Ziff Davis is acquiring CNET for $100 million
Ziff Davis inked a deal to acquire CNET for about $100 million, marking the third corporate parent for the pioneering tech news and reviews site in four years, reports Todd Spangler of Variety. Spangler writes, “In 2008, CBS had acquired CNET Networks for $1.8 billion. In 2020, as Paramount Global (then known as ViacomCBS) was seeking to offload non-core assets, […]
The Information hires Koehn to cover powerful tech people
The Information has hired Josh Koehn to cover powerful people in technology, focusing on politics and public policy. He previously was a senior politics reporter at the San Francisco Standard, Before joining The Standard, he worked as an editor at the San Francisco Chronicle and served as a communications director in the California Legislature. His stories have […]
Rodriguez returns to CNBC as deputy tech editor
CNBC.com managing editor Jeff McCracken sent out the following: I would like to welcome Salvador Rodriguez back to the CNBC.com team. Salvador returns to serve as deputy editor of technology news in San Francisco, reporting to Senior Editor Ari Levy. Salvador was born in Mexico, grew up in Texas and got his journalism degree at Arizona State University. He […]
TechCrunch seeks a senior writer
TechCrunch is looking for a senior writer in the Bay Area who can work with a team of editors and writers to cover innovative companies, both big and small, as they release news that impacts our core audience of startup teams, operators within the tech industry, and startup investors. A Little About You: This role […]
How NYT’s Mickle approaches the Apple beat
Josh Ocampo of The New York Times interviews business reporter Tripp Mickle, who covers Apple for the newspaper. Here is an excerpt: Can you explain your beat to readers? I cover Apple and now, Nvidia. One of the most fascinating things about the technology industry is that, without fail, it changes almost every three years thematically. […]
The Information taps Victor to cover enterprise AI
The Information has shifted Jon Victor to the enterprise artificial intelligence beat, which includes companies such as Oracle and Salesforce. He has been covering Alphabet, the parent company of Google, since joining The Information in 2022. Victor previously covered fintech, banking and payments, including public companies like Lightspeed and Nuvei, for The Logic. His beat encompasses how […]
Woo moves to Google/Alphabet beat for The Information
The Information reporter Erin Woo is now covering Google and Alphabet. She has been covering Twitter, TikTok and Snap for The Information. She previously covered venture capital and startups at The Information and The New York Times, and local news at The Mercury News and WNYC. A graduate of Stanford University, she lives in San Francisco.
Politico seeks a tech reporter
Politico is seeking a smart, enterprising reporter to cover one of the hottest stories in the world: the political and policy collisions as the tech sector upends the norms of society, business and democracy. The core of the beat is social media platforms, both how they shape the national conversation and how governments are struggling […]
MIT Tech Review seeks a managing editor
MIT Technology Review seeks an ambitious managing editor who can level up our newsroom’s coverage and polish our editorial operations. This is an essential role on a busy team with the opportunity to take ownership of several critical newsroom functions, including our fact checking procedures and copyflow processes. We’re looking for a straight shooter who […]
Why tech journalist Newton launched a newsletter
Quentin Hardy interviewed tech journalist Casey Newton about his decision to launch a newsletter, called The Platformer, and become his own boss. Here is an excerpt: Quentin Hardy: You had a rising career in traditional journalism, but left to start your own thing. What was behind that move? Casey Newton: It was 2020. COVID. I was living like a retiree, […]
