Tech site The Information to add new products
Technology site The Information plans to launch two new products — one for students and one for professional investors — in the next year. The student subscription will be offered at a 50 percent discount to its regular $399 subscription rate, said Jessica Lessin, the founder and editor in chief of the tech news site. […]
Bunnell, inventor of tech media, dies at 69
David Bunnell, the founder of PC Magazine, PC World and MacWorld magazine, has died at the age of 69. Harry McCracken of Fast Company writes, “Bunnell wanted a share of ownership in Personal Computing; when Benwill wouldn’t give it to him, he walked after just a few issues had been published. (The magazine continued on without […]
Coverage: Yahoo’s earnings attempt to appease Verizon
Yahoo Inc. reported earnings Tuesday that beat analyst expectations but its revenue came in below estimates as the company attempted to soothe the worries of its acquirer Verizon Communications. Kara Swisher of Recode had the news: Analysts had expected the company to report earnings of 14 cents per share, excluding certain expenses, compared to 15 cents […]
New York editor Ruth leaves Xconomy
João-Pierre S. Ruth, the New York editor for tech news site Xconomy, has left to pursue another interest. Ruth had been with Xconomy since June 2011 and the editor of its New York site since March 2013. “For me, it was time to chase other opportunities, and take a plunge into something new,” said Ruth […]
How TechCrunch uses Facebook Messenger to boost its audience
Emmanuel Quartey of Chatbots Magazine looks at how TechCrunch uses Facebook Messenger’s chatbot to get people to read its articles. Quartey writes, “I like TechCrunch, but after I stopped visiting the site daily, the number of TechCrunch articles I read plummeted. I now read TechCrunch articles when they come to me in the form of […]
Hey tech writers, lighten up on the criticism
Criticism in tech writing has become overly pessimistic, writes Nausicaa Renner of the Columbia Journalism Review. Renner writes, “In a recent report, Tow Fellow Sara Watson counters the narrative that criticism has to be pessimistic. There is a lot of room, she argues, for thoughtful criticism that lands somewhere between ominous narratives written by luddites and […]
Fusion names new editor as Madrigal returns to tech reporting
Dodai Stewart has been named the new editor in chief at Fusion as Alexis Madrigal is returning to writing about technology, reports Todd Spangler of Variety. Spangler writes, “Stewart joined Fusion in October 2014, after spending seven years at Gawker Media’s Jezebel.com. In announcing the management change, Fusion president and chief content officer Daniel Eilemberg […]
Bloomberg Technology site is expanded and redesigned
Bloomberg Media rolled out an expanded and redesigned Bloomberg Technology website on Wednesday. The site has staffed with 50 reporters and editors in 12 bureaus — San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Bangalore, Beijing, London, Toronto, Paris, Tel Aviv and Frankfurt During the last year, Bloomberg Technology, under the leadership of Brad […]
Albuquerque Business First seeks tech/health care reporter
Albuquerque Business First is looking for an ambitious and social-media-savvy scoophound who will thrive in our breaking news culture. That person will join an award-winning staff that’s constantly experimenting with new ways to engage readers. This person will cover technology, health care and professional services. It’s an intriguing time on the beat, as Albuquerque’s gunning […]
Bloomberg BNA reporter Marks to join NextGov
Government Executive Media Group editor-in-chief Tom Shoop announced Tuesday that Joe Marks will be returning to NextGov, the company’s federal technology arm, as senior correspondent, where he will be covering cybersecurity. Here is Shoop’s announcement: All: I’m delighted to announce that we have hired a new senior correspondent to cover cybersecurity at Nextgov. And it’s someone many of […]
