Wired unveils new San Francisco office
The Awl has posted photos and a memo from Wired editor Scott Dadich about its new San Francisco office. Here is an excerpt: WIRED Ones: I need a few minutes of your attention to talk about how we treat the workspace we’ll fully occupy on Jan. 5. We made a big investment in the construction […]
Reorganization coming at Wired.com
A reorganization at Wired.com is pending, writes Peter Sterne of Capital New York. Sterne writes, “On Monday, Wired senior staff writer Mat Honan announced that his colleague Joe Brown—currently the deputy editor of Wired.com—had been promoted to editor of the site. Honan, who is leaving Wired to head Buzzfeed’s San Francisco bureau, tweeted: “Media news […]
BuzzFeed hires Wired’s Honan to run its Silicon Valley bureau
Mat Honan, the high-profile Wired writer and editor, has been hired by Buzzfeed to be its new Silicon Valley bureau chief, reports Kara Swisher of Re/code. Swisher writes, “The online news site, which has been on a tear of late with a giant funding and high-profile scoops, is planning to build out a significant presence […]
Wired magazine about to get new publisher
Former Say Media President Kim Kelleher is expected to snag the publisher job at Wired magazine, reports Keith Kelly of the New York Post. Kelly writes, “The move would mean Kelleher beat out rumored inside candidate Drew Schutte, who was shifted from Wired to Details a year ago in the as yet unrealized hope that […]
Fortune’s Hempel to join Wired
Jessi Hempel, a senior writer at Fortune magazine, has resigned to join Wired magazine. She writes on Medium: Today, I’m thrilled to share the news that I am joining WIRED as a senior writer covering the business of technology. It’s hard to leave a journalistic organization as rich in quality and history as Fortune. It […]
Wired seeks senior editor
We are looking for a senior editor who can help us continue that tradition by bringing us surprising ideas, important news, and great writing. This senior editor will be responsible for assigning, managing, and editing or writing 14-20 high-quality, long-form features per year, including covers. In addition to magazine work, this senior editor will help […]
How Wired magazine has gone Hollywood
Marc Graser of Variety writes about how Wired magazine has used its Wired Cafe during Comic-Con to promote the technology magazine and build its brand. Graser writers, “While the nightly party scene during Comic-Con becomes a miniature version of Hollywood with its exclusive VIP parties held poolside on the rooftops of area hotels, there were […]
Levy: Lot of great tech journalism out there
Wired’s Steven Levy spoke with Lucia Moses of Digiday about his decision to join Medium to start a technology news website. Here is an excerpt: There are a lot of tech verticals out there today already. Any concern that the market’s pretty saturated already? One thing I’ve learned is from listening to [Google CEO] Larry […]
Wired senior editor Wasik joining NYT magazine
Bill Wasik, a senior editor at Wired magazine, has been hired as deputy editor of the New York Times magazine. Wasik currently edits feature-length articles on technology, science, business and culture for Wired. On Twitter, he posted: “Big news: Thrilled to announce I’m returning to NYC this summer to become a deputy editor at the […]
Wired launching October issue with $4,500/head event
Wired is launching its October issue with a two-day retreat, called Wired By Design, which will be held in Marin County, Calif., reports Alexandra Steigrad of Women’s Wear Daily. Steigrad writes, “Presented by parent company Condé Nast, and hosted in partnership with Lucasfilm Ltd., the retreat will take place at Skywalker Sound in Marin and […]
