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Wired editor in chief resigns to run robotics company

Chris Anderson, the editor in chief of Wired magazine, has resigned to run a robotics company.

A story on its website states, “A physicist by training, Anderson became a media boldface name through best-selling books about the digital ‘bits’ economy (The Long Tail and Free) and more recently, the physical world of ‘atoms’ (Makers). On Friday, he announced he’s making the same move in real life, from a career turning bits into words and ideas to CEO of 3D Robotics, a company he co-founded in 2009 that turns atoms into drones.

“‘This is an opportunity for me to pursue an entrepreneurial dream,’ Anderson said in a statement. ‘I’m confident that Wired’s mission to influence and chronicle the digital revolution is stronger than ever and will continue to expand and evolve.’

“Anderson joined Wired in 2001, taking the helm of the iconic digital brand just as the dot-com bubble popped.

“During his tenure, the magazine moved away from its counter-cultural roots and into a more mainstream current anchored by business coverage, big ideas and exceptional long-form narrative features. Circulation grew from 500,000 to 825,000. It won eight National Magazine Awards, including the top prize for General Excellence in 2005, 2007 and 2009. In 2010, Adweek named Wired its magazine of the decade.”

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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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