Behind the NY Times’ one-word tech story
Daniel Victor of the New York Times writes about how his one-word tech tips story published Friday in the paper came about. Victor writes, “At this point, Katie Rogers, another reporter on our team, suggested we give The New York Times a contributing line, which is something we normally do when a reporter has worked on […]
Coverage: SpaceX explosion is a headache for Musk, Zuckerberg
The explosion of an unmanned SpaceX rocket Thursday morning at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station has put a crimp in the business plans of two of the tech industry’s best-known CEOs — Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Samantha Masunaga and Jim Puzzanghera of the Los Angeles Times had the news: The ensuing fireball delivered a blow […]
Coverage: HP’s earnings beat expectations, but stock falls on forecast
HP Inc.’s revenue and earnings declined but beat estimates in its most recent quarter, but the computer company showed signs of stabilizing its declining PC business, its largest revenue generator. Don Clark of The Wall Street Journal had the news: The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company said its personal-systems revenue was flat in the latest quarter after five quarters […]
Washington Business Journal seeks two reporters
The Washington Business Journal, the leading source for local business news in Greater Washington, is seeking reporters for two high-profile beats: Economic development Technology/startups/innovation A Business Journal reporter is the beating heart of the organization and the business, with the vital task of pumping news, information and life into our products on all platforms. First […]
San Francisco Chronicle seeks business reporter
This staff writer position offers the chance to cover the biggest story in business today: the world-changing technology scene in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. We are looking for a reporter eager to break news and report features ahead of competitors, and also take on ambitious, big-picture projects. The San Francisco Chronicle must be a […]
Reuters hires tech reporter, investigative reporter in India
Euan Rocha, the Mumbai bureau chief for Reuters, sent out the following announcement: I am pleased to announce that Sankalp Phartiyal will be joining the Mumbai bureau as tech, media, telecom correspondent on our company news team. Sankalp joined the Reuters Delhi bureau in 2015, reporting on the commodity patch, while tracking the crucial monsoon […]
NY Times hires Wakabayashi to cover tech
Daisuke Wakabayashi, who has covered Apple for the past three years at The Wall Street Journal, has been hired by the New York Times to cover Google. He will start in San Francisco on Aug. 29. In a note to the staff, business editor Dean Murphy wrote, “He has distinguished himself there with aggressive coverage […]
NBC News seeks tech/innovation editor
NBC News Digital is seeking an editor (who also be a tinkerer, builder, futurist, or dreamer in his/her spare time) to drive our coverage of Technology & Innovation and how they will shape our future. This editor is responsible for delivering original, impactful, engaging, discussible and shareable content for a newly-constituted section on NBCNews.com. This […]
Puget Sound Business Journal hires new tech reporter
Casey Coombs is the new tech and biotech reporter at the Puget Sound Business Journal, an American City Business Journals publication. Coombs writes, “As the Puget Sound Business Journal’s new tech and biotech reporter, I’ll be covering all such companies on the west side of Lake Washington, including Amazon, Zillow, Tableau and Juno Therapeutics. “My journalism […]
Covering Silicon Valley is perilous and fraught with issues
Adrienne LaFrance writes for Nieman Reports about the issues covering tech companies in Silicon Valley. LaFrance writes, “The first time I visited Facebook’s office in Washington, D.C., I was asked to sign a nondisclosure agreement. I didn’t. “Then there was the time I got through an entire interview with a product manager at Apple, only to […]
