Louisville Biz First seeks a tech and startups reporter
Louisville Business First, part of American City Business Journals, seeks a reporter to cover technology and startups, bourbon, and banking and finance. This reporter will have a big hand in growing one of our newest products, KY Inno, which covers tech, innovation and entrepreneurs across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Business First reporters must be competitive, […]
Swisher leaving NY Times and returning to Vox
Kara Swisher, the prominent tech reporter, commentator and Recode co-founder, is leaving her role as columnist and podcaster at the New York Times to return to Vox Media, reports Ashley Carman of Bloomberg News. Carman reports, “Swisher will host a new interview show at the Vox Media Podcast Network that will serve as a companion to ‘Pivot,’ […]
TechCrunch’s Mascarenhas on covering fintech
TechCrunch’s Mary Ann Azevedo spoke with TechCrunch senior reporter Natasha Mascarenhas about her job covering fintech. Here is an excerpt: What drew you to the beat, and what do you plan to focus on? Money is so emotional, and I love covering all the tensions that exist when people make more, talk louder and decide to share it. […]
The Information seeks an Alphabet/Google reporter
The Information was founded in late 2013 with a simple idea: write deeply reported articles about the technology industry that you won’t find elsewhere. Since then, we’ve become a disruptor in business news that’s moved markets, gotten the early scoop on billions of dollars of acquisitions, and told you what’s happening inside companies like Apple, […]
The Information hires Woo to cover VC and startups
Tech news site The Information has hired Erin Woo as a reporter to cover startups and venture capital. She will start in June. Woo has been a technology reporting fellow at The New York Times for the past year. She previously interned at The Mercury News in San Jose and WNYC Radio in New York. […]
How tech columnist Lorenz keeps producing rippers
The Information’s Annie Goldsmith profiles Washington Post technology columnist Taylor Lorenz. Here is an excerpt: On its own, the story would have made waves on both sides of the aisle in Washington. But its near-instant virality was predestined because of the journalist who reported it: The Post’s new tech columnist, Taylor Lorenz. No stranger to digital […]
Mashable hires Cavender as tech reporter
Mashable has appointed Elena Cavender as a tech reporter. Previously, she was a culture fellow and worked as a freelance news reporter for the Piedmont Exedra, an online newspaper. She was also a news reporter and deejay at KALX-FM 90.7, the student-run radio station at the University of California, Berkeley. She also wrote for The […]
Forbes hires Paczkowski from BuzzFeed News
Technology and business editor John Paczkowski is leaving BuzzFeed News to in Forbes overseeing the tech and innovation team. He will start July 11. Based in San Francisco, Paczkowski will oversee Forbes’ coverage of technology, including artificial intelligence, big data, cloud, consumer tech, cybersecurity, enterprise tech, social media, and venture capital. “Everywhere John has worked, he has […]
Idaho Statesman seeks a business reporter
The Idaho Statesman in Boise, Idaho, is looking for a strong reporter with an interest in providing insightful, enterprising coverage of our bustling business community, including technology companies, health systems, an iconic grocery chain and the many small businesses around the Treasure Valley. The successful candidate will help us provide essential coverage on a beat […]
Birmingham Biz Journal hires Thrailkill to cover health care and tech
The Birmingham Business Journal has hired Laurel Thrailkill as its health, tech and innovation reporter. Managing editor Cara Clark writes, “Thrailkill most recently was a multimedia journalist for the Hattiesburg American and Clarion Ledger in Mississippi. While there she developed stories based on assignments or independently sourced leads through research and investigative work. She began that role […]
