Semafor names Albergotti its San Fran bureau chief
Semafor named tech reporter Reed Albergotti its San Francisco bureau chief and launched “Future Proof,” a new AI-focused show he will host. The weekly video and podcast series will feature conversations with executives, founders, policymakers and investors working across artificial intelligence and technology. Albergotti joined Semafor in 2022. He had been The Washington Post’s consumer […]
Semafor hires Nyanguila as a reporter
Semafor has hired Ruben Nyanguila as a reporter in Africa. He is joining after more than a year as a freelance reporter and will be covering mining, finance and geoeconomics. Nyanguila previously worked on cross-border investigations with Lighthouse Reports and reported for Anadolu Agency and other international outlets. He is a graduate of the University of Leicester.
Semafor hires Bloomberg’s DiMauro
Semafor has hired Bloomberg News reporter Ellen DiMauro, reports Lachlan Cartwright of Breaker. DiMauro covers private credit and has been with Bloomberg for more than three years. She previously worked at Reorg and at the Jacksonville Business Journal in Florida. DiMauro is a graduate of the University of Minnesota.
How Semafor’s Tani covers the media world
Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media interviewed Semafor media editor Max Tani about his job. Here is an excerpt: As media editor, you cover a broad yet deep swath, from business to politics, ranging from major news organizations and media executives to the creators, podcasts, and personalities shaping the industry. Can you share more on your beat? […]
Semafor hires Lim to cover health care
Semafor has hired Politico reporter David Lim to cover health care. At Politico, he has been reporting on the policy, regulation and politics that impact the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Lim spent close to a decade reporting on the Food and Drug Administration and other federal health agencies, working to explain how these institutions, charged […]
Semafor hires Gold as senior tech correspondent
Semafor has hired Ashley Gold as its senior technology correspondent. She will start on Sept. 8. “Technology is perhaps the most important policy area facing Washington — not to mention Brussels and Beijing,” said Semafor editor in chief Ben Smith in a statement. “Ashley will help us own this coverage with the editorial judgment it deserves.” […]
SF Standard hires Jones as tech reporter
San Francisco Standard editor in chief Kevin Delaney sent out the following on Monday: I’m excited to share that Rachyl Jones is joining The Standard as a technology reporter. Rachyl has been a tech reporter for Semafor, where she’s distinguished herself with her perceptive, dogged coverage of AI companies and tech trends. “She’s just so […]
Tech reporter Jones departs Semafor
Semafor tech reporter Rachyl Jones is leaving the news organization for a job on the West Coast. Her coverage has focused on the intersection of culture and technology, especially AI, humanoid robots, and quantum computing. Previously, she was a tech reporting fellow at Fortune and a media reporter at the Observer, where she more closely covered social […]
Why Semafor wants to be the biz news outlet of the Gulf
Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette writes about Semafor’s expansion plans in the Gulf region. Tobitt writes, “He said it is ‘meant to be a first read for people who are obsessed with and need to be obsessed with the Gulf – and we’re very sophisticated about it, not the occasional kind of colourful dispatch from Arabia.’ […]
Semafor seeks a health care reporter
Semafor is looking for a formidable reporter based in Washington, DC, to get scoops and dig into the biggest stories at the intersection of health care policy, politics, business and power. The future of healthcare and health policy is already taking shape, affected as much by AI and blockbuster drugs like GLP-1s as by the […]
