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{{Short description|American technology magazine}}
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{{Infobox magazine
| title = eWeek
| image_file = EWeekCover.jpg
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| logo = EWeek logo.svg
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| editor = John Pallatto (since 2012)
| editor = James Maguire (2021-)
| editor_title = Editor-in-Chief
| editor_title = Editor-in-Chief
| frequency = Semimonthly
| frequency = online only
| circulation = 225,000
| circulation = 20M pageviews/year
| category = [[Computer magazine]], Business magazine
| category = [[Computer magazine]], Business magazine
| company = [[QuinStreet]]
| company = TechnologyAdvice
| founded = 1983
| founded = 1983
| finaldate = 2012
| country = United States
| country = United States
| based = [[Nashville, TN]]
| language = English
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'''''eWeek''''' (''Enterprise Newsweekly'', stylized as ''eWEEK''), formerly '''''PCWeek''''',<ref name=NYT_WAS.PCweek>{{cite news|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/29/business/private-sector-turns-out-you-can-go-home-again.html|title=Private Sector; Turns Out, You Can Go Home Again|author=Mark A. Stein |date=June 29, 2003}}</ref> is a technology and business [[magazine]]. Previously owned by [[QuinStreet]]; Nashville, Tennessee marketing company TechnologyAdvice acquired eWeek in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=eWEEK |title=eWEEK Moves to New Publisher, TechnologyAdvice.com |url=https://www.eweek.com/innovation/eweek-moves-to-new-publisher-technologyadvice-com/ |website=eweek.com |publisher=eWEEK |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
'''''eWeek''''' (''Enterprise Newsweekly'', stylized as ''eWEEK'') is a technology and business [[magazine]], owned by [[QuinStreet]]. The magazine was acquired in 2012 by QuinStreet from the company [[Ziff Davis]], owner of the publication for all of its life up to that point, along with Baseline.com, ChannelInsider.com, CIOInsight.com, and WebBuyersGuide.com.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://adage.com/article/btob/quinstreet-acquires-ziff-davis-enterprise/285537/|title=QuinStreet acquires Ziff Davis Enterprise|last=Callahan|first=Sean|date=February 6, 2012|work=Ad Week|accessdate=June 2, 2014}}</ref>

The print edition ceased in 2012, "and eWeek became an all-digital publication"),<ref name=P2012/> at which time Quinstreet acquired the magazine from Internet company [[Ziff Davis]], along with Baseline.com, ChannelInsider.com, CIOInsight.com, and WebBuyersGuide.com.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://adage.com/article/btob/quinstreet-acquires-ziff-davis-enterprise/285537|title=QuinStreet acquires Ziff Davis Enterprise|author=Sean Callahan|date=February 6, 2012|work=Ad Week|access-date=June 2, 2014}}</ref>

''eWeek'' was started under the name ''PCWeek'' on Feb. 28, 1984.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.eweek.com/it-management/eweek-at-25-a-look-at-the-publication-s-audacious-beginnings-and-exciting-future|title=eWEEK at 25: A Look at the Publication's Audacious Beginnings and Exciting Future|work=eWEEK|access-date=2017-05-18|language=en-US}}</ref> The magazine was called ''PCWeek'' until 2000,<ref name=NYT_WAS.PCweek/> during which time it covered the rise of business computing in America; as ''eWeek'', it increased its online presence and covers more kinds of worldwide technologies.

==History==
[[File:PCWeek 23 October 1984 vol 1 sect 1.png|thumb|left|Vol. 1, issue 42 (October 23, 1984)]]
The magazine was started by [[Ziff Davis]]<ref name=NYT_WAS.PCweek/> to cover the use of computers as business tools.

Team members that started ''PCWeek'' included John Dodge, the first news editor; Lois Paul, the first features editor; and Sam Whitmore, the first reporter, who later went on to become editor-in-chief.<ref name=SamW/>

Chris Dobbrow, who "joined Ziff Davis Media ... as the associate publisher of PC Week, ... worked his way up the ladder at Ziff Davis, ... eventually becoming executive vice president." A short story in The New York Times about him said "He left in 2000 to join ... Last week, ... landed .. At eWeek. As the publisher. One step above the job he had 15 years ago."<ref name=NYT_WAS.PCweek/>

