AllthingsD and The Wall Street Journal split as the newspaper brings in its own tech coverage team
All Things D, the technology website led by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, has announced it will end its current contract with The Washington Post.
Mossberg has provided technology reviews for the Journal for more than 20 years but its News Corp. owners have confirmed plans bring in a team of 20 reviewers, bloggers, visual journalists, editors and reporters as part of its tech coverage.
The Dow-Jones owned publication also plans to build its own technology news website and host an international technology conference.
“We plan to embark on a major global expansion of our technology coverage, which will include adding 20 reviewers, bloggers, visual journalists, editors, and reporters covering digital,” said Gerard Baker, editor in chief of Dow Jones and managing editor of The Wall Street Journal.
“As part of this global push, we will also be expanding our conference franchise to include an international technology conference and building a new digital home for our first-class technology news and product reviews on The Wall Street Journal Digital Network. “
Playing a part in the end of the relationship is Mossberg and Swisher’s desire to find funding to expand the business, rather than sell out to a media publication.