Rest of World seeks a China editor
Rest of World is an international journalism publication dedicated to surfacing and showcasing the surprising and unintended effects of tech in places that get little attention from mainstream Western news outlets. Since launching last year, we have published stories from over 70 countries, anchored by our editors and reporters in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin […]
Shah hired as editorial director at Rest of World
Khushbu Shah has joined Rest of World as editorial director, managing the daily editorial operations and helping set editorial priorities and standards. Rest of World covers global technology news. She joins from The Fuller Project, the nonprofit newsroom that focuses on reporting on women, where she was editor-in-chief. She also served as managing editor of […]
Turk joins Rest of World as features director
Rest of World has hired Victoria Turk as features director. She recently served as 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 editor, Motherboard at Vice. She has also worked […]
Rest of World hires Punit as South Asia editor
Rest of World has tapped Itika Sharma Punit as South Asia editor, helping to build coverage on how technology intersects with the lives of people in the world’s most populous region. For the past 6 years, Punit has been with Quartz, where she has worked as a writer, tech editor for India, co-editor for India […]
Rest of World seeks a reporter for Southeast Asia
Rest of World is an international journalism publication that’s focused on exploring the impact of technology beyond the Western bubble. Our goal is to surface and showcase the often surprising and unintended effects of tech in places that get little attention from mainstream global news outlets. Since launching last year, Rest of World has published […]
Rest of World hires Hilton as Asia editor
Sarah Hilton has joined tech news site Rest of World as Asia editor covering Southeast Asia, Japan and the Koreas. She will be based in Tokyo. Recently, Hilton was an assistant editor on the award-winning Big Story desk at Nikkei Asia. Before that, she held the post of staff writer and translator. She has also […]
Rest of World seeks an Africa editor
Rest of World is a new international journalism publication that’s focused on exploring the impact of technology beyond the Western bubble. Our goal is to surface and showcase the often surprising and unintended effects of tech in places that get little attention from mainstream news outlets. Since launching last year, Rest of World has published […]
Tech news site Rest of World hires two new reporters
Tech news site Rest of World has hired two new reporters. Abubakar Idris will join as its Africa reporter, bringing stories from across the region on its growing tech ecosystem. He’ll be based in Lagos, Nigeria. Idris has contributed to Quartz and was a writer for TechNext, a website in Nigeria. He has also been […]
The strategy behind tech coverage at Rest of World
Alex Kantrowitz of Big Technology podcast interviewed Rest of World founder Sophie Schmidt and senior editor Louise Matsakis about its strategy for covering technology news outside of the United States and Europe. Here is an excerpt: I like how your publication just digs a little deeper Sophie Schmidt: The knowledge gap is enormous. I still have people pitching these things like, […]
Guest named enterprise editor of Rest of World
Peter Guest has been promoted to enterprise editor of Rest of World, which reports on the impact of technology beyond the Western bubble. He will work with freelance reporters and editors to produce high-impact, deeply-reported projects that help connect the dots on trends in international tech. He has been the Southeast Asia editor for Rest of […]
