The Search Is On for Wired's Next Editor

Chris Anderson to depart at the end of the year

The publishing world got an end-of-the-workweek surprise today when Wired announced that editor in chief Chris Anderson in stepping down after 11 years on the job. Anderson is leaving Wired at the end of the year to become the full-time CEO of 3D Robotics, a company he co-founded in 2009.

Now, the hunt is on for Anderson’s successor. While Wired wouldn’t comment on where it is in the search process, media industry types are already beginning to speculate about who could fill Anderson’s shoes.

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