Greenwell hired as editor of Wired.com
Wired editor in chief Nicholas Thompson announced Monday that Megan Greenwell has been hired as editor of Wired.com. Her first day will be Sept. 3, and she will be based in New York. Greenwell joins Wired from Deadspin, where she served as editor in chief. Previously, Greenwell helped launch digital features programs at Esquire and […]
Wired seeks a multimedia producer
The multimedia producer is a multimedia visual journalist who packages reviews, buying guides, and other original WIRED Gear section content for distribution on the site and its social media platforms. They will pitch content ideas, coverage plans, and engagement ideas to help broaden WIRED’s product coverage and reach consumers. This role will work with WIRED’s […]
Wired seeks an associate reviews editor
Wired is seeking an Associate Reviews Editor to support the editorial production of consumer tech reviews, guides, and deals coverage. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in service journalism and have a passion for helping readers (and our product reviewers) navigate a range of product categories—including computing/mobile devices, audio/video hardware, smart-home devices, outdoor gear, […]
Wired.com seeks an editor in chief
Wired is looking for an editor for Wired.com. Wired is an ambitious, 26-year-old publication obsessed with how technology, science, and culture is shaping the future. The editor of Wired.com should be a terrific wordsmith, a talented manager, and a shrewd strategist, and be excited about, and driven by, staying on top of the news. The […]
Wired.com’s Valdez hired as editor in chief of Texas Observer
Andrea Valdez, the editor of Wired.com, has been hired as editor in chief of the Texas Observer. She has been at Wired.com since March 2017. Valdez joined Wired from Texas Monthly. During her tenure as editor of texasmonthly.com, she oversaw a site traffic increase of 250 percent and a 500 percent increase in social media audience, as well […]
Quartz hires Palmer as science editor
Financial news site Quartz has hired Katie Palmer as its science editor. She will start next month. Palmer is currently a Knight Journalism fellow at Stanford University studying how journalists can use data to power investigative reporting on scientific research. She has been a senior editor at Wired, she led coverage of science online, focusing […]
Wired’s digital subs have increased 300 percent in the past year
Wired magazine editor in chief Nicholas Thompson writes about the success of its paywall one year after it was implemented. Thompson writes, “First off: It worked! Of course you’d expect me to say that, but it really did. I promise. We increased the number of new digital subscribers in the first year by nearly 300 percent over […]
How Wired has increased subscribers since it launched a paywall
Kayleigh Barber of Folio writes about how Wired magazine has boosted its subscribers since it launched a paywall a year ago. Barber writes, “And while that fact didn’t directly influence the decisions going into building the paywall, one difference was that Wired’s included the subscriber benefit of getting an ad-free digital experience, which is something that the […]
Wired hires Oberhaus as a staff writer
Daniel Oberhaus, a news editor at Motherboard, has been hired as a staff writer at Wired magazine. He starts on Monday. He had also worked at Motherboard as a staff writer for a year. Oberhaus will cover new space, machine learning, the future of energy and open source development. He is the author of “Extraterrestrial […]
Wired, Bloomberg Businessweek named Ellie finalists
Wired and Bloomberg Businessweek were the only two business-related magazines to receive nominations for the annual American Society of Magazine Editors awards, commonly known as the Ellies. Wired was named a finalist in the general excellence category, which honors publications covering politics, business, science and technology as well as society and culture. It was also […]
