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 […]
Mitchell returns to LA Times biz desk to cover intersection of tech and auto
Russ Mitchell, who was the technology editor of the Los Angeles Times before taking a buyout at the beginning of the year, is returning to the paper to cover the intersection of auto and technology, a new beat on its business desk. Here is business editor Kimi Yoshino’s announcement: I’m thrilled to announce that Russ […]
Vice hires two business journalists
Vice, whose editorial operations are being run by former Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel, has hired two business journalists. Tech reporter Nellie Bowles has joined Vice from The Guardian and will run its San Francisco bureau. She has written for the San Francisco Chronicle and Recode. She studied at Columbia University, receiving degrees in comparative literature and psychology, magna […]
Coverage: The business of sending people to Mars
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — who also happens to be Tesla Motors’ CEO — said Wednesday that his company plans to start sending people to Mars in the next decade, drawing tons of coverage. Matthew Lynley of TechCrunch had the day’s news: After making a bold adjustment to Tesla Motors’ outlook, saying the company could produce […]
Bloomberg hires 22-year-old Gurman to cover consumer products
Mark Gurman, who has been covering Apple since he was a teenager, has been hired by Bloomberg News to cover the tech behemoth. Bloomberg global tech editor Brad Stone sent out the following announcement: Colleagues, I’m excited to announce that renowned Apple reporter Mark Gurman will be joining Bloomberg’s Global Technology Team to cover consumer products from […]
How Thiel’s Gawker battle could influence Silicon Valley coverage
Vivek Wadhwa writes for Inc. about how Peter Thiel’s legal battle against Gawker could influence Silicon Valley coverage by other media. Wadhwa writes, “Other than Gawker’s tech website, Valleywag, which was shut down this year, there are few publications in Silicon Valley that will confront its tech moguls and overhyped start-ups. Witness theethical breaches committed by […]
Quartz names new biz editor, new tech editor, hires travel writer
Quartz editor in chief Kevin Delaney sent out the following announcement Tuesday morning: Hello Quartz – I’m happy to share some editorial staffing updates: Leslie Josephs joins Quartz in NYC as our travel reporter, starting today. Leslie was most recently a reporter covering exchange-traded funds and markets at the Wall Street Journal, where she also […]
Clickbait vs. real journalism about Silicon Valley
Nellie Bowles, who covers Silicon Valley for The Guardian, writes about the culture among tech companies when it comes to how the media covers them. Bowles writes, “Each of these investors – and many of those writing in a wave of local support for Thiel – add caveats that they’re happy to see ‘clickbait’ or […]
Tech titans push back against news media
David Streitfeld and Mike Isaac of the New York Times write about how tech executives in Silicon Valley are happy that PayPal founder Peter Thiel has funded litigation against Gawker. Streitfeld and Isaac write, “In some ways Silicon Valley’s reaction is not surprising. A journalist’s job, at least in theory, is to ask questions and print the truth, […]
Time magazine seeks business/technology reporter
Time is hiring a business and technology reporter. The ideal candidate will have at least two years experience in a professional newsroom; a passion for covering technology and/or business news; and a demonstrated ability to develop scoops of fact, analysis and ideas. The job requires the ability to spot stories in real time, and to […]