At the time, many magazines at the time already covered business computing, such as [[Datamation]] and [[Computerworld]]. There were also magazines dedicated to hobbyist machines, so it seemed there was no place for a weekly issue to fit in. The first few issues had only 22 pages of advertising, but then ''PCWeek'' began establishing itself. By the end of the first year, the average number of advertising pages for the last month was 74.875.{{cn|date=March 2018}}
==Buyers' guides==
John Pallatto, a writer for ''PCWeek'' in its first year, produced a full buyer's guide on all DOS-compatible PCs on the market.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news
|url=http://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/pc-week-eweek-chronicler-of-the-pc-revolution-for-25-years
|title=PC WEEK/eWEEK: Chronicler of the PC Revolution for 25 years
|work=eWEEK |access-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref>


Early promotional publications from ''PCWeek'' show them describing their key audience as "volume buyers", that is, people and companies that would buy PCs in bulk for business purposes.{{cn|date=March 2018}} With this the magazine was able to show big computer companies that advertising in an issue of ''PCWeek'' was the best possible way to get their product seen by the biggest and most important buyers.
''eWeek'' was started under the name ''PCWeek'' on February 28, 1984.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.eweek.com/it-management/eweek-at-25-a-look-at-the-publication-s-audacious-beginnings-and-exciting-future|title=eWEEK at 25: A Look at the Publication's Audacious Beginnings and Exciting Future|work=eWEEK|access-date=2017-05-18|language=en-US}}</ref> The magazine was called ''PCWeek'' all the way up until the year 2000, during which time it covered the rise of business computing in America; as ''eWeek'', it has increased its online presence and covers more kinds of worldwide technologies.


== History ==
==Later success==
''PCWeek'' grew. Scot Peterson became eWeek's main editor in 2005, having been, a Ziff-Davis employee
''PCWeek'' was formed under the notion that computers could be used as business tools. The world of personal computing was changing as processing power grew exponentially. This new computational ability made computers a new and very effective business tool, and soon enough all sorts of companies were buying IBM PCs. ''PCWeek'' took advantage of this rising popularity by becoming the one stop source for all things business-computing oriented.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/30-years-ago-pc-week-chronicles-explosive-growth-of-ibm-compatible-pcs|title=30 Years Ago: PC Week Chronicles Explosive Growth of IBM-Compatible PCs|work=eWEEK|access-date=2017-05-18|language=en-US}}</ref> Important members of the team that started ''PCWeek'' were John Dodge, the first news editor, Lois Paul, the first features editor, and Sam Whitmore, the first reporter who later went on to become editor-in-chief.
since 1995, and previously held the title news editor.<ref>{{cite news
|newspaper=[[Advertising Age]] |date=January 4, 2005
|url=https://adage.com/article/btob/peterson-named-editor-eweek/259199
|title=Peterson named editor of 'eWeek'}}</ref>


People involved in between ''PCWeek's'' initial success and change to ''eWeek'' were David Strom, Sam Whitmore, Mike Edelhart, [[Gina Smith (author)|Gina Smith]], Peter Coffee, Paul Bonner, current editor Chris Preimesberger and many others.<ref>{{Cite web
Although ''PCWeek''<nowiki/>'s official first publication was February 28, 1984, a "sample version" of the magazine was available at a [[COMDEX]] convention in 1983. At the time, the concept of ''PCWeek'' was a "radical idea".<ref name=":0" /> Few saw any real need for a "weekly news magazine about personal computers" that was business-oriented. In addition, many magazines at the time already covered business computing, such as [[Datamation]] and [[Computerworld]]. There were also magazines dedicated to hobbyist machines, so it seemed there was no place for a weekly issue to fit in.<ref name=":1" /> Once the first few publications came out, it seemed like these initial suspicions had been correct. The first month of weekly issues had only 22 pages of advertising on average, well below industry standard.<ref name=":2">citation pending</ref>
|url=https://strom.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/pcweek-2
|title=In tribute to PC Week's original staffers
|author=David Strom |date=2013-08-06
|website=David Strom's Web Informant
|access-date=2017-05-18}}</ref>


