Jay Cassano, Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief, has accepted the position of CEO at Cointelegraph. Jon Rice, managing editor for Cointelegraph Journa
Jay Cassano, Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief, has accepted the position of CEO at Cointelegraph. Jon Rice, managing editor for Cointelegraph Journal, will take over as the brand new editor-in-chief for the platform. Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr stays managing editor.
“I’m grateful to Cointelegraph for this chance and the belief positioned in me by the corporate,” mentioned Cassano. “It’s only doable to simply accept this position figuring out that the editorial group is in wonderful arms led by Jon and Kristina.”
Cassano took the helm as Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief in November 2019. An award-winning journalist who first found Bitcoin in 2011, he beforehand labored at Quick Firm, Newsweek Media Group and a number of other different media shops.
Over the previous 12 months, Cassano has introduced a renewed concentrate on unique reporting to Cointelegraph — whereas increasing the publication’s attain and solidifying its standing because the world’s largest cryptocurrency-focused media platform.
Cassano will now head Cointelegraph’s enterprise operations and strategic improvement. He’ll not maintain an editorial position. On accepting this new place, he mentioned:
“As a journalist, I’ve at all times cared deeply in regards to the problem of constructing a high-quality, unbiased media outlet financially sustainable. I stay up for placing my concepts into motion as Cointelegraph prepares for its subsequent part of progress. I stay pushed by the objective of empowering our journalists to do their finest work, free from bias or interference.”
A brand new editor-in-chief
Moving into the editor-in-chief position is Rice, who took cost of Cointelegraph’s long-form Journal in February.
In 2017, Rice co-founded digital asset media outlet Crypto Briefing. He’s a passionate advocate for range and inclusion within the blockchain trade and has beforehand famous that he believes a “wise diploma of decentralization” is significant to humanity as governments and Huge Tech proceed to amass, and use, knowledge in ways in which have been as soon as inconceivable past dystopian novels.
Rice developed Cointelegraph Journal right into a considerate exploration of blockchain-related themes, with a particular concentrate on the social and political implications of the know-how. He’ll now take over Cointelegraph’s total editorial operations.
“Now we have journalists everywhere in the world who care deeply about this trade and the know-how and philosophy of blockchain,” mentioned Rice.
“My objective is to proceed to amplify their voices in order that the cryptocurrency motion can develop and appeal to new innovators, traders, builders and advocates; and to present our journalists the instruments and the authority to report pretty and objectively on our trade and its contributors.”
Talking on to the connection between the enterprise and editorial operations, Rice famous that:
“It’s uncommon for a journalist to take over the reins on the enterprise aspect of a media platform, and I’m notably excited that the alignment in our philosophies will deepen our dedication to our readers and our reporting.”
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