Wired hires Taft as senior writer
Tim Marchman, director of politics, science, and security coverage at Wired, sent out the following on Tuesday: I’m delighted to announce that Molly Taft will be joining us as a senior writer covering climate on the science desk starting this coming Monday, March 24. You’ll be familiar with their work from, among other places, Drilled, […]
Wired is dropping its paywall for FOIA-based reporting
Wired is going to stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The Freedom of the Press Foundation writes, “This approach makes a lot of sense from the standpoint of civil duty. They’re called public records for a reason, after all. And access to public documents is more […]
Wired hires Krishnan as senior editor
Manisha Krishnan is joining Wired as its senior editor, culture. She starts on March 24. Krishnan is an Emmy award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the Guardian, VICE News, Business Insider, and CNN, among other publications. She was a senior reporter and editor at VICE News for nearly nine years, covering drugs, race, […]
Wired hires Haskins as a business reporter
Wired magazine has hired Caroline Haskins as a business reporter. She will start March 10. Haskins has been freelancing for more than a year after leaving Business Insider, where she was a research editor and senior tech reporter. She joined Business Insider in August 2021 to cover artificial intelligence and surveillance technology. She previously worked at BuzzFeed, where she […]
Wired’s coverage of politics is paying off
David Bauder of the Associated Press writes about Wired’s decision to focus on the intersection between technology and politics. Bauder writes, “Wired gained 62,500 new subscribers in the United States during the first two weeks of February alone. Last year it reported a total of 19.5 million subscribers, either digital or for the monthly printed magazine, […]
How Wired is like Wayne Gretzky
Wired staff writer Vittoria Elliott spoke with Micah Loewinger of “On the Media” about the publication’s coverage of the Department of Government Efficiency. Here is an excerpt: Micah Loewinger: You guys are beating the New York Times, the Washington Post, NBC, big newsrooms, Washington bureaus with deep sourcing throughout Capitol Hill. How is your team so far ahead of the competition? […]
Wired’s Drummond explains its DOGE strategy
Wired global editorial director Katie Drummond writes about its strategy of covering how the Department of Government Efficiency is examining federal cuts. Drummond writes, “We’ve been sourcing up, talking to people within and around federal agencies, as well as experts in disciplines including cybersecurity, AI, medicine, and more, about Musk’s potential impact. “What would Musk do, […]
How Wired is leading the DOGE coverage
Parker Molloy of The Present Age writes about how Wired magazine’s coverage of federal government cost cutting is leading other media. Molloy writes, “While mainstream outlets coverage of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been hit and miss, WIRED has consistently broken major stories revealing the true scope of what’s happening. Their detailed reporting on how […]
Bloomberg hires Meaker as Weekend senior writer
Bloomberg News has hired Morgan Meaker as a senior writer for its new Weekend edition. She has been a senior writer for Wired covering Europe. She was previously at The Telegram, where she has worked as a technology reporter and most recently, as a business reporter. She has also worked freelance for Wired, BBC News, The Guardian, Reuters, Politico, Financial Times, DR – […]
Wired seeks a features director
WIRED is looking for an experienced, collaborative, deeply invested leader to oversee our ambitious, award-winning features program, special projects, and the print edition of our English-language magazine. This is a career-defining role, with the opportunity to do the most formidable journalism of your career and lead WIRED to new heights of editorial excellence and renown. […]