Jim Louderback, a lab director at ''PCWeek'' as of 1991, describes how they were able to "get a product in on Wednesday, review it, and have it on the front page on Monday" and that "that was something we were the first to do".<ref name=":0" />
After a rocky first few months, things began to turn around. ''PCWeek'' began establishing itself as the best source for information on business computing. The magazine started breaking big stories before anyone else would. Such as news on a "new version of the Compaq", the "IBM PC AT", and the new "Intel 80286 processor".<ref name=":0" /> The magazine also provided extensive reviews for PCs capable of helping to run businesses. John Pallatto, a writer for ''PCWeek'' in its first year, produced a full "buyer's guide" on all DOS-compatible PCs on the market.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/pc-week-eweek-chronicler-of-the-pc-revolution-for-25-years|title=PC WEEK/eWEEK: Chronicler of the PC Revolution for 25 years|work=eWEEK|access-date=2017-05-18|language=en-US}}</ref> By the end of the first year, ''PCWeek''<nowiki/>'s numbers had skyrocketed. The average number of advertising pages for the last month was 74.875.<ref name=":2" /> The publication owed its resounding success to the increasing popularity of IBM PCs,<ref name=":1" /> but also to their style of reporting. Sam Whitmore describes it as "gritty, kick the door down, break your secret plans" and says that they had "so much fun spoiling people's days". David Strom, the executive editor in charge of "reviews, opinion, and analysis" at the time identified their "direct contact with industry leaders" as part of why they were able to break such killer stories.<ref name=":0" />


In 2012, ''eWeek'' and other Ziff Davis assets were acquired by the company [[QuinStreet]], which also runs other tech-oriented publications.<ref name=":3" />
''PCWeek's'' audience was also important to their success. Early promotional publications from ''PCWeek'' show them describing their key audience as "volume buyers", that is, people and companies that would buy PCs in bulk for business purposes.<ref name=":2" /> With this the magazine was able to show big computer companies that advertising in an issue of ''PCWeek'' was the best possible way to get their product seen by the biggest and most important buyers.


==Evolution==
Following the turn-around success in its first couple of years, ''PCWeek'' only got better. Important people involved in between ''PCWeek's'' initial success and change to ''eWeek'' were David Strom, Sam Whitmore, Mike Edelhart, [[Gina Smith (author)|Gina Smith]], Peter Coffee, Paul Bonner, and many others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://strom.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/pcweek-2/|title=In tribute to PC Week’s original staffers|last=Strom|first=David|date=2013-08-06|website=David Strom's Web Informant|access-date=2017-05-18}}</ref> The team behind the magazine was getting better and better. Jim Louderback, a lab director at ''PCWeek'' as of 1991, describes how they were able to "get a product in on Wednesday, [review it], and have it on the front page on Monday" and that "that was something we were the first to do".<ref name=":0" /> The publication was "perfectly positioned" to be the source for all information on what PCs were worth looking at for business purposes.<ref name=":1" /> They broke stories spoiling products from [[IBM]], [[Lotus Development|Lotus]], and others as a result of incredible work by reporters like [[Gina Smith (author)|Gina Smith]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://strom.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/pc-week/|title=25 Years of PC Week|last=Strom|first=David|date=2009-11-01|website=David Strom's Web Informant|access-date=2017-05-18}}</ref>
As the whole PC Industry evolved, ''PCWeek'' grew, and also developed a very active audience that spoke of their experiences, good and bad.
Successor ''eWeek'' is even more oriented towards "Lab-based product evaluation,"<ref name=":0" /> and covers a wide range tech topics.<ref name="prn">{{cite news
|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eweek-magazine-increases-investment-in-editorial--circulation-reveals-new-look-70806277.html
|title=eWEEK Magazine Increases Investment in Editorial & Circulation; Reveals New Look |date=April 7, 2003
|work=PR Newswire |access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref>


===Writers===
Leading up to its name-change, ''PCWeek'' began building an online presence. They were one of the first magazines to do so, and they had reviews about and coverage of the emergence of the [[World Wide Web]] that were "ahead of the game".<ref name=":0" /> The switch to the name ''eWeek'' and an even greater online presence was overseen by Eric Lundquist, editor-in-chief at the time.
Among former/current writers are:
* Jessica Davis<ref>{{cite web
|title=Jessica Davis
|quote=covering ... at titles including IDG's Infoworld, Ziff Davis Enterprise's eWeek and ...
|url=https://www.informationweek.com/author-bio.asp?author_id=2345}}</ref>
* Scott Ferguson, former Editor in Chief of eWeek, 2006 - 2012 (when eWeek stopped their print edition "and eWeek became an all-digital publication").<ref name=P2012>{{cite web
|quote=.. until the print publication stopped in 2012 and eWeek became an all-digital publication
|url=https://www.informationweek.com/author-bio.asp?author_id=2166&
|title=Profile of Scott Ferguson, Director of Audience Development, UBM Tech}}</ref>
* Todd Weiss, Senior Writer ("all things mobile")<ref>{{cite web
|quote=formerly .. [[Computerworld]].com from 2000 to 2008
|url=https://www.eweek.com/author/todd-r-weiss/
|title=Todd R. Weiss, Author at eWEEK}}</ref>


