Joshua Topolsky

Joshua Topolsky
Topolsky at South by Southwest in 2017
Topolsky at SXSW in 2017
Born
Joshua Ryan Topolsky

(1977-10-19) October 19, 1977 (age 47)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
OccupationJournalist
Known forEngadget, This Is My Next, The Verge, The Outline
SpouseLaura June

Joshua Ryan Topolsky (born October 19, 1977) is an American technology journalist. He is also a record producer, and DJ under the stage name Joshua Ryan. Topolsky was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of technology news network The Verge, and a co-creator of its parent company Vox Media.[2] Previously, he was the editor-in-chief of Engadget.

On August 4, 2014, Topolsky stepped down from The Verge and Vox Media to join Bloomberg "as the editor of a series of new online ventures it is introducing as part of a revamped journalism strategy".[3] He left Bloomberg in July 2015 after clashes with Michael Bloomberg over the direction of its digital media strategy[4] and started the digital news company The Outline.

  1. ^ "Birth Announcements – Page 38". Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. November 24, 1977. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  2. ^ Somaiya, Ravi (July 24, 2014). "Bloomberg Hires a Founder of The Verge to Lead Online Initiatives". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Somaiya, Ravi (July 24, 2014). "Josh Topolsky of the Verge is Joining Bloomberg". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Somaiya, Ravi (July 10, 2015). "Web Chief Joshua Topolsky to Leave Bloomberg as Staff Tensions Surface". newyorktimes.com.