The Verge is limiting “background” talks with PR people
Nilay Patel, the editor in chief of The Verge, writes about the tech news sites new policy of limiting “background” conversations with public relations and corporate communications professionals. Patel writes, “The clear pattern is that tech companies have uniformly adopted a strategy of obfuscating information behind background. It’s also easy to see why companies like to abuse […]
Schiffer departs The Verge for NBC tech investigations team
Zoe Schiffer, a senior reporter covering labor and workplace organizing at The Verge, has left to join the tech investigations team at NBC. Previously, she has worked freelance for publications, including Vox and the San Francisco Chronicle. She began her career in tech as a content manager at a startup and was also a UX […]
The Verge’s Patel on tech journalism’s evolution
Nilay Patel, the editor in chief of The Verge, was interviewed by Delia Cai of Vanity Fair about the evolution of technology journalism on the website’s 10th anniversary. Here is an excerpt: Let’s zoom out to the bigger picture around tech and media from the past decade. How has coverage evolved from, like, its early, breathless gadget-review […]
Verge promotes Gartenberg to senior reporter
The Verge has tapped Chaim Gartenberg as senior reporter, covering gizmos, gadgets, buttons, and USB-C standards. Previously, he was a news editor. Gartenberg has been with the Verge for 9 years, previously working as a reporter, covering beats, including general technology industry, gadgets through The Verge’s Circuit Breaker vertical, and entertainment. Before that, he was […]
Vox Media is acquiring a podcast newsletter for The Verge
Vox Media is acquiring Hot Pod, the independent news outlet focused on the podcasting industry for an undisclosed amount as part of a bid to expand offerings from its technology site The Verge, reports Brian Steinberg of Variety. Steinberg writes, “Under part of a deal being announced Tuesday, Hot Pod will become the first paid-subscription product offered by The […]
The Verge seeks a reporter to cover the politics of technology
The Verge is looking for a senior reporter to cover security, surveillance and the politics of technology. This reporter will lead our coverage of how new technologies are being used to exploit the vulnerable, whether in courtrooms, at protests, or in the workplace. That will also include coverage of emergent vulnerabilities and privacy risks as […]
The Verge hires Heath, Lawler, Keck
The Verge has hired three new reporters as part of an expansion, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer writes, “Alex Heath from The Information as a senior reporter for platforms, Axios has learned. His first story for the site will run on Thursday. “Richard Lawler will also be joining from Engadget as a senior news editor, and […]
Gizmodo tech reporter Keck is joining The Verge
Gizmodo tech reporter Catie Keck is leaving the website and will join The Verge later this month. Keck has been at Gizmodo since October 2018, starting first as a night and weekends editor. She has been a staff writer since March 2019. She also worked as a senior editor at the International Business Times and as an […]
Axios hires Farokhmanesh as gaming reporter
Megan Farokhmanesh is now a gaming reporter at Axios and writes the site’s first gaming newsletter, Axios Gaming. Farokhmanesh joins from The Verge where she was a reporter covering internet culture and the video game industry. She was also a reporter, Polygon; senior reporter, Polygon, and then deputy managing editor, Polygon, at Vox Media. She […]
The Verge hires Cranz as managing editor
The Verge has hired technology journalist Alex Cranz as its managing editor. She will start later this month. The Verge, which is part of Vox Media, examines how technology will change life in the future for a massive mainstream audience. She had been senior consumer tech editor at Gizmodo. She had been with Gizmodo since January 2016. […]
