Senior reporter Lahut departs Wired
Senior reporter Jake Lahut has left Wired after an encounter with Human Resources, reports Max Tami of Semafor. Lahut joined in May as a senior writer on the politics desk. In this role, he covered the Trump White House, particularly the intersection of two distinct groups working to shape its policies: Silicon Valley billionaires and […]
Kwong is departing Wired
Evelyn Kwong, director of social and multiplatform strategy at Wired, is leaving the publication. She previously was a staff writer and senior editor for audience at The Toronto Star. Kwong also worked at Vice News and The Guardian. She is a graduate of Ryerson University.
Wired seeks a senior investigations reporter
Wired seeks a reporter who is adept at building and working with data sets and/or open source tools to break impactful stories in the worlds of technology, cybersecurity, science, and beyond. In this role, you’ll be expected to have both traditional reporting skills and technological chops. We’re interested in people with a demonstrated facility in […]
Wired seeks a tech reporter in New York
Wired seeks a reporter to cover tech companies and their influence, with a particular focus on the major platforms. In this role, you’ll be responsible for delivering high-impact stories for the Wired business desk, ranging from breaking news to longer-lead investigations. While your coverage will primarily involve Big Tech, you’ll have a wide remit to […]
Senior correspondent Robison departs Wired
Kylie Robison, a senior correspondent at Wired, has left the news organization and is now writing on KylieBytes.com. She joined Wired six months ago. Robison previously worked at The Verge and led the technology publication’s coverage of artificial intelligence. Robison joins The Verge from Fortune, where she was senior technology reporter and regularly broke news about Twitter/X. She […]
What’s the strategy behind Wired’s growth
Mark Stenberg of Adweek writes about Wired’s growth under global editorial director Katie Drummond. Stenberg writes, “The evolution is the latest in a series of transformations reshaping the news media industry. Reporters are increasingly adopting the techniques of influencers to disseminate their work more effectively across social platforms, as publishers themselves adopt vertical video, lo-fi […]
Why tech reporting has become political at Wired
Status founder Oliver Darcy interviewed Wired editorial director Katie Drummond about its strategy. Here is an excerpt: In many ways, it seems that your tech reporters are really now politics reporters too? In a majority of cases, I think you have to understand and closely track politics to successfully cover the tech industry right now. Or science, or culture, […]
How Wired got duped by an AI freelancer
Wired has posted an explanation about how it was tricked into publishing a fake story produced by artificial intelligence. Its story explains, “After some standard back-and-forth about framing and payment rates, our editor assigned the story. The edit process also raised no alarms; the writer accepted suggestions and responded to notes promptly and amiably. We […]
Wired, Business Insider remove AI-generated freelance work
Wired and Business Insider have removed news features written by a freelance journalist after concerns they are likely AI-generated works of fiction, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “Freedom of expression non-profit Index on Censorship is also in the process of taking down a magazine article by the same author after concerns were raised by Press […]
Wired seeks a senior writer for investigations
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change to global security, from pandemic preparedness to the future of democracy, and tell stories of the people trying to solve these challenges and the […]
