Deputy tech editor Haselton departs CNBC for The Verge
CNBC.com deputy technology editor Todd Haselton is leaving the news organization for a job at The Verge. He will start Jan. 2 as deputy reviews and commerce editor at The Verge, running its product reviews program. Haselton has been covering technology for 15 years and joined CNBC in 2017. Before CNBC, he was executive editor of TechnoBuffalo […]
The strategy behind The Verge’s paywall
Nilay Patel, the editor in chief of The Verge, writes about its new paywall. Patel writes, “A few years ago, we decided the only real way to survive all this was to stand apart and bet on our own website so that we could remain independent of these platforms and their algorithms. We didn’t want to […]
Tech site The Verge is adding a paywall
Tech news site The Verge, part of Vox Media, is going to add a paywall for its website, reports Maxwell Tani of Semafor. Tani reports, “On Tuesday, the company will also be launching a sitewide subscription to its technology vertical, The Verge. (Status reported earlier this year that Vox was weighing paywalling it.) Beginning this week, the Verge will […]
Intuit asked The Verge to delete part of a podcast
Intuit asked The Verge to delete part of a podcast where editor in chief Nilay Patel asked its CEO about tax code reform. Patel writes, “Here’s where it got weird. I couldn’t have the CEO of Intuit on without asking about tax reform in the United States. Individual income taxes are more complicated in the US than […]
The Verge seeks a senior tech editor
The Verge is seeking a Senior Tech Editor to work with writers and editors across our newsroom to assign stories, edit copy, and coordinate coverage around the week’s biggest events. As Senior Tech Editor, you’ll be responsible for identifying opportunities for deeper reporting, clear analysis, and daily coverage, and then working with writers and editors […]
The Verge hires Robison to cover artificial intelligence
Kylie Robison is joining The Verge as senior AI reporter, where she’ll lead the technology publication’s coverage of artificial intelligence. She will start May 6. She’ll work closely with The Verge’s policy and tech teams, delivering must-read coverage around the people and companies shaping the future of AI, how the technology is being developed and […]
Shapiro, podcast reporter for Verge, is departing
Ariel Shapiro, who has been covering the podcast industry for The Verge for the past two years, is departing. She has been a lead reporter for “Hot Pod,” which covers the podcasting industry. She wrote “Hot Pod”’s paid and free newsletters. Previously, she was an investigations researcher at Tooning Out the News, ViacomCBS. Before that, […]
The Verge tech reporter Porter is departing
Jon Porter, a tech reporter for The Verge in London, is leaving after five years. Part of The Verge’s UK-based team, his primary focuses are European consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and video games. Porter started his career covering audio and TV equipment for TechRadar and has also written for Gizmodo UK, […]
The Verge’s Patel on keeping its audience happy
The Verge editor in chief Nilay Patel was interviewed on his “Decoder” podcast by Complexly co-founder and YouTuber Hank Green about the site. Here is an excerpt: That goes back to the conversation we were having before about audience and how do you imagine those people. Who are they in your head, and how do you feel […]
Rest of World, HBR, Business Insider among magazine award finalists
The American Society of Magazine Editors announced Thursday the finalists for the 59th annual National Magazine Awards. The business publications that are finalists are: Rest of World for general excellence in the literature, science and politics category. In the design category, Harvard Business Review for July–August print issue; “Create Stories That Change Your Company’s Culture,” […]
