Slate hires tech writer from Salon
Online magazine Slate.com announced Monday that it has hired away rival Salon.com’s tech writer, Farhad Manjoo, who will write a column for Slate twice a week. The column will focus on how technology affects...
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Is TechCrunch next tech news blog to be sold?
Kara Swisher of All Things D writes that in the wake of tech news blog PaidContent.org being sold, TechCrunch could be the next blog to sell out. It has been in negotiations with AOL,...
Lyons to end Fake Steve Jobs blog
Dan Lyons, the Forbes reporter who wrote the Fake Steve Jobs blog, is ending the project about the Apple CEO and starting a new blog when he joins the Newsweek staff. Brad Stone of...
Changes to weekend Orlando Sentinel biz coverage
The Orlando Sentinel is making several changes to its weekend business coverage, including moving its standalone tech section into the Sunday business section. Tech Support, which debuted in the paper more than a year...
AP biz desk to undergo reorganization next month
Kyle Austin of RacePoint Group interviewed Associated Press national tech editor Brian Bergstein on his blog and came away with some details about the reorganization of the AP business news desk. Here is an excerpt: RaceTalk:...
Forbes writer jumping to Newsweek
Dan Lyons, the Forbes writer best known for penning the “Fake Steve Jobs” blog, is leaving the business magazine to write about technology for Newsweek, reports Keith Kelly of the New York Post. Kelly...
Former PC World editor to launch Technologizer site
Harry McCracken, the former editor of PC World, announced Tuesday that he is starting a new Web site called Technologizer in conjunction with Federated Media, which is run by former Wired magazine founder John...
TechCrunch expands its clout into politics
Jessica Guynn of the Los Angeles Times writes Tuesday about tech blog TechCrunch and how it has extended its clout into politics. Guynn writes, “Silicon Valley has long represented the land of opportunity for...
Spokane paper moving Monday tech pages to Sunday
The Spokane Spokesman Review is moving its two-page TXT section about life on the Web, which has run in the Monday paper, to the back page of the Sunday business section, according to a...
How blogs have changed tech coverage
Steve Baker and Heather Green of BusinessWeek, in this week’s cover story about blogs, discuss how technology coverage has evolved as a result of the new communication tool. Baker and Green write, “What changed?...
