OLD Media Moves

TechRadar editor in chief Swider leaving for Substack newsletter

Matt Swider

Matt Swider, the editor in chief of TechRadar, where he became known for tracking what retailers had PS5 and Xbox consoles in stock, is leaving his post to launch a Substack called “The Shortcut” where he will offer a variety reporting around tech products.

Swider plans to offer restock news about popular items like the PS5 and Xbox Series X, which his what more than 1 million followers on Twitter know him for.

He will also be writing recommendations and reviews about certain tech products — everything from drones to laptops — to help “later adopters” who prefer not to compare specs across different product websites.

Swider’s move is part of a trend of journalists moving to Substack to pursue greater ownership and control over their work.

He currently is writing a newsletter on Revue, but is moving everything over to Substack.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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