Mike Magee (journalist)

For other people named Michael Magee, see Michael Magee (disambiguation).

Mike Magee
Born(1949-12-07)7 December 1949
Died11 August 2024(2024-08-11) (aged 74)
OccupationJournalist
NationalityBritish
Website
volesoft.com

Michael Magee (7 December 1949 – 11 August 2024) was a British journalist. He is credited with introducing a tabloid-style approach to the coverage of technology news.[1][2] In 2009 the Daily Telegraph placed Magee 35 in its list of Top 50 most influential Britons in technology.[3]

Magee co-founded technology news website The Register in 1994. In 2001 he left to found The Inquirer.[1] In 2010 he launched technology website TechEye,[4] and in February 2013 he launched a new title for the channel called ChannelEye.[5]

  1. ^ a b Johnson, Bobbie. VNU buys into tabloid news in The Guardian, 26 January 2006
  2. ^ Hamm, Steve. The Battery Recall: A Win for the Web in BusinessWeek, 30 August 2006
  3. ^ "The 50 most influential Britons in technology: part one". The Daily Telegraph. 23 September 2009. Mike Magee #35 Founder, The Register and The Inquirer
  4. ^ "TechEye".
  5. ^ "ChannelEye launches and injects zest into the supply chain – Channel EYE". channeleye.co.uk.