Wagner named Big Tech team leader at Bloomberg

Sarah Frier, managing editor for big tech, artificial intelligence and VC/startups coverage at Bloomberg, sent out the following: Hi all, I am very happy to announce that we are promoting Kurt Wagner to Big Tech team leader, overseeing the reporters who cover Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and more. In more than seven years at Bloomberg, Kurt […]
What TechCrunch’s Silberling looks for in reporting stories

Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media interviewed TechCrunch senior writer Amanda Silberling about her job. Here is an excerpt: As senior writer at TechCrunch, you write features and news about technology and the people it impacts. What’s driving your coverage? I’m lucky that I’m in a position where I have a lot of freedom to follow what […]
WSJ seeks “Heard on the Street” tech columnist

The Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street column is hiring a numerate writer to join our global team. This columnist will produce insightful, sophisticated, and sharp financial analysis and commentary about the biggest issues involving the technology community. You will cover some of the world’s most influential companies—including Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Nvidia—and […]
Android Police hires El Khoury as a senior writer

Android Police has hired Rita El Khoury as a senior writer. El Khoury has covered the tech industry for more than 15 years. Previously, she served as the features editor for Android Authority and was the first managing editor for Android Police from 2016 to 2021. She holds a master’s degree from University Paris Cite, […]
The Independent names Lee its consumer tech editor

The Independent has named Alex Lee its consumer technology editor. He previously was senior tech critic and a tech writer for the newspaper. Lee previously worked as a staff writer for Wired. He is a graduate of Goldsmith’s University of London.
WSJ seeks an international tech reporter

The Wall Street Journal seeks a London-based reporter to cover the most important business story of our age: the impact of AI on the world. This job uses Europe—and the world more broadly outside the U.S.—as a listening post for stories about countries and companies that are competing to get ahead in artificial intelligence. We […]
Wolf moves to tech beat at Barron’s

Nate Wolf is now covering technology at Barron’s. He has been a trending news reporter for the Dow Jones publication. Wolf previously worked at the Daily Dot, where he covered tech, politics, and online culture. His work also has appeared in the Chief, Nonprofit Quarterly, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin. Before transitioning to journalism, he served as a communications specialist for […]
Business Insider hires Roof as editor at large

Business Insider editor in chief Jamie Heller sent out the following: We’re thrilled to share that Katie Roof is joining Business Insider to cover venture and tech finance, deepening our coverage of the founders, investors, and deals shaping the future of technology. Katie is one of the scoopiest reporters in tech, regularly breaking news on moves and […]
Tech journalist Malik dies at 59

Om Malik, a longtime technology journalist who later became a venture capitalist, died on Wednesday. He was 59. He was the founder of tech news site GigaOm, which he ran from 2001 to 2013. Malik was also a senior writer for Forbes, Red Herring and Business 2.0. Since then, he was a partner in True […]
Roose, Newton sign with talent agency

Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, two prominent tech journalists and hosts of the New York Times podcast “Hard Fork,” have signed with UTA for representation in all areas, reports Corbin Bolies of Variety. Bolies reports, “The signing comes less than a week after Roose said he would leave his role as a Times columnist in August after nine years to […]