Gizmodo EIC Ackerman sues Apple, Tetris
Dan Ackerman, editor in chief of the tech-news site Gizmodo, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Monday accusing Apple, the Tetris Co., and others of adapting his book about the landmark video game “Tetris” into a feature film without his permission. Blake Brittain of Reuters writes, “Ackerman said he sent his book ‘The Tetris Effect’ […]
Time to change how business news reports about Musk
Casey Newton writes on his Platformer site about how business news organizations cover Tesla CEO Elon Musk and why they must change their tactics. Newton writes, “For most of you, I realize, it is no longer news that Musk stretches the truth until it disintegrates. At least since he lied about having ‘funding secured’ to take […]
The Information taps Clark as deputy bureau chief for VC coverage
Kate Clark is now deputy bureau chief responsible for venture capital coverage at The Information. Clark joined The Information in January 2020 to cover venture capital. She’s the author of “Dealmaker,” a weekly column on VC. She has won multiple Best in Business awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing for her […]
Overly to host “Politico Tech” podcast
Politico staffer Steven Overly is now hosting “Politico Tech,” a new podcast on the disruption that technology is bringing to politics and policy. He previously was global trade reporter. He has been covering trade since early 2021. Before that, he covered the tech industry’s efforts to lobby and influence Washington leaders. Overly previously worked as a reporter for […]
Masnick’s Techdirt has been chronicling since 1998
Kashmir Hill of The New York Times profiled Techdirt founder Mike Masnick, who started blogging in 1998. Hill writes, “Mr. Masnick has been a close observer of the tech industry’s rise from disruptive force to world-dominating power center, but he has never quite managed to reap its astronomical financial rewards for himself. The best way to describe […]
McGroarty moves to politics and government beat at Capitol Times
Capitol Times, a publication in Wisconsin, has moved Erin McGroarty to the politics and government beat. She had been covering technology and disinformation. McGroarty received her master’s degree in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin. She holds an interdisciplinary B.A. in journalism, history and political science from the University of Alaska […]
The Markup hires three reporters and an editor
The Markup editor in chief Sisi Wei posted the following: We’re thrilled to announce four additions to The Markup’s investigative newsroom. Three reporters—Ese Olumhense, Tara García Mathewson, and Monique O. Madan—and one editor, Soo Oh, will be joining our team. Their journalism will reflect The Markup’s work to challenge technology to serve the public good, be human-first […]
Gizmodo’s Liszewski departing after nearly 12 years
Andrew Liszewski, a senior staff writer at tech news site Gizmodo, is leaving after nearly 12 years. He joined the news site in October 2011 after working as a senior editor for OhGizmo! Liszewski also worked as a product specialist for eyeon Software and as a photographer and graphic design assistant for Hatley. He holds […]
Cheng named editor in chief of CordCutters News
Former head of CNET News Roger Cheng has been named editor in chief of CordCutters News, which covers streaming. Cheng had left CNET in March. CordCutters was previously owned by Red Ventures, which owns CNET Cheng managed everything from daily breaking news to in-depth investigative packages. Prior to this, he was on the telecommunications beat and […]
Bloomberg hires three reporters to cover artificial intelligence
Bloomberg News global technology news chief Brad Stone sent out the following announcement on Friday: Over the last six months, we’ve established Bloomberg News as a leader in covering Silicon Valley’s rapid embrace of generative artificial intelligence and launched a hub for AI news and video at Bloomberg.com/AI. Now we’re delighted to announce the addition of three […]
