Little Rock daily ends tech column
Melissa Jones has stopped writing the Tech Spotlight column for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette after 18 years, writes Kyle Massey of Arkansas Business. Massey writes, “Jones had written the weekly column, reviewing computers, phones and gadgets for the business section, since 1998. She wrote as a freelancer, and was a special sections advertising manager for the Northwest Arkansas […]
NYT biz desk moves reporters to Shanghai, San Francisco
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement on Friday: As we continue to flex our muscle on the most compelling business stories across the globe, I’m pleased to announce that Keith Bradsher and Nathaniel Popper will be taking up exciting new roles this summer. Keith is moving to Shanghai to write about […]
Tech news site Backchannel moves to Conde Nast, adds Hempel
Tech news site Backchannel is moving to Conde Nast and becoming part of the Wired network, and it has hired well-known tech journalist Jessi Hempel. Steven Levy of Backchannel writes, “We will still publish on the Medium platform — but as a client, like The Ringer. (A moment of silence, please, for the ‘platisher‘ era.) We’ll be part of the […]
Coverage: Microsoft buys LinkedIn for $26 billion
Tech giant Microsoft Corp. agreed to acquire social media company LinkedIn in a deal announced Monday for $26 billion. Kevin Kelleher of Time has the news: The stakes are high for Microsoft and LinkedIn. This is one of the biggest tech M&A deals ever, topping even Facebook’s $22 billion purchase of WhatsApp. On paper, there is […]
Tech reporter leaves BuzzFeed
Brendan Klinkenberg, a tech reporter for BuzzFeed, has left the news organization, multiple sources have confirmed to Talking Biz News. Klinkenberg had been with BuzzFeed since January 2015. Before that, he was a reporting fellow with Wired magazine. He was also an editorial apprentice at Men’s Health. Klinkenberg graduated from Northwestern University in 2013. Klinkenberg […]
WSJ names cybersecurity, software reporters
Jason Dean, the global tech editor of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement: Folks, Two exciting personnel moves to share with you. Bob McMillan is taking up the cybersecurity beat. As you all know, Bob has deftly covered the businesses of cloud computing and software as a service since joining the Journal […]
Pegoraro: Back writing for the business section
Tech journalist Rob Pegoraro writes about making the switch from Yahoo Tech to Yahoo Finance. Pegoraro writes, “A month into writing for Yahoo Finance, I’m covering most of the same topics and at about the same frequency–with my word count slightly padded by the stock-quote links that are part of the house style at Finance. But a few things have […]
WSJ seeks reporter to cover New York economic development
The Wall Street Journal’s Greater New York team is looking for an aggressive, news-breaking reporter to cover economic development in New York City and the region. The job includes coverage of health care and business, including the city’s booming tech scene, breaking news and explaining what it means for New York City and its suburbs. […]
The 22-year-old tech reporting legend Mark Gurman
Mark Gurman started covering Apple before the first iPad was released — and when he was in high school — and has gone on to the break the news about several new iPhone, iPad, and Mac products, while also providing in-depth previews of upcoming software and services releases. While writing for 9to5Mac, Gurman has also taken a […]
The Information seeks reporters in NY, SF and LA
The Information is looking for reporters in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles for several different new beats, including the future of the auto industry; financial technology and disruption; consumer brands and advertising; and entertainment. (See previous postings for openings covering artificial intelligence and China.) We’re looking for reporters who can break news, write must-read features […]
