Casey Newton
Casey Newton | |
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| Casey Newton speaks in a black hoodie Newton in 2021 | |
| Born | June 19, 1980 |
| Education | B.S.J., Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Website | cnewton |
Casey Newton (born June 19, 1980) is an American technology journalist best known for creating the Platformer newsletter. He previously worked as a senior editor at The Verge.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Newton had been covering the Arizona State Legislature for The Arizona Republic, with an interest in technology as a hobby. Kristen Go, a former coworker at The Arizona Republic, invited him to work at the San Francisco Chronicle to cover tech companies and new technology.[3][2] Later, he was a blogger and senior writer for CNET[4][2] until 2013. Afterward, between 2013 and 2020, he covered Silicon Valley at The Verge[5][6] and became a senior editor.[2] During his time at The Verge, he wrote a daily newsletter called The Interface.[7][8] His reporting on the effects of content moderation on workers (resulting in PTSD[9]) has led to a contracting company cutting ties with Facebook.[10]
Platformer
[edit | edit source]In 2020, Newton left to publish his own newsletter, Platformer, on Substack.[5][6][11] with the paid subscription costing US$10 per month.[3] Substack incentivized authors with advances, which Newton turned down, but accepted healthcare stipends.[6] As of January 2024[update], Platformer had 170,000 subscribers to the free edition.[12] In January 2024, Newton decided to move Platformer off Substack to Ghost, in response to Substack's policies and handling of pro-Nazi publications on its platform.[13]
Hard Fork
[edit | edit source]In late 2022, Newton began a weekly technology news podcast for the New York Times, called Hard Fork, co-hosting with Kevin Roose.[14] Roose, in 2021, praised Newton with having "opinions [that] hold sway among social media executives".[15]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Newton was born on June 19, 1980, and grew up in La Habra, California.[16][5][17] He attended Sonora High School, where he served as a student board member and president of the debate club.[17] He graduated from Northwestern University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Journalism.[18]
He is gay[19] and lives in San Francisco.[16]
References
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External links
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