial team, including our freelance reporting network. This editor, who will work alongside another deputy editor, will be responsible for supervising our assignment editors, reporters and regular contributors, and producing rigorous, ambitious and […]

Rest of World seeks an investigations editor

In 2025, Rest of World will bolster our journalism with the introduction of our first-ever Investigations Editor. This role will be in charge of working with in-house reporters and editors as well as with freelance contributors to identify stories that align with our coverage areas and merit dedicated, long-term editorial focus. In addition to conceiving, executing, and publishing […]

Rest of World hires Glancey as executive editor

Rest of World has hired Christine Glancey as executive editor. The new role, which sits alongside our existing executive editor Michael Zelenko, will be responsible for managing and overseeing our daily coverage from around the world. Glancey will start on Sept. 16. Most recently, she served as a deputy editor for standards at the Wall […]

Rest of World seeks a labor x tech editor

Rest of World now seeks to bring on a Labor x Tech Editor to work with the organization for one year to build a robust reporting network and develop a strong pipeline of stories that explore how work is being transformed by tech in communities throughout the world. This editor will be tasked with publishing at […]

Adeleke departs Rest of World

Rest of World Africa editor David Adeleke has left the news publication after two years. Adeleke previously worked freelance for various publications, including The Continent. Previously, he served as managing editor of Business Insider Africa and held editorial roles at Ventures Africa and TechCabal. He also launched and runs a Substack “Communiqué,” which talks about Africa’s […]

Turk departs Rest of World to freelance

Rest of World features director Vicki Turk has left the publication to become a freelancer. Before joining Rest of World in October 2021, Turk was features editor at Wired UK, commissioning and editing Wired UK’s long-form features across print and digital among other tasks. She was also a technology editor at New Scientist and has served as UK […]

Rest of World hires Le to cover Southeast Asia

Lam Le is now a Southeast Asia reporter at Rest of World. Le was previously a labor and tech reporting fellow at Rest of World. Some of her notable reporting covered Vietnamese workers living in factories to keep the tech supply chain going during the pandemic, the illicit Vietnam-China surrogacy trade, and commentary on the […]