Nilay Patel

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Nilay Patel, 2016

Nilay Patel is an American lawyer and journalist . He is the editor-in-chief of the technology portal The Verge .

Career

In 2003 Patel finished his studies in political science at the University of Chicago , which he expanded with a law degree and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School .

From 2007 to 2011 Patel worked for the technology blog Engadget .

In 2011 Nilay Patel founded The Verge together with Joshua Topolsky , Joanna Stern and Dieter Bohn . In 2014 he moved from The Verge to sister site Vox , where he became Managing Editor ; previously there should have been tensions between Patel and Topolsky. However, when Topolsky left The Verge in August 2014 , Patel returned to The Verge as the new editor-in-chief . During his time as editor-in-chief, Walter Mossberg , one of the most influential journalists in the technology industry, was won over as editor. Together with Mossberg, Patel published the weekly podcast Ctrl-Walt-Delete from September 2015 until Mossberg's retirement in June 2017 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Andrew Beaujon: Why news sites benefit from having writers with legal backgrounds. In: poynter.org. Poynter Institute, January 18, 2013, accessed September 27, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Kara Swisher: Exclusive: Engadget's Top Editors Topolsky and Patel Exit From AOL's Giant Tech Site. In: All Things Digital. Dow Jones & Company , March 12, 2011, accessed September 27, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Kara Swisher: Nilay Patel, No Longer Managing Editor of The Verge, Moves to Vox.com. In: Recode. Vox Media , March 23, 2014, accessed September 27, 2017 .
  4. ^ Nilay Patel: Welcome to the future. In: The Verge . Vox Media , July 24, 2014, accessed September 27, 2017 .
  5. ^ Ctrl-Walt-Delete Archive. In: The Verge . Vox Media , accessed September 27, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Patel, Nilay
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century