Protocol hires TechCrunch’s Dickey to cover AI and DEI
Tech news site Protocol has hired Megan Rose Dickey to cover artificial intelligence and diversity, equity and inclusion in the technology industry. She will start next Monday. “I’m so immensely grateful to all of the fine folks at TC who have taught me so much over the years and have been the greatest colleagues I could ever […]
TechCrunch hires two to cover transportation
Tech news site TechCrunch has hired two new reporters — Rebecca Bellan and Aria Alamalhodaei — to cover transportation. Bellan has been a contributing writer for Forbes.com, covering social media and tech innovation since February 2020. She previously worked as a freelancer at CityLab and as a content writer at The Atlantic. She holds a bachelor’s degree […]
TechCrunch hires Burkholder to cover biotech/health startups
TechCrunch has hired Sophie Burkholder to cover startups from health and biotech to enterprise. Burkholder is a recent graduate of the undergraduate engineering school at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is now pursuing an M.S.E. in bioengineering and engineering entrepreneurship. She has used this foundation in science and business to report on startups, economic […]
Extra Crunch seeks reporter, editor and project manager
Extra Crunch seeks a daily reporter who loves data-driven research and reporting. You will work closely with the Extra Crunch core team to dig into emerging topics and ideas, chase down the right data and experts and put it all together in a multi-author newsletter. The company also seeks a desk editor who can bring […]
TechCrunch names Shieber its climate editor
TechCrunch has named Jon Shieber is climate editor. He will focus on the startups and funding being put behind renewables, environmental technology and green businesses. Shieber has been with TechCrunch since January 2014. He previously worked as a reporter covering venture capital and private equity investment in the U.S. and China at Dow Jones & Co. […]
TechCrunch hires Kene-Okafor to cover African startups
TechCrunch has hired Tage Kene-Okafor to cover African startups. He had been a reporter for Techpoint Africa, based in Lagos, Nigeria, since August 2019. Kene-Okafor was also a social media intern for KariXchange before becoming a journalist. He holds a degree in electrical, electronics and communications engineering from the University of Nigeria.
TechCrunch hires Azevedo as senior reporter
TechCrunch has hired Mary Ann Azevedo as a senior reporter. Her first day was Monday. Azevedo had been managing editor at FinLedger. Azevedo came to HW Media in June 2020 as fintech editor for HousingWire. Previously, Azevedo was working as a senior reporter at Crunchbase News. She was also ranked No. 7 on Techmeme’s leaderboard for […]
TechCrunch promotes Korosec to transportation editor
TechCrunch has promoted Kirsten Korosec to transportation editor. She has been with the tech publication since 2018 covering autos and technology. Korosec had been contributing to Fortune since March 2014, covering the business of autos, energy, and tech. She has also been a freelance writer for more than a decade, writing for The Verge, SmartPlanet.com, BNET.com/CBS Moneywatch, Marketing News, MIT’s Technology […]
Olanoff returns to TechCrunch to work on Extra Crunch
Former TechCrunch staffer Drew Olanoff is returning to the tech news organization to work on Extra Crunch, its subscription service. Olanoff will start in early 2021 and work on community projects. He previously worked at TechCrunch in 2015 and 2016, covering Google and Twitter and focusing on augmented reality stories. In 2012 and 2013, he worked at […]
How TechCrunch took its Disrupt conference online
Max Willens of Digiday writes about how TechCrunch put its Disrupt conference next week online. Willens writes, “Disrupt 2020 will feature approximately the same number of attendees — at least 10,000 — and about the same number of expo presenters — 485 — that its 2019 event drew, said TechCrunch director of operations Joey Hinson. “But […]
