CNBC hires Morrone from Axios as tech editor
Megan Morrone will join CNBC on Sept. 28 as technology rditor, based in the San Francisco bureau and reporting to Christina Passariello. Most recently, Morrone served as technology rditor at Axios, where she managed the technology team, led coverage of artificial intelligence and edited the company’s daily AI newsletter. Previously, she spent nearly a decade […]
Politico launches Decoded, a tech policy coverage initiative
Politico announced Wednesday the launch of “Decoded by Politico,” a new global technology policy initiative focused on the intersection of technology, policy and power. It will draw on reporting of nearly 50 journalists across the world’s key capitals — from Washington to Sacramento, London to Brussels, and beyond — narrating how tech policy is shaping […]
The Economist hires Kruppa as tech correspondent
The Economist has hired Miles Kruppa as a San Francisco-based technology correspondent. He will start Oct. 5. Kruppa most recently was a reporter at The Information covering big investors in artificial intelligence, including credit, private equity and sovereign wealth funds. He previously wrote about Google and its parent company Alphabet at The Wall Street Journal and covered […]
Roose, Newton show could garner seven figures annually
Ashley Carman of Bloomberg reports that Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, two prominent tech journalists launching their own company and a show focused on artificial intelligence, could garner as much as $5 million annually for their work. Carman reports, “Roose and Newton are working with United Talent Agency to shop around for a potential partner to bankroll the […]
Tech journalist Heath becoming VC partner
Technology journalist Alex Heath venture capital firm Sound Ventures as a partner, reports Eric Newcomer. Newcomer reports, “He’s signing on to the Los Angeles-based firm as it’s targeting a $300 million fifth fund with an expected first close this month. “‘I am hanging up my capital J journalist hat,’ Heath told me in a conversation Wednesday. ‘That’s […]
Bloomberg Industry Group seeks a tech policy reporter
Bloomberg Industry Group seeks a technology policy reporter. Performs general assignment and beat reporting on tech policy in Congress and writes in-depth analytical pieces. Researches, and writes news stories and features for assigned publication(s). What you will do: Demonstrated ability to report and write news stories and features with minimal editing under deadline. Working knowledge […]
The Information seeks a Google reporter
The Information is the go-to source of in-depth reporting for the most influential leaders in technology and business. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, our original, high-quality journalism has the power to inform the most consequential decisions shaping our future, and we’ve built a community of 700,000 active readers who depend on us […]
VentureBeat editorial director departs
Michael Nuñez, editorial director at VentureBeat for the past three years, has left the news organization. He previously had been at Playground Global as a senior marketing manager. Nuñez previously was an associate editor at Forbes, a deputy tech editor at Mashable and tech editor at Gizmodo. He also worked at Popular Science and Newsweek. He is a […]
The Information’s Lessin explains its growth
Jessica Lessin, the founder, editor in chief and CEO of The Information, joined “The Grill Room” podcast host Dylan Byers to explain the growth behind her 13-year-old technology news site. Lessin recounted a trip to China 10 years ago that led her to focus coverage on the country, noting the best way to understand how to […]
Tech publications removing content from fake authors
Technology publications are removing content from authors whose identities they have been unable to confirm, reports Rob Waugh of Press Gazette. Waugh writes, “The four have appeared in top finance publications including Forbes, Entrepreneur, Information Age and The Next Web. “Press Gazette asked publications who have published work by the four to verify their credentials […]
