Gideon Lichfield
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| Born | 4, August, 1971 London, United Kingdom | ||
| Nationality | Britisher | ||
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| Occupation | Journalist | ||
Gideon Lichfield (born 4, August, 1971) is a British journalist who has served as global editorial director and editor-in-chief of Wired magazine since March 2021.
Professional life
Lichfield began his journalism career in 1996 at The Economist, where he started on the science desk before becoming the title’s correspondent in Mexico City, Moscow and Jerusalem. He then moved to New York City and held various roles, including editorial head of Economist Education, an internal startup aimed at business executives.
He had a one-year fellowship at the Data & Society Research Institute, where he wrote science fiction pieces as a way to explore the social and political implications of technological advances. Lichfield also served as an adjunct professor at New York University, teaching graduate courses in foreign reporting at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
Lichfield was one of the founding editors at Quartz (publication). Hired at the company’s inception in 2012[1], he led the newsroom, developed the ethics policy and style guide, and edited the Quartz Daily Brief[2] newsletter.
In December 2017, Lichfield moved on to MIT Technology Review as editor-in-chief[3], tasked with overseeing the publication’s editorial content and products, including the website, digital newsletters, print magazine and live events, as well as new platforms and formats under development.
On March 22 2021, Lichfield became the global editorial director at Wired and editor-in-chief of WIRED US[4][5]. As global editorial director, Lichfield sets the overall content strategy, vision and tone across all of WIRED’s platforms in the markets where the company owns and operates the title, which include the US, Wired UK|UK, Italy and Japan. Lichfield is the sixth editor-in-chief of WIRED US, and the first global editorial director.
Education
Lichfield is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Bristol University.
Personal Life
Lichfield was born in London, United Kingdom. He speaks five languages fluently, including Spanish, Russian and French.
References
- ↑ Carr, David (September 24, 2012). "Covering the World of Business, Digital Only" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Why Quartz has gone niche with newsletter topics". January 31, 2018.
- ↑ "MIT Technology Review Names Gideon Lichfield Editor in Chief". MIT Technology Review.
- ↑ Robertson, Katie (March 2, 2021). "Wired names Gideon Lichfield as its new top editor" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Business, Kerry Flynn, CNN. "Wired names Gideon Lichfield of MIT Tech Review as top editor". CNN.
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