# Casey Newton & Zoe Schiffer

> Casey Newton and Zoe Schiffer are two of the most influential tech journalists working today. Newton founded Platformer, a newsletter covering social networks at the intersection of tech and democracy, co-hosts the Hard Fork podcast with the NYT, and broke landmark investigations into Facebook's content moderation crisis. Schiffer co-ran Platformer as managing editor, authored 'Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter' (Penguin Random House, 2024), and now serves as Director of Business & Industry at WIRED. Together they shaped some of the most consequential tech journalism of the 2020s.

- **Role:** Founder & Editor at Platformer / Director of Business & Industry at WIRED
- **Organizations:** Platformer, WIRED, The New York Times (Hard Fork podcast), The Verge (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Journalism, Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, B.A. in Political Science, UC Berkeley, M.A. in Journalism, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Casey Newton's Facebook content moderation series: 2020 National Magazine Award finalist, Facebook $52 million settlement for 11,250+ content moderators - direct result of Newton's investigation, Zoe Schiffer's Away investigation led to CEO's resignation

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Casey Newton joins The Arizona Republic as legislative reporter
- **2005** — Casey Newton moves to San Francisco Chronicle
- **2010** — Casey Newton joins CNET as blogger and senior writer
- **2013** — Casey Newton becomes Silicon Valley Editor at The Verge
- **2017** — Casey Newton launches The Interface newsletter at The Verge
- **2019** — Zoe Schiffer joins The Verge; her Away investigation leads to CEO's resignation
- **2019** — Zoe Schiffer earns M.A. in Journalism from Stanford University
- **2020** — Casey Newton's Facebook content moderation series becomes National Magazine Award finalist
- **2020** — Facebook pays $52M settlement to 11,250+ content moderators
- **2020** — Casey Newton founds Platformer newsletter on Substack (October)
- **2022** — Zoe Schiffer joins Platformer as Managing Editor
- **2022** — Casey Newton and Zoe Schiffer co-author Twitter coverage during Musk takeover
- **2022** — Casey Newton co-launches Hard Fork podcast with Kevin Roose at NYT
- **2023** — Co-author New York Magazine Twitter cover story with Alex Heath
- **2024** — Platformer migrates from Substack to Ghost over pro-Nazi content concerns (January)
- **2024** — Zoe Schiffer publishes 'Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter' (February 27)
- **2025** — Zoe Schiffer joins WIRED as Director of Business & Industry (January)
- **2026** — Casey Newton announces engagement (February)

## Achievements

- Casey Newton's Facebook content moderation series: 2020 National Magazine Award finalist
- Facebook $52 million settlement for 11,250+ content moderators - direct result of Newton's investigation
- Zoe Schiffer's Away investigation led to CEO's resignation
- Platformer grew to 200,000+ weekly readers as independent newsletter
- Hard Fork podcast named one of Time's 100 Best Podcasts
- Zoe Schiffer's 'Extremely Hardcore' received acclaim from NYT, Financial Times, Bloomberg
- Platformer's high-profile migration from Substack to Ghost sparked industry debate on platform responsibility
- Casey Newton and Zoe Schiffer co-authored New York Magazine Twitter cover story (January 2023)

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Casey Newton announces engagement; fiance works at Anthropic
- **2025-01** — Zoe Schiffer joins WIRED as Director of Business & Industry
- **2024-02** — Zoe Schiffer's book 'Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter' published by Penguin Random House
- **2024-01** — Platformer migrates from Substack to Ghost over concerns about pro-Nazi content on the platform

## Links

- Website: https://www.platformer.news
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseynewton1/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/CaseyNewton

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Last updated: 2026-04-27