Executive editor Marco is leaving Wired
Meg Marco, executive editor of news at Wired, is leaving the news organization. She joined the Conde Nast publication in March. “I’m proud of the all the amazing work we accomplished in what felt like an instant, and can’t thank everyone enough,” she wrote on LinkedIn. She had been editor-in-chief of the Observer for two […]
Deputy features editor Legro among those laid off at Wired
Wired deputy features editor Michelle Legro was among those laid off by the Conde Nast publication last week. She had been at Wired for nearly two years and came from Medium, where she served as deputy editor, GEN and before that, as a features editor, GEN. Legro also worked in the story department, Radiolab, at WNYC […]
Wired hires Kelly for politics team
Wired has hired Makena Kelly as a senior writer for its new politics team. She will start on Nov. 27. Kelly joins from The Verge, where she was a politics reporter, covering ground-breaking investigative news at the intersection of tech, politics, and business. Before The Verge, Kelly interned at the Lincoln Journal Star in Nebraska. […]
Wired is launching a political coverage team
Wired is launching a section on its website devoted to political coverage and has made two new hires for its politics team. The team will report into Wired executive editor of news Meg Marco, and will focus on mis/disinformation around the 2024 election, policy/lobbying, online campaign tactics, and more. “2024 will be a pivotal election […]
Wired seeks a tech and politics senior writer
Wired is seeking an experienced writer to join our Politics team, which will focus on the intersection of politics and technology. In particular, Wired is interested in covering politics through a digital lens: disinformation, the influence of AI, online extremism, and the role of online platforms in shaping political beliefs, are all vital aspects of […]
Wired hires Gilbert to cover extremism and disinformation
Wired has hired Vice senior reporter David Gilbert to cover extremism and disinformation. He starts on Monday. Gilbert has been with Vice since September 2016. He previously was European technology editor and UK tech editor for the International Business Times. He also was news editor at TrustedReviews. Gilbert holds a bachelor’s degree from University College Cork.
Wired’s McKenna wins Cohn Prize
Maryn McKenna, senior writer at Wired and a widely published journalist and author specializing in public health, global health, and food policy, has been selected to receive the 2023 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting. In selecting McKenna from an extraordinarily competitive field of nominees, the judges hailed her reporting and writing […]
Wired EIC Lichfield is departing
Wired editor in chief Gideon Lichfield sent out the following on Wednesday: Dear WIRED Ones, As those of you who were in the all-hands today have already heard, I’m sad to tell you that I have decided to move on from my role as EIC of Wired. I want to begin focusing more of my energies […]
Social media manager Whitcomb departs Wired
Alex Baker-Whitcomb is the senior social manager at Wired, is leaving after more than six year. He worked on overall strategy for social platforms ranging from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to Apple News and Flipboard. Previously he worked at Facebook, Oculus, and served as the media director for a stock car racing tour. He holds […]
Wired hires Marco as executive editor of news
Wired has hired Meg Marco to be executive editor of news. She has been editor-in-chief of the Observer for the past two years. Marco previously worked at ProPublica, where she was the senior editor managing audience strategy, social and editorial newsletters. She was also a co-editor of the coronavirus coverage that was a finalist for the […]
