Wired site director Rosenfield departs

Scott Rosenfield

Scott Rosenfield, the site director for Wired, has left the news organization.

His last day was Thursday.

Rosenfield had been with the business magazine’s website since July 2018. At Wired, Rosenfield was responsible for leading digital strategy and editorial revenue programs across Wired platforms.

“I’ve decided that now is the right time for me to figure out what comes next,” he wrote on Twitter. “And I’m confident that the wonderful WIRED team is ready to chart a brave path forward.

He joined Wired from Outside, where he worked since 2014, most recently as digital general manager. At Outside, Rosenfield launched the site’s affiliate revenue program and expanded its newsletter strategy, leading to record revenue growth.

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.