NPR hires Kerr to cover tech
In a note to newsroom staff, Emily Kopp, acting chief business editor, made the following announcement: I’m thrilled to introduce NPR’s new tech reporter, Dara Kerr, who starts with us on Jan. 9. Along with our intrepid Bobby Allyn, Dara will examine the choices tech companies make and the influence they wield over our lives. […]
The Markup labor reporter Kerr departing for new opportunity
The Markup labor reporter Dara Kerr is leaving the technology news organization for a new opportunity. She had been covering Silicon Valley employees, gig and warehouse workers, and the ways labor is changing. She joined The Markup from CNET, where she was a senior reporter, covering the on-demand economy and tech culture. She previously was a freelance reporter […]
Washington Post hires Larrubia as biz and tech investigations editor
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery, deputy business editor Damian Paletta and technology editor Christina Passariello sent out the following on Friday: We are thrilled to announce that Evelyn Larrubia is joining The Post as investigative editor for technology and business, leading a team of reporters who deliver revelatory journalism about the influence of money […]
The Markup hires Bragg as an editor
Tech news site The Markup has hired Ko Bragg as an editor. She will start on Oct. 19. Bragg’s investigative reporting and editing has covered everything from why Black Mississippi farmers were dying and retiring at alarming rates to how incarcerated people are almost never factored into emergency disaster planning. Her work focuses on how newsrooms and organizations can […]
The Markup hires Tate as an editor
Tech news site The Markup has hired Ryan Tate to be an editor. He previously was deputy editor and technology editor at The Intercept. Tate was also a senior writer at Wired magazine, where he helped launch a new vertical. Tate also worked at Valleywag as a writer and as night editor at Gawker. He is the […]
The Markup named hottest in tech coverage
Technology news site The Markup has been named Adweek’s hottest tech site. Trishla Ostwal writes, “The Markup, which has a small team of 25, makes its revenue via grants and small dollar donations from readers. Its weekly newsletter, Hello World, and its newsletter Klaxon, focused on reporting updates, grew to a combined 14,000 subscribers in 2021, […]
NY Times, WSJ both take home three Loeb Awards
The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal were the only multiple winners — each taking home three — Thursday at the Gerald Loeb Awards banquet. The Times and ProPublica won the international category for “China Propaganda.” The journalists were Paul Mozur, Raymond Zhong, Jeff Kao, Aaron Krolik, Aliza Aufrichtig, Muyi Xiao, Nailah Morgan and Gray Beltran. The Times won in the […]
Mattu leaving The Markup for a new opportunity
Surya Mattu, an investigative data journalist at The Markup, is leaving the tech news organization for a new opportunity. He has been a Knight-Wallace Reporting Fellow at the University of Michigan for most of the past year, researching how smartphone applications are used to track consumers. Mattu has been with The Markup since September 2018 and previously was […]
What attracted Wei to be The Markup’s editor in chief
Hanaa Tameez of Nieman Lab spoke with The Markup’s incoming editor in chief Sisi Wei about her interest in the position. Here is an excerpt: TAMEEZ: Why The Markup? Why now? WEI: I mentioned before that my skill set is rare for an editor-in-chief. I’ve spent years doing the investigative reporting, data analysis, writing, editing, and coding work that are […]
What attracted Wei to be The Markup’s editor in chief
Hanaa Tameez of Nieman Lab spoke with The Markup’s incoming editor in chief Sisi Wei about her interest in the position. Here is an excerpt: TAMEEZ: Why The Markup? Why now? WEI: I mentioned before that my skill set is rare for an editor-in-chief. I’ve spent years doing the investigative reporting, data analysis, writing, editing, and coding work that are […]