==Influence==
Finally, in 2012, ''eWeek'' and other Ziff Davis assets were acquired by the company [[QuinStreet]], which now runs many tech-oriented publications.<ref name=":3" />
A famous part of ''PCWeek'' was the fictional gossip columnist by the name of "Spencer F. Katt". The column would cover all sorts of rumors and gossip about the PC Industry, and the character of Spencer F. Katt became a famous icon of the entire world of computing.<ref>{{cite news
|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/31/business/the-executive-computer-is-optical-memory-next-from-i-b-m.html
|title=The executive computer: is optical memory next from I.B.M.
|author=Erik Sandberg-Diment |date=March 31, 1985
|quote=Readers .. turn first to .. Spencer F. Katt's ''Rumor Central'' before perusing the "news" of the industry.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]]
|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-10-tm-14044-story.html
|title=Gossip Columnist to the Nerds : Digging Up the Digital Dirt in Silicon
|date=July 10, 1994
|quote=pseudonymous Spencer F. Katt}}</ref>


''PCWeek'' had influence on the PC Industry that it covered and the success of business PCs contributed to the success of ''PCWeek''. John Pallatto characterizes the rise of PCs in 1985 as a "social phenomenon", and says that "the most sought-after status symbol on Wall Street in 1985... was the key to unlock the power switch on an IBM PC AT".
== Evolution ==
''PCWeek'' evolved as the whole PC Industry evolved. The early success of the IBM PC and the [[VisiCalc|Visicalc]] and [[Lotus 1-2-3]] spreadsheet programs gave ''PCWeek'' the coverage they needed to get on their feet.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" /> The magazine also developed a very active audience of people telling the team at ''PCWeek'' "about their experiences, good and bad, as they worked with the products".<ref name=":4" /> So ''PCWeek'' was also able to evolve with feedback from their active readers.


''PCWeek'' was licensed in other countries, notably Australia, where it was first published by ''Australian Consolidated Press''. Towards the end of the 1990s, the title shifted to a publishing partnership between Ziff-Davis and Australian Provincial Newspapers where its final Australian editor was Paul Zucker.
In the 21st century, business PCs have gone from "supporting" businesses to "driving" them, and there's been an increasing need for "unbiased, expert testing of the technology". ''eWeek'' has become much more oriented towards "Lab-based product evaluation" as a result of this.<ref name=":0" /> In terms of news, ''eWeek'' now covers all different sorts of tech, and they focus mainly on things like cloud computing, mobile technology, data center and infrastructure, security and enterprise applications, as well as IT careers and leadership information.<ref name="prn">{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eweek-magazine-increases-investment-in-editorial--circulation-reveals-new-look-70806277.html|title=eWEEK Magazine Increases Investment in Editorial & Circulation; Reveals New Look|date=April 7, 2003|work=PR Newswire|accessdate=January 18, 2017}}</ref>


One story from ''PCWeek'' that is well known is their coverage of "the famous 1994 flaw in the numerical processor in Intel's Pentium chip". The news they broke on Intel's processor, along with other research, caused Intel to actually pull back and fix their chips before offering new ones.<ref name=":0" />
''eWeek'' has stated their mission as hoping to provide technology decision-makers with a mix of breaking news, analysis, trends, and reviews to help them make educated IT buying decisions.<ref name="prn" />


Current editor in chief Chris Preimesberger, who joined eWEEK in 2005 as a free-lancer, now runs a staff consisting of mostly free-lancers, many of whom have worked full time for eWEEK in the past and at other IT publications. The readership has been loyal through the years and now consists mostly of veteran IT professionals, company executives, software developers, investors and other people interested in the ebb and flow of the IT business and trends in products and services.
== Influence ==
''PCWeek'' had a key influence on the PC Industry that it covered. The magazines success contributed to the success of business PCs just as the success of business PCs contributed to the success of ''PCWeek''. Following the magazine's success, "Anybody who had anything to do with buying PC products in a corporate environment" sought after access to a ''PCWeek'' subscription.<ref name=":4" /> John Pallatto characterizes the rise of PCs in 1985 as a "social phenomenon", and says that "the most sought-after status symbol on Wall Street in 1985... was the key to unlock the power switch on an IBM PC AT".<ref name=":4" /> It is also said that "in those early days", ''PCWeek'' could help make a small startup "PC maker" or "software developer" successful with only "a few column inches of editorial".<ref name=":1" />


