NY Times hires Metz to cover emerging tech
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement on Friday afternoon: He reads technical papers for fun — and understands them. He knows what Google’s TensorFlow is. He has taken an artificial intelligence class with Facebookers. And he can readily explain the difference between machine learning and deep learning and where neural networks […]
Wired hires features editor, senior tech writer
Wired editor in chief Nicholas Thompson announced Tuesday that Mark Robinson has been hired as features editor and Nitasha Tiku will join the staff as senior writer. Additionally, Jason Tanz has been promoted to site director. “If digital journalism were the NBA, Mark, Nitasha, and Jason would all start for the Warriors,” said Thompson in a statement. “They’re brilliant, and I’m lucky to […]
Wired and its fact-checking process
Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin and Susan Currie Sivek of Columbia Journalism Review write about how Wired magazine fact checks its online articles. Bloyd-Peshkin and Sivek write, “Wired, another publication with a storied reputation for fastidious fact-checking, has a similar strategy for checking stories in print, says Deputy Managing Editor Joanna Pearlstein. ‘It’s important to us that we […]
Wired wants to be a place for big tech ideas
Pete Vernon of Columbia Journalism Review interviewed new Wired editor Nicholas Thompson about the magazine and his plans. Here is an excerpt: When you talk about pushing Wired “off a cliff,” what does that look like? What changes do you want to bring in terms of design, content, and approach? I don’t know where the […]
New Wired editor Thompson making changes
Ricardo Bilton of Nieman Lab writes about the changes being made at Wired magazine under new editor Nick Thompson. Here is an excerpt of their talk: BILTON: Where are you in that thinking so far? Where do you see Wired’s role both in the tech industry, but also compared to competing technology publications? THOMPSON: My sense is […]
Valdez hired as editor of Wired.com
Wired editor in chief Nicholas Thompson announced Wednesday that Andrea Valdez has been named editor of Wired.com. She will be based in Wired’s San Francisco office, and her first day will be March 13. “We’re thrilled to have Andrea join us at Wired,” Thompson said in a statement. “She’s done everything we’d want a web editor to have done: […]
Biz magazines among Ellie finalists
The American Society of Magazine Editors released the list of finalists for the 2017 National Magazine Awards for Print and Digital Media. Here are the business magazines that are finalists: Bloomberg Businessweek — general excellence in the news, sports and entertainment category. Wired — leisure interests for “What to Eat Today,” August. Bloomberg Businessweek — website. […]
Wired senior editor Murcko to join Popular Science
Wired senior editor Susan Murcko has been hired Popular Science as features editor. Her first day is Jan. 23. At Wired, Murcko was in charge of developing and editing long-form features for both print and web, as well as running the website’s security channel. While at Wired, she worked with senior staff writers Steven Levy, […]
Wired names new editor for British edition
Thrilled to announce that I’m stepping up to be Editor of @WiredUK in February. Very excited to work with such a talented team. — Greg Williams (@GregWilliams718) January 5, 2017 Greg Williams has been named the new editor of Wired in the United Kingdom, replacing Greg Rowan, reports Jenny Cleeton of The Drum. Cleeton writes, “Williams was formerly deputy […]
Dadich out as editor of Wired, replaced by Thompson
Scott Dadich is out as editor of Wired magazine, replaced by Nicholas Thompson of the New Yorker, reports Peter Kafka of Recode. Kafka writes, “Dadich, along with marketing veteran Patrick Godfrey, will start Godfrey Dadich Partners, a ‘strategy, design and content firm.’ “Thompson is returning to Wired, where he had been a senior editor from 2005 through 2010. “‘Nick is […]
