How Rest of World balances U.S. vs. international staff
Sara Guaglione of Digiday interviewed Rest of World editor in chief Anup Kaphle about how the technology news site balances U.S. coverage with international coverage. Here is an excerpt: Why is this so important to you? Kaphle: Who gets to tell these stories is a central priority for us – particularly for me, because I came to the […]
How a tech journalist makes stories easy to understand
UNC-Chapel Hill journalism professor Andy Bechtel interviewed Sabrina Ortiz, an associate editor at ZDNET, where she covers the intersection of technology and daily life, about her job. Here is an excerpt: Q. What do you find most interesting about the tech beat? A. In all honesty, I was quite scared when I first learned about my assignment. […]
Rest of World promotes Kaphle to editor in chief
Rest of World, which covers technology beyond the Western bubble, has promoted Anup Kaphle as its first editor in chief. Kaphle joined Rest of World as executive editor in February 2020 and oversaw its launch just as the Covid-19 pandemic began. Kaphle led the publication’s editorial strategy from its 2020 launch to nearly a thousand […]
The Markup named hottest in tech coverage
Technology news site The Markup has been named Adweek’s hottest tech site. Trishla Ostwal writes, “The Markup, which has a small team of 25, makes its revenue via grants and small dollar donations from readers. Its weekly newsletter, Hello World, and its newsletter Klaxon, focused on reporting updates, grew to a combined 14,000 subscribers in 2021, […]
NY Times seeks a producer for a new tech podcast
The New York Times Audio team is hiring a producer for a new tech podcast. The producer should love both the complex world of the Internet and the format of a reported and accessible chat show. You should also bring an enthusiasm for the kind of startup environment that comes with developing a new show, […]
Business Insider promotes Russell to senior tech correspondent
Business Insider has promoted Melia Russell to senior tech correspondent. Russell is based in New England and writes news and features about startups and venture capital, focused on growth-stage companies, the funding deals that investors are clamoring to get into, and corporate culture. Her work has uncovered the mysterious disappearance of a Utah tech entrepreneur, detailed the falling […]
Vice Motherboard reporter Jackson departs
Gita Jackson, a reporter at Vice Motherboard, is leaving the news organization. She has been at Motherboard since January 2020 and has been covering internet culture, labor in comics and video games, fandom, and “content.” She previously worked at Kotaku and Paste Magazine, and has been published by GQ and MTV News. Gita grew up playing games […]
Washington Post seeks an Apple reporter
The Washington Post is seeking a creative, ambitious and resourceful reporter to cover consumer technology giant Apple and Big Tech’s growing influence on American society. Apple is one of the world’s most valuable companies, having sold iPhones, AirPods and Apple Watches to billions around the globe. Its app store is the gateway to new online […]
Franceshi-Bicchierai departs Vice’s Motherboard
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, a senior staff writer at Vice Motherboard, where he covers hacking, cybersecurity, and privacy, is leaving the news organization. He had been with Vice Motherboard for more than seven years. Franceschi-Bicchierai was previously a reporter at Mashable, where he covers cybersecurity, tech policy, privacy and surveillance, hackers, drones, and, more in general, the […]
Germain of Consumer Reports leaves for Gizmodo
Consumer Reports senior technology reporter Thomas Germain has left the news organization and will join Gizmodo on Monday. Germain will cover privacy, advertising technology and algorithms. He had been at Consumer Reports since June 2018 and had been covering privacy, digital rights and life on the internet. He interned at Consumer Reports while in college. Germain is […]
