Categories: OLD Media Moves

Wired hires Gizmodo editor Brown

Joe Brown, the editor of tech news site Gizmodo, is leaving to become Wired magazine’s New York editor.

Peter Kafka of All Things D writes, “Brown will be Wired’s ‘New York editor,’ a new role that will have him weighing in on the brand’s magazine, tablet edition and website. It’s his second time at Wired, where he had previously worked as a deputy to then-gadget-boss Mark McClusky. McClusky now runs the company’s website, under new editor in chief Scott Dadich.

“Gawker Media owner Nick Denton hasn’t named a replacement for Brown, who ran the site for the last two years; veteran Gizmodo editor Joel Johnson will lead a search for a new editor. ‘We’re looking for someone with design background,’ Denton says.

“This one seems like an amicable Denton/editor breakup. Here’s Brown’s take, delivered via IM (he’s still a Gawker employee, after all): ‘I’ve had an amazing few years at Gizmodo — the team here is among the best in any business, and I love them like family. But I am pumped about going home to Wired. With Scott and the team he’s put in place, it’s like we’re getting the band back together.’ [UPDATE: And here’s more from Brown, who is also an extremely patient Pai gow poker tutor.]”

Read more here.

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.

Recent Posts

Miao to cover China economy for WSJ

Wall Street Journal reporter Hannah Miao is moving to Singapore to cover the China economy.…

10 mins ago

FT taps Foy to cover European banking

Financial Times reporter Simon Foy is now covering European banks. He has been covering accounting for the…

4 hours ago

Debtwire seeks a private credit reporter

Debtwire, the leading provider of global fixed income news, analysis and data for more than…

7 hours ago

BNN Bloomberg anchor Kanwar is departing

Amber Kanwar, an anchor for BNN Bloomberg in Canada, is departing at the end of…

7 hours ago

Moody’s promotes Kantrow to editor in chief

Moody's Ratings has promoted Yvette Kantrow to senior vice president and editor in chief. She has been…

7 hours ago

Politico reporter Fieseler departs

Politico reporter Clare Fieseler is leaving the news organization to take on some ocean reporting projects. She…

7 hours ago