==Training==
The stories ''PCWeek'' covered were also important, and ended up having noticeable effects on the industry. Each issue would break stories that would completely spoil the secret plans of some big tech company, resulting in faster adoption of new technologies as information was spread about them before they were even out. One story from ''PCWeek'' that is well known is their coverage of "the famous 1994 flaw in the numerical processor in Intel's Pentium chip". The news they broke on Intel's processor, along with other research, cause Intel to actually pull back and fix their chips before offering new ones.<ref name=":0" /> Another famous part of ''PCWeek'' was the fictional gossip columnist by the name of "Spencer F. Katt". The column would cover all sorts of rumors and gossip about the PC Industry, and the character of Spencer F. Katt became a famous icon of the entire world of computing.<ref name=":0" />
After 14 years at PC week, Sam Whitmore started his own firm (Media Survey). The latter, after over 2 decades, began a fellowship to train future reporters.<ref name=SamW>{{cite web|url=https://www.bateman-group.com/banter/qa-sam-whitmore|title=Investing in a Reporter's Most Valuable Skill — Fact-Finding: Q&A with Sam Whitmore|author=John Thomey|date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 28 April 2024

EWeek
Editor-in-ChiefJames Maguire (2021-)
CategoriesComputer magazine, Business magazine
Frequencyonline only
Circulation20M pageviews/year
Founded1983
Final issue2012
CompanyTechnologyAdvice
CountryUnited States
Based inNashville, TN
LanguageEnglish
Websiteeweek.com
ISSN1530-6283

eWeek (Enterprise Newsweekly, stylized as eWEEK), formerly PCWeek,[1] is a technology and business magazine. Previously owned by QuinStreet; Nashville, Tennessee marketing company TechnologyAdvice acquired eWeek in 2020.[2]

The print edition ceased in 2012, "and eWeek became an all-digital publication"),[3] at which time Quinstreet acquired the magazine from Internet company Ziff Davis, along with Baseline.com, ChannelInsider.com, CIOInsight.com, and WebBuyersGuide.com.[4]

eWeek was started under the name PCWeek on Feb. 28, 1984.[5] The magazine was called PCWeek until 2000,[1] during which time it covered the rise of business computing in America; as eWeek, it increased its online presence and covers more kinds of worldwide technologies.

History[edit]

Vol. 1, issue 42 (October 23, 1984)

The magazine was started by Ziff Davis[1] to cover the use of computers as business tools.

Team members that started PCWeek included John Dodge, the first news editor; Lois Paul, the first features editor; and Sam Whitmore, the first reporter, who later went on to become editor-in-chief.[6]

Chris Dobbrow, who "joined Ziff Davis Media ... as the associate publisher of PC Week, ... worked his way up the ladder at Ziff Davis, ... eventually becoming executive vice president." A short story in The New York Times about him said "He left in 2000 to join ... Last week, ... landed .. At eWeek. As the publisher. One step above the job he had 15 years ago."[1]

At the time, many magazines at the time already covered business computing, such as Datamation and Computerworld. There were also magazines dedicated to hobbyist machines, so it seemed there was no place for a weekly issue to fit in. The first few issues had only 22 pages of advertising, but then PCWeek began establishing itself. By the end of the first year, the average number of advertising pages for the last month was 74.875.[citation needed]

Buyers' guides[edit]

John Pallatto, a writer for PCWeek in its first year, produced a full buyer's guide on all DOS-compatible PCs on the market.[7]

Early promotional publications from PCWeek show them describing their key audience as "volume buyers", that is, people and companies that would buy PCs in bulk for business purposes.[citation needed] With this the magazine was able to show big computer companies that advertising in an issue of PCWeek was the best possible way to get their product seen by the biggest and most important buyers.

