GigaOM Journo Plugs Into Variety

Janko Roettgers is trade's first Silicon Valley correspondent.

JankoRoettgersPicJanko Roettgers (pictured), a senior writer with the recently dissolved GigaOM, is going to be able to keep right on going in the Bay Area. The married father of two, who lives in Oakland, has been hired as Variety’s first-ever senior Silicon Valley correspondent.

From today’s announcement:

“Janko has the expertise and experience to make a valuable contribution to our team,” said Variety co-editor-in-chief Andrew Wallenstein. “Variety has moved aggressively in recent years to cover Silicon Valley’s impact on Hollywood, which makes having a respected journalist like Janko on the ground in the technology capital of the world a natural next step for us.”

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