Why FBI agents knocked on the door of a TechCrunch editor
Zack Whittaker, security editor at TechCrunch, writes about why two Federal Bureau of Investigations agents knocked on his door after he reported about a hacking of a Mexican embassy. Whittaker writes, “We published our story, and that seemed to be the end of it. “The FBI knock at my door a year later suggested it […]
How virtual events has paid off for TechCrunch
Mark Stenberg of Adweek writes about how going to virtual events for all of 2021 has paid off for tech news site TechCrunch. Stenberg writes, “The Yahoo-owned publisher is on track to record its best year of revenue in company history, an achievement in which its lucrative events business played a sizable role, said Joey Hinson, […]
Lawler returns to TechCrunch to focus on fintech
Ryan Lawler, who worked at TechCrunch from 2012 to 2015, is returning to the tech news site to focus on fintech. He will be working primarily with the ExtraCrunch team. Lawler has been head of content at Samsung NEXT for the past four years. He was also a partner in the venture capital firm 500 […]
TechCrunch’s Wilhelm on covering startups and their funding
Alex Wilhelm, a senior editor at TechCrunch, spoke with Mission North about covering startups and how they get funded. Here’s an excerpt: How many pitches do you receive a day? What do you look for when you get pitched? I probably receive 15 to 20 marked ‘important’ emails per hour, not counting everything Gmail filters […]
McCarthy departs TechCrunch for Bloomberg
Marcella McCarthy has joined Bloomberg’s new Latin American initiative, Bloomberg Línea, where she will be covering tech/startups and serving as the publication’s U.S. correspondent. Recently, McCarthy was at TechCrunch, where she covered Latin America, Miami and health tech globally. Her work has also appeared in The Miami Herald, The American Academy of Neurology, Yahoo, Yahoo […]
TechCrunch hires Hall to cover VCs, startups
Christine Hall has been hired by TechCrunch to cover venture capital and startups. Hall was a contributing reporter for Crunchbase News covering fintech, e-commerce, health tech, biotech, agriculture and food tech. Previously, she worked for the Texas Medical Center’s PULSE magazine and the Houston Business Journal from 2002 to 2011. She also freelanced for various publications, […]
TechCrunch taps Silberling to cover social media and consumer tech
Amanda Silberling will be joining TechCrunch to cover social media and consumer tech. Her new role begins July 19. Silberling is a freelance multimedia journalist who has been featured in Medium, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, Mic, Yahoo, Observer, Vice, NPR and more. She served as an art and editorial assistant at Jacket2 Magazine, an online […]
Yahoo Finance, TechCrunch being sold to Apollo
Apollo Global Management Inc. has agreed to acquire Verizon’s media businesses, which include Yahoo Finance and TechCrunch, in a deal worth $5 billion, reports Micah Maidenberg and Drew FitzGerald of The Wall Street Journal. Maidenberg and Fitzgerald report, “Other suitors previously showed interest in buying off certain pieces of the media unit, which includes websites such as TechCrunch and […]
Climate editor Shieber departing TechCrunch
Jon Shieber, the climate editor at TechCrunch, is leaving the news organization. His last day is Friday. “I will continue to be writing things and doing things around the tech, politics, and culture confronting our climate emergency,” he wrote on Twitter. He has been focusing on the startups and funding being put behind renewables, environmental […]
TechCrunch senior writer Ha is departing
TechCrunch senior writer Anthony Ha is leaving the tech news website to become vice president of content at Eniac Ventures. His last day is Friday. He will start his new job on May 17. Ha covers media and advertising, writes the Daily Crunch newsletter, and co-hosts the Original Content podcast, which he will continue to do. He […]