Later success[edit]

PCWeek grew. Scot Peterson became eWeek's main editor in 2005, having been, a Ziff-Davis employee since 1995, and previously held the title news editor.[8]

People involved in between PCWeek's initial success and change to eWeek were David Strom, Sam Whitmore, Mike Edelhart, Gina Smith, Peter Coffee, Paul Bonner, current editor Chris Preimesberger and many others.[9]

Jim Louderback, a lab director at PCWeek as of 1991, describes how they were able to "get a product in on Wednesday, review it, and have it on the front page on Monday" and that "that was something we were the first to do".[5]

In 2012, eWeek and other Ziff Davis assets were acquired by the company QuinStreet, which also runs other tech-oriented publications.[4]

Evolution[edit]

As the whole PC Industry evolved, PCWeek grew, and also developed a very active audience that spoke of their experiences, good and bad. Successor eWeek is even more oriented towards "Lab-based product evaluation,"[5] and covers a wide range tech topics.[10]

Writers[edit]

Among former/current writers are:

  • Jessica Davis[11]
  • Scott Ferguson, former Editor in Chief of eWeek, 2006 - 2012 (when eWeek stopped their print edition "and eWeek became an all-digital publication").[3]
  • Todd Weiss, Senior Writer ("all things mobile")[12]

Influence[edit]

A famous part of PCWeek was the fictional gossip columnist by the name of "Spencer F. Katt". The column would cover all sorts of rumors and gossip about the PC Industry, and the character of Spencer F. Katt became a famous icon of the entire world of computing.[13][14]

PCWeek had influence on the PC Industry that it covered and the success of business PCs contributed to the success of PCWeek. John Pallatto characterizes the rise of PCs in 1985 as a "social phenomenon", and says that "the most sought-after status symbol on Wall Street in 1985... was the key to unlock the power switch on an IBM PC AT".

PCWeek was licensed in other countries, notably Australia, where it was first published by Australian Consolidated Press. Towards the end of the 1990s, the title shifted to a publishing partnership between Ziff-Davis and Australian Provincial Newspapers where its final Australian editor was Paul Zucker.

One story from PCWeek that is well known is their coverage of "the famous 1994 flaw in the numerical processor in Intel's Pentium chip". The news they broke on Intel's processor, along with other research, caused Intel to actually pull back and fix their chips before offering new ones.[5]

Current editor in chief Chris Preimesberger, who joined eWEEK in 2005 as a free-lancer, now runs a staff consisting of mostly free-lancers, many of whom have worked full time for eWEEK in the past and at other IT publications. The readership has been loyal through the years and now consists mostly of veteran IT professionals, company executives, software developers, investors and other people interested in the ebb and flow of the IT business and trends in products and services.

Training[edit]

After 14 years at PC week, Sam Whitmore started his own firm (Media Survey). The latter, after over 2 decades, began a fellowship to train future reporters.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Mark A. Stein (June 29, 2003). "Private Sector; Turns Out, You Can Go Home Again". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Staff, eWEEK. "eWEEK Moves to New Publisher, TechnologyAdvice.com". eweek.com. eWEEK. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Profile of Scott Ferguson, Director of Audience Development, UBM Tech". .. until the print publication stopped in 2012 and eWeek became an all-digital publication
  4. ^ a b Sean Callahan (February 6, 2012). "QuinStreet acquires Ziff Davis Enterprise". Ad Week. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "eWEEK at 25: A Look at the Publication's Audacious Beginnings and Exciting Future". eWEEK. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  6. ^ a b John Thomey (June 8, 2018). "Investing in a Reporter's Most Valuable Skill — Fact-Finding: Q&A with Sam Whitmore".
  7. ^ "PC WEEK/eWEEK: Chronicler of the PC Revolution for 25 years". eWEEK. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "Peterson named editor of 'eWeek'". Advertising Age. January 4, 2005.
  9. ^ David Strom (August 6, 2013). "In tribute to PC Week's original staffers". David Strom's Web Informant. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "eWEEK Magazine Increases Investment in Editorial & Circulation; Reveals New Look". PR Newswire. April 7, 2003. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  11. ^ "Jessica Davis". covering ... at titles including IDG's Infoworld, Ziff Davis Enterprise's eWeek and ...
  12. ^ "Todd R. Weiss, Author at eWEEK". formerly .. Computerworld.com from 2000 to 2008
  13. ^ Erik Sandberg-Diment (March 31, 1985). "The executive computer: is optical memory next from I.B.M." The New York Times. Readers .. turn first to .. Spencer F. Katt's Rumor Central before perusing the "news" of the industry.
  14. ^ "Gossip Columnist to the Nerds : Digging Up the Digital Dirt in Silicon". The Los Angeles Times. July 10, 1994. pseudonymous Spencer F. Katt

External links[edit]

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