Inc. hires Conrad to cover entrepreneurs
Inc. magazine has hired Jennifer Conrad to cover entrepreneurs and the news and technology they need to know about. She has been at Wired as a writer. She previously worked a fact checker at The New York Times Magazine. Conrad has previously worked at Vogue, where she was head of the research department, fact-checking many of the […]
Wired hires Mullin to cover biotechnology
Wired magazine has hired Emily Mullin to cover biotechnology. She will start next month. She has been working for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and also previously reported on biotech for Medium’s OneZero publication. Emily Mullin Mullen was previously a freelance writer who has had bylines in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, National Geographic, The Atlantic, Science, Quartz, Pacific Standard, and […]
NY Times Opinion hires Wired’s Whitney
Sam Whitney has been hired by the New York Times Opinion as an art director with the design team. Previously, he was a senior designer at Wired in San Francisco, where he designed, illustrated and art directed for its print pages and website. Whitney’s conceptual storytelling talent has been recognized by AIGA and the Society […]
Wired hires Farokhmanesh to cover gaming
Megan Farokhmanesh, a gaming reporter at Axios who co-writes its gaming newsletter, has been hired by Wired as a senior reporter. She will start May 23. She has been at Axios for a year. Farokhmanesh was previously at The Verge where she was a reporter covering internet culture and the video game industry. She was also a reporter, senior reporter […]
Wired hires Elliott to cover platforms and power
Wired magazine has hired Vittoria Elliott to cover technology platforms and their power. Previously, she was staff writer at Rest of World, where her work was nominated for a One World Media award. Elliott has also been freelance journalist covering the social impact and implications technology with a focus on policy, disinformation, labor, human rights, and conflict. […]
Wired hires Gizmodo’s Couts to be a senior editor
Wired magazine has hired Gizmodo executive editor Andrew Couts to be a senior editor overseeing its security desk. He starts on Monday. He has been executive editor since 2021. Previously, he was serving as interim editor-in-chief. Couts has been with Gizmodo for over four years, having also served as managing editor and deputy editor. He was also […]
How Wired assesses and assigns stories
Wired magazine has posted a tutorial on how it assigns and assesses story ideas. It writes, “WIRED is a publication about change—about the ways science and technology are reshaping the world and what it means to be human. While the subjects of WIRED stories run the gamut from deep dives into the biggest tech companies to Hindu extremism to space […]
Wired transportation editor Davies is laid off
Wired transportation editor Alex Davies was among the Conde Nast staffers who were laid off on Wednesday. Davies oversaw Wired’s transportation coverage, writing and editing stories with a focus on autonomous and electric vehicles, aviation, and infrastructure. His book recounting the creation of the self-driving car, “Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car,” will be published […]
Wired lays off reporter Martineau
Wired reporter Paris Martineau is among the Conde Nast staffers laid off on Wednesday. On Twitter, Martineau wrote, “If you are looking for a reporter to cover tech, the homesharing industry, or online influence, Im well sourced and was in the middle of reporting out another scoop when I found out.” Martineau joined Wired in October 2018. […]
Wired’s editorial staff forms a union
Tech news Wired magazine’s staffers will form an editorial union as parent company Condé Nast plans cuts due to the coronavirus economic downturn, reports Maxwell Tani of Daily Beast. Tani reports, “The union will likely ultimately encompass the editorial staff of nearly 80 people, including writers, researchers, video producers, and other non-managers at the publication—making […]
