News editor Temperton among the Wired layoffs
News editor James Temperton has been laid off at Wired magazine. “I can’t thank my colleagues enough for all the incredible work, the compassion, and the support,” he wrote on LinkedIn. He has been based in Montreal for the past two years and previously served as deputy editor. Before that, he held the posts of reporter, acting […]
CalMatters hires Johnson as its first tech reporter
Khari Johnson has been hired by CalMatters to be its first technology reporter. He will start later this month. He most recently has been at Wired magazine covering artificial intelligence. Johnson previously was a senior staff writer at VentureBeat, where he has covered artificial intelligence as well as the intersection of ethics and policy as well […]
Wired names Barrett its executive editor
Wired global editorial director Katie Drummond sent out the following on Monday: All – I’m thrilled to share two very exciting updates about WIRED’s leadership team. First up: Brian Barrett is returning to WIRED, his one true and rightful home, as our executive editor. Brian will jump right into the mix when he starts on January 16th, overseeing […]
The lack of optimism in Wired magazine about technology
Om Malik, the founder of tech news site GigaOm, writes about the lack of optimism about technology in Wired magazine. Malik writes, “What confounds me is that technology-first publications such as Wired, and technology-first writing communities seem to have little enthusiasm for technology and change. Now, more than ever, we have so many converging trends […]
Wired layoffs total 20, SFGate reports
The layoffs at Wired magazine totaled 20 staffers, reports Stephen Council of SFGate.com. Council reports, “Condé Nast, Wired’s corporate owner, told employees in early November the media giant would be laying off about 5% of its wider workforce. But last Thursday Wired’s reporters, editors and other staffers learned the cuts would be more sweeping, with at least […]
Guest departs Wired for Coda Story
Peter Guest, acting business editor for Wired in London, is now senior editor at Coda Story. Before Wired, he was the enterprise editor at Rest of World in Singapore and features editor at Nikkei Asia in Tokyo. He has written for Bloomberg Businessweek, The Atlantic, GQ, the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and MIT Technology Review. In 2022, he won a Society […]
Labor and workplace reporter Harrington departs Wired
Wired labor and workplace reporter Caitlin Harrington was among the 19 staffers laid off by the Conde Nast publication. She joined two years ago, Harrington had previously served as a research fellow and research editor at the company. She also worked as a freelance copywriter and copy editor at Viator in San Francisco. She has also interned […]
Space writer Skibba departing Wired
Ramin Skibba, a writer at Wired, is among those leaving the Conde Nast publication. As Wired’s space writer, he covered space scientists, space environmentalists, space politics, space conflicts, and the space industry, from launch to re-entry. Prior to joining Wired, Skibba freelanced for Scientific American, The Atlantic, Undark magazine, Slate, and other magazines, and before […]
Articles editor Eilenberg among Wired layoffs
Articles editor Jon Eilenberg was among the layoffs last week at Wired magazine. Eilenberg had been with the publication for more than 20 years, starting as a copy editor in June 2003. He had been articles editor for the last six and a half years. He previously was a copy editor and copy chief for Red […]
McKenna among the Wired layoffs
Wired magazine senior writer Maryn McKenna, who has been covering public health, global health, medicine and disease, was among the layoffs this week. “I expect to return to freelancing, and maybe widen my scope to consulting and beyond,” she wrote on LinkedIn. McKenna previously worked for 10 years at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where she was […]
