Wirecutter senior staff writer Guy set to leave
Nick Guy, senior staff writer for Apple products and accessories at Wirecutter, will be leaving. His last day is March 4. Before that, he was working freelance for Wirecutter. Guy has been with Wirecutter since February 2013. He has also served as an accessories editor at iLounge and was a contributor at Serious Eats. He […]
Wirecutter seeks a web producer
Wirecutter is seeking a web producer to join our Production team, which executes the creation and maintenance of site content. Web producers package and publish Wirecutter reviews, blog posts, and other digital content, ensure the quality of our content, and maintain multiple file management systems and databases. As a web producer at Wirecutter, you’ll work […]
NY Times fires Wirecutter section editor Marquis
The New York Times has fired an editor for Wirecutter, its popular product recommendation service, who was accused of leaving profane voice mails for a gun rights advocacy group, reports Jeremy Barr of The Washington Post. Barr reports, “The editor, Erin Marquis, had joined Wirecutter in July as lead editor for a section of the reviews site. “On […]
Wirecutter union reaches deal on contract
The union that represents journalists at Wirecutter have reached an agreement on a contract after two years of negotiating. The agreement immediately increases salaries by an average of nearly $5,000 and sets a new salary floor of $59,000. It guarantees 2 percent to 2.5 percent in annual increases and eliminates the use of non-disclosure agreements […]
Wirecutter raises $42,000 for workers who went on strike
Supporters of Wirecutter, the product-recommendation site whose staffers went on strike for five days, have raised over $42,000 to help compensate workers for missed overtime pay, reports Allison Prang of The Wall Street Journal. Prang writes, “Unionized staffers went on strike from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday due to a contract stalemate with the site’s owner, the New […]
Wirecutter staffer Heinonen set to depart
Chris Heinonen, senior staff writer at Wired, is leaving to join Apple. Heinonen has been with Wirecutter for over eight years, covering audio/video, tablets and other technology areas. He also runs Reference Home Theater, where he manages everything from web hosting and design to review writing and editing. The site provides reviews of audio and […]
Gershgorn swaps Insider for Wirecutter
Dave Gershgorn, senior reporter covering Microsoft on Insider’s enterprise tech team, has left to join Wirecutter’s personal computer and networking team. He starts next week. Previously, he was a staff writer, OneZero at Medium, writing on AI, surveillance and Microsoft and has also served as artificial intelligence reporter at Quartz. He was also an assistant […]
NY Times is putting Wirecutter behind a paywall
The New York Times is putting its consumer product and technology site Wirecutter behind a paywall costing $40 a year, reports Patience Haggin of The Wall Street Journal. Haggin reports, “At launch, readers will get 10 free Wirecutter articles a month before being asked to pay for a subscription. Only a small proportion of Wirecutter’s readership […]
Butcher departs Wirecutter for 1Password
Lucy Butcher will be joining 1Password as a senior technical writer in September. For the past 4 years, she was on Wirecutter’s web production team, where she has worked as a production assistant, web producer and production manager. She was also a marketing manager at The Splinter Group. Butcher was also managing editor at The […]
Wirecutter seeks a staff writer to cover personal computing
Wirecutter is seeking a staff writer to join the personal computing (PC) & networking team. As a staff writer on the PC team, you’ll be responsible for reviewing a variety of tech products and keeping our guides up to date, from ultrawide monitors and SSDs to pro tablets and laptops. But Wirecutter isn’t about highlighting […]
