Verge and STAT among ASME finalists
Tech news site The Verge and health care site STAT News are among the finalists in the annual American Society of Magazine Editors annual National Magazine Awards. The Verge is a finalist in the general excellence, news, sports and entertainment category while STAT is a finalist in the general excellence special interest category. The Economist […]
Rest of World hires Sengupta as South Asia editor
Rest of World has hired Durga Sengupta as its South Asia editor. Sengupta was previously the Southeast Asia Desk Editor for The Ken, where she worked for nearly five years. During that time, she worked closely with reporters across the organization to sharpen their pitches; to ideate, edit, and put out deeply reported long-form and […]
Rest of World seeks an Africa reporter
Rest of World is looking for an energetic, experienced, and enterprising reporter with a sophisticated understanding of the effects of technology across Africa to join our team. The ideal candidate is someone who is open to experimenting with story formats, and will jump at the opportunity to write about the rush among African startups to spend money […]
Washington Post hires Tobin to cover China tech and business
Meaghan Tobin has been hired by The Washington Post as a China correspondent, with a focus on business and technology. Tobin is a proficient speaker of Mandarin whose deep knowledge of China and flair for storytelling have been evident in her recent work as a China technology reporter for Rest of World. First as a […]
Rest of World hires Adeleke as Africa editor
Rest of World has hired David Adeleke as Africa editor. Recently, Adeleke 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 tech scene. He was […]
Punit and Yar promoted to deputy editor roles at Rest of World
Itika Sharma Punit and Cengiz Yar have been promoted to deputy editors at Rest of World. They will start their new roles on Jan. 1, 2023. Since joining Rest of World as South Asia editor last year, Punit has shaped coverage from one of the most exciting regions in the world. In addition to developing core coverage areas from […]
Rest of World hires Brandom as US tech editor
Rest of World has hired Russell Brandom as its U.S. technology editor. At Rest of World, Brandom will lead coverage of how big, U.S.-based tech firms such as Apple, Amazon, and Meta operate outside the West. He will also launch a newsletter. Brandom previously was policy editor of tech news site The Verge. He had been in that […]
Rest of World hires Schoenmakers as features editor
Kevin Schoenmakers has been hired by Rest of World as features editor. Schoenmakers was previously a features editor at Sixth Tone in Shanghai, where he worked on stories covering themes including air pollution, illegal surrogacy, livestreaming startups, bitcoin mining, and everything in between. As a freelance reporter, he has covered China’s society, environment, and media. […]
Rest of World promotes Zelenko to executive editor
Rest of World editor in chief Anup Kaphle sent out the following on Monday: We’re very happy to announce two important promotions at Rest of World: Michael Zelenko has been promoted to executive editor of Rest of World, while Khushbu Shah O’Shea will take on a new role as Head of Development for the publication. Both roles […]
How Rest of World balances U.S. vs. international staff
Sara Guaglione of Digiday interviewed Rest of World editor in chief Anup Kaphle about how the technology news site balances U.S. coverage with international coverage. Here is an excerpt: Why is this so important to you? Kaphle: Who gets to tell these stories is a central priority for us – particularly for me, because I came to the […]
