Nilay Patel
Nilay Patel | |
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 Patel at Collision Conference 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (A.B.) University of Wisconsin (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Editor-in-chief, The Verge |
| Known for | Engadget, This Is My Next, The Verge |
Nilay Patel is an American editor and blogger best known for his work at technology news websites Engadget and The Verge. Patel had his first blogging gig at Gapers Block, a Chicago-centric blog. He was offered a full-time job at Engadget in 2008.[1] After serving at Engadget, he left in 2011 and went on to work for The Verge.[2] In 2014, he left The Verge to join sister site Vox, but later returned to The Verge to become its new editor-in-chief, replacing Joshua Topolsky.[3]
Education[]
In 2003, Patel obtained a degree in political science from the University of Chicago and in 2006 received his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.[1]
Career[]
Patel spent four years at Engadget where he was responsible for blogging.[4]
In 2011 Patel left Engadget along with a few co-workers to join The Verge.[5] In March 2014 he left The Verge to join sister site Vox.[6] In July 2014 he returned to The Verge,[7] and became Editor-in-Chief after Joshua Topolsky left the position to work at Bloomberg.[8]
He has appeared on NHK, G4TV, and TWiT, among many others. Patel is also a co-host for The Vergecast.[9]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Why news sites benefit from having writers with legal backgrounds". Poynter Institute. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
- ^ "Top Engadget Editors Depart AOL Tech Site – Kara Swisher – News". AllThingsD. 2011-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- ^ Patel, Nilay. "Welcome to the future". Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ^ "Engadget: Articles By Nilay Patel". engadget.
- ^ Southcott, Chris (2014-07-25). "Beyond The Verge: Joshua Topolsky leaves Vox Media for Bloomberg, while Nilay Patel returns as EIC". techgeek. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ^ Swisher, Kara (2014-03-23). "Nilay Patel, No Longer Managing Editor of The Verge, Moves to Vox.com". Re/code. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ^ "Nilay Patel becomes Editor-in-Chief of The Verge, Dieter Bohn is Executive Editor". Vox. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ^ Abbruzzese, Jason (2014-07-24). "Josh Topolsky on Leaving The Verge and His Future at Bloomberg". Mashable. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ^ "Nilay Patel Managing Editor". Vox. Vox Media. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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