The Markup hires Kerr to cover labor
The Markup has hired CNET senior reporter Dara Kerr to cover labor. Kerr has been covering the on-demand economy and tech culture. She previously was a freelance reporter who wrote stories on everything from El Salvador’s civil war to an Oakland shepherd who uses goats to prevent wildfires. Kerr holds degrees from New York University, Columbia University and […]
The Markup hires CNET’s Ng to cover privacy
Tech news site The Markup has hired CNET’s Alfred Ng to cover privacy. Ng is a senior reporter for CNET News. He was raised in Brooklyn and previously worked on the New York Daily News’s social media and breaking news teams. He joined CNET in September 2016. He previously worked as the associate engagement editor at […]
The Markup hires Faife as a data reporter
The Markup has hired Corin Faife as a data reporter. “He will be digging through the data to help us find stories,” said The Markup editor in chief Julia Angwin. “Corin has long worked as a reporter covering technology news.” Faife is a journalist and researcher working on Witness’ Emerging Threats and Opportunities program, currently focused on […]
Staff of tech news site The Markup has unionized
The editorial staff of tech news site The Markup has unionized with the NewsGuild of New York. The management of the news site, which launched earlier this, has voluntarily recognized the union. “We believe strongly in The Markup’s mission of holding powerful institutions to account, and we’re proud of the bold and unique reporting style […]
The Markup seeks news editor
The Markup is looking for a news editor who will oversee a team of reporters and freelancers who will persistently monitor and uncover the ways in which tech affects people. They will produce well-reported, creatively told short- and medium-term enterprise stories, accountability stories, graphics and explainers that will be published at least twice a week […]
Why The Markup doesn’t allow PR people to speak on background
Julia Angwin, the editor in chief of technology news site The Markup, writes about why it does not allow company spokesmen to speak on background for stories. Angwin writes, “We, at The Markup, did not receive the Amazon email (we’re not sad). And perhaps one reason for that is that we decided early on that […]
The Markup seeks a news editor
At The Markup, we believe that not everything that is “new” is “news” and not everything that is “news” is “new.” Our News Editor will oversee a steady rhythm of articles that aim to illuminate the impact of technology on society, some of which will be originally reported news and many of which will assemble […]
The Markup seeks a labor reporter
At The Markup, we believe that not everything that is “new” is “news” and not everything that is “news” is “new.” Reporters will produce a steady rhythm of articles that aim to illuminate the impact of technology on society, some of which will be originally reported news and many of which will assemble for readers […]
The Markup is hiring for four editorial positions
As of now, four editorial positions are open at The Markup. The Markup is hiring for an enterprise reporter covering internet, infrastructure and the environment. As part of the enterprise team, you will be responsible for keeping the website fresh, relative and informative through a mix of daily explanatory and enterprise stories. Click here for […]
Harding is departing The Markup
Xavier Harding, a reporter at new technology site The Markup, is leaving to work for Mozilla. At Mozilla, he will write about their initiatives surrounding user privacy, ethical AI, misinformation on the web and more. “I can’t stress enough how much I’ll miss the Markup folks,” he wrote on Twitter. After graduating from Gettysburg College, […]
