Tobin tapped as Asia tech correspondent at NY Times

New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following on Tuesday: We are very pleased to announce that Meaghan Tobin will be joining the Business desk as the Asia technology correspondent. Meaghan comes to us from The Washington Post, where she wrote about China’s growing influence from Taipei. Before that, she was a reporter at […]

The demise of TechCrunch+ was due to a lack of writers

Former TechCrunch managing editor Danny Crichton writes about the demise of TechCrunch+. Crichton writes, “TechCrunch had all the ingredients: the money, the audience, the editors plus a massively sprawling horde of newly-christened startup unicorns to go profile. My target list had hundreds of potential companies on it. “What was missing, in the end, were the writers themselves, […]

Cipher hires Clifford as senior science and economics correspondent

Cipher, which covers climate and technology, has hired Catherine Clifford as its senior science and economics correspondent. Before joining Cipher, Clifford helped launch the climate desk at CNBC.com, where she was the climate technology and innovation reporter. In that role, she was best known for explaining the science behind a new technology or innovation. In November, […]

Tech policy reporter Tracy among the WSJ layoffs

Tech policy reporter Ryan Tracy was among those laid off Thursday by The Wall Street Journal in its Washington bureau. Tracy focused on the government’s interactions with the largest U.S. tech companies. His work in the Journal’s Washington bureau has spanned three presidential administrations. Since taking on the tech beat in 2019, he has written about antitrust […]

Giles named senior executive editor of Bloomberg tech coverage

Bloomberg News chief content officer Heather Harris sent out the following: I’m delighted to announce that Tom Giles will succeed Brad Stone as Senior Executive Editor for global technology. Tom is simultaneously a Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Businessweek and technology reporting veteran. Starting with BN back in 1997, Tom joined as a reporter in NY covering […]

TechCrunch is ending its paid subscription product TC+

TechCrunch plans to wind down paid subscription product TC+ as it refocuses its coverage around the investors, founders and startups of Silicon Valley, reports Mark Stenberg of Adweek. Stenberg writes, “TechCrunch first launched its subscription product, then called ExtraCrunch, in 2019, before rebranding it to TC+ in 2021. “TC+ subscriptions cost $15 per month or $99 per […]

The Verge hires Feiner as senior policy reporter

The Verge has hired Lauren Feiner as a senior reporter covering tech policy. She most recently was covering tech policy for CNBC.com. She’d been with CNBC since 2018 beginning as a tech general assignments reporter and is currently based out of Washington, D.C. Feiner has appeared as a guest on MSNBC, NBC News NOW, NBC LX and […]

Reuters seeks a tech financing reporter

Reuters is seeking a reporter to cover financing for the technology industry. Develop a wide range of sources in the venture capital, startups and tech financing communities and write about the latest trends and deals among tech companies. About the Role In this opportunity as Tech Financing Reporter – Level 1 Journalist (Technology Correspondent), you […]

Siu among the layoffs at Business Insider

Diamond Naga Siu, who runs the Business Insider “10 Things in Tech” newsletter at Business Insider, is among the layoffs. She joined Insider in 2021 as a senior tech reporter for App Ecosystem and then served as a senior tech reporter for Big Tech careers. Siu worked as a general assignment reporter, early career employee […]

Stone named editor of Bloomberg Businessweek

Longtime tech journalist Brad Stone has been named editor of Bloomberg Businessweek. In this role, Stone will lead the publication as it relaunches across digital platforms and into a monthly print magazine. “I’m thrilled to lead Bloomberg Businessweek into a new era,” said Stone in a statement. “At a time when attention spans have never […]