Wired hires Taylor as senior writer
Wired executive editor Brian Barrett shared with staff this morning: Hi all, I’m thrilled to share that Kate Taylor will be joining WIRED as a senior writer on the business desk. If you don’t know Kate already, you’re likely familiar with her work as an investigative journalist. At Business Insider, she wrote about everything from […]
Wired launching app to lead readers interact with staff
Wired plans to launch a forum-style app that lets readers interact with journalists, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt writes, “The app, said to be launching ‘very soon’, is set to feature forums on which subscribers can interact with Wired journalists about the title’s key coverage areas across tech and politics. “Arielle Goldstein, audience development […]
Wired is starting a show on a radio station
Wired magazine is starting a radio show on KQED, an NPR San Francisco station. Wired will launch “Uncanny Valley,” a weekly show, at 7 p.m. Pacific time on Saturday. Hosted by global editorial director Katie Drummond, the program will feature highlights from that week’s episodes of Wired’s flagship podcast of the same name, combining segments […]
Wired hires Bloomberg’s Ward as a staff writer
Wired has hired Isabella Ward as a staff writer, based in London. She has been working at Bloomberg News as an equities reporter. She focused on EMEA equities with a focus on UK retail stocks and ECM. Ward holds a master’s degree in physics from Imperial College in London.
Fired Wired worker pursuing case with NLRB
Jake Lahut, a Wired staffer fired last year during a union dispute over other fired staffers at Conde Nast, is pursuing an unfair labor practice case with the National Labor Relations Board, reports Katie Kilkenny. Kilkenny reports, “For Lahut, the fight with Condé Nast isn’t over. He says he was one week shy of his probationary […]
Wired Middle East relaunches print edition
Carla Sertin, Wired Middle East’s head of editorial content, writes about its relaunch. Sertin writes, “When I started working on this issue, I wanted to focus on how the region has become one of the global focal points for technology, and where that might take us. Since then, the world has turned to look at […]
Bloomberg’s Mehrotra is returning to Wired
Wired executive editor Brian Barrett sent out the following on Monday: Hi all, I am beyond thrilled to welcome Dhruv Mehrotra back to WIRED. Yes, Dhruv is coming home. For many of you, Dhruv needs no introduction. While he’s coming to us from Bloomberg, he previously spent several years publishing some of WIRED’s most consequential work: JD Vance’s […]
Wired hires editors from Business Insider, Bloomberg
Wired executive editor Brian Barrett sent out the following on Monday: Hi all, I am so happy to share that Brian Kahn and Sophie Kleeman are joining WIRED. Brian will be our senior editor on the science desk, and Sophie will join Louise as senior editor on the business desk. Sophie joins us from Business Insider, where […]
Wired magazine wins Hillman Prize
Wired magazine has won a Sidney Hillman Prize, which recognizes journalism in the service of the common good. The prize recognizes that Wired newsroom became America’s unofficial headquarters for information about DOGE. In story after story, Wired chronicled the speed of Elon Musk’s takeover, and the actions of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which was operating under a […]
Wired hires Swash as deputy editor in London
Wired executive editor Brian Barrett sent out the following announcement on Monday: Hi all, I’m thrilled to share that Rosie Swash will be joining WIRED as our Deputy Editor in London. Rosie began her career at the Observer before joining the Guardian, where she held various reporting and editing roles over 17 years. As senior news […]
