Co-founders of The Verge, Joshua Topolsky and Nilay Patel, have both announced that they have accepted new positions. Topolsky will join Bloomberg News as editor of Bloomberg digital and chief digital content officer of Bloomberg media. He will oversee the launch of online ventures focusing on rebranding the company as a multimedia resource for technology news.
The rumors are true. I am joining Bloomberg to make some crazy magic happen. The fantastic @backlon and @reckless will take the @verge helm
— Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) July 24, 2014
Topolsky’s replacement is Pital who has been serving as acting managing editor for Vox.com since March. Prior to that, he was co-founder and managing editor of The Verge since the site launched in 2011.
Hi hello yes it's true — I'm going back to The Verge as EiC, and @backlon will be our new executive editor. http://t.co/396eDJ7N7O
— nilay patel (@reckless) July 24, 2014
Additionally, Dieter Bohn has been named executive editor of The Verge. Bohn has been with the site since 2011 as senior editor.
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