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 […]
Wired Italy is closing

Conde Nast announced Thursday that it is shutting its Italian edition of Wired, reports Maya Yang of The Guardian. Yang writes, “The closure is part of a wider set of operational changes across the company. Lynch also announced the end of Wired’s Italy edition, noting that while the brand ‘remains a strong global brand, the Italian edition […]
Wired hires Lowell as senior correspondent

Wired executive editor Brian Barrett shared with staff the following announcement: Hi all, I’m delighted to share that Hugo Lowell will be joining WIRED as a senior correspondent on the politics desk. Hugo comes to us from the Guardian, where he has broken major stories about the Trump administration and the president’s inner circle. In […]
Wired hires O’Keeffe as creative web developer

Wired creative director Alyssa Walker sent out the following on Monday: Hi all, I’m so excited to announce that Sam O’Keeffe is joining WIRED on Monday, April 20, as our Creative Web Developer! We’re thrilled to have Sam on board for many reasons. His arrival marks a real shift in how WIRED can show up online across packages, […]
Wired seeks a staff editor in NYC or San Fran

WIRED is seeking a staff editor for our newsroom. Reporting to WIRED’s senior director, science, politics, and security, you’ll work with an experienced team of reporters and editors to edit stories from multiple desks and manage syndications from international WIRED brands. In this role, you’ll be responsible for editing a variety of stories, anything from […]
Wired hires Dickson as senior writer

Wired global editorial director Katie Drummond sent out the following on Friday: All – I’m thrilled to share that Ej Dickson is joining WIRED as a senior writer on our culture desk, based out of New York. Her first day with us is Monday, April 6th! Ej was most recently a senior writer covering culture at New […]
How Drummond has remade Wired

Katie Robertson of The New York Times profiles Katie Drummond, the global editorial director at Wired. Robertson writes, “Ms. Drummond, Wired’s top editor, hears all the time from outside critics who say the publication, which started in 1993 covering the nascent digital revolution, has strayed too far from its techno-optimism roots with its hard-hitting coverage of the […]
Wired seeks a chief business correspondent

Wired is seeking an established expert with a with a distinct point of view and a commanding voice to cover the business of tech, which encompasses the impact of artificial intelligence, the power of platforms, the future of work, and much more. In this role, you’ll be responsible for consistently breaking high-impact news. Our priority […]