First POST: Power Brokers
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, July 21 2014
Why Microsoft's Bradford Smith is so influential in tech policy; the split between DailyKos and Netroots Nation; how the GOP is wooing conservative and libertarian techies; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Root Causes
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, October 10 2013
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus: Just how far has the Obama administration strayed from its promise to be the most open and transparent in history?; how government procurement practices led to the HealthCare.gov mess; Ari Fleischer's Twitter meltdown; and much, much more. Read More
We Bid Adieu to Nick Judd
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, August 2 2013
Today is Nick Judd's last day at techPresident, as he is taking off for a few weeks of well-earned R&R before heading off to graduate school at the University of Chicago to study sociology. In his nearly four years with us, he reported intensively on the tech-politics industry, oversaw our news-site redesign and upgrade, drove our coverage of the 2012 presidential cycle, and led our forays into e-book publishing. Among his outstanding work was early and solid reporting on the rise of civic technology (see his 2011 story on Boston's Office of New Urban Mechanics), his in-depth coverage of the role of tech in the rise of Occupy Wall Street, and his stewardship of our 2010 10Questions.com project. Read More
Sarah Lai Stirland Joining techPresident as Senior Writer
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, November 8 2011
Sarah Lai Stirland, Photo: Peter Krogh We're pleased to announce that starting next week, Sarah Lai Stirland will be joining the Personal Democracy staff as senior writer for techPresident. Sarah has long experience ... Read More
Calling All Tech-Politics Writers: techPresident is Taking Pitches
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, June 1 2011
Yes, it's true. Despite our best efforts to convince Nancy Scola, techPresident's associate editor for the last three years, that there was nothing better than lifetime employment with Personal Democracy Forum, she will ... Read More
A Big PdF Welcome to Nick Judd, Our New Reporter/Researcher!
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, November 2 2009
Today is the first day in the office for our new reporter/researcher, Nick Judd. He's going to be expanding our coverage of the nuts and bolts of tech-politics, starting with updating our consumer guide to companies that ... Read More