Editor, TechCrunch UK & Ireland
United Kingdom
- Current
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- Editor at TechCrunch UK
- Director at NewCorrespondent.com
- Blogger at MediaBites.com
- Columnist "Technofile" at The Irish Times
- Freelance Journalist at mbites.com (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Co-Editor at TechCrunch UK & Ireland
- Editor at Netimperative.com
- News Editor at The Industry Standard
- Editor at New Media Age
- Deputy Editor, New Media Age at Centaur Communications
- Education
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- The Australian National University
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Mike Butcher’s Summary
In 1994 Mike Butcher started writing about the business of web sites for Newspaper Focus magazine. In 1996 he joined New Media Age, then a newsletter, and in 1998 took over as editor, re-launching it from a 14 page title into a full-blown magazine. In 2000, as an executive editor, he helped launch the US-owned Industry Standard magazine in London. He went freelance in 2001 and has since written for TechCrunch, The Financial Times, The Times, The Irish Times, The Guardian, Broadcast, Marketing Week, New Media Age, Mobile Content News, Paid Content, Media Week and The New Statesman among others. He has launched or relanched publishing web sites for Media Week, UK Press Gazette, New Media Age, Flight International and Netimperative or consulted on others. In 2004 he was voted 'One of the 100 Innovators of the UK Internet Decade' by GfK NOP, the fourth-largest custom research business in the world, and E-consultancy.com. Over the last ten years he has talked about media, technology, the Internet, Startups, Web 2.0 and the mobile business on BBC News 24, BBC World, Sky News, Channel 4, GMTV, CNBC and Bloomberg, as well as working on a number of TV projects, including a documentary about technology in Hong Kong and Asia. Current projects include journalism and professional blogging, speaking at, chairing or organising events about digital media and Web 2.0, podcasting and working with media companies.
Mike Butcher’s Specialties:
Editor, publisher, journalist, editorial consultant, researcher, conference chair, events programmer
Mike Butcher’s Experience
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Editor
TechCrunch UK
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
September 2007 — Present (9 months)
Editor of TechCrunch UK & Ireland, covering web and mobile technology startups.
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Director
NewCorrespondent.com
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
July 2007 — Present (11 months)
Director of content with NewCorrespondent.com, a new experimental project to employ social media tools (Twitter, Facebook, Flickr etc) in journalistic reportage.
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Blogger
MediaBites.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
April 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Blogging about Media 2.0
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Columnist "Technofile"
The Irish Times
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
June 2002 — Present (6 years)
Weekly technology columnist ("Technofile") with The Irish Times in Dublin, reporting on the technology business and consumer electronics.
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Freelance Journalist
mbites.com (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Online Media industry)
April 2001 — Present (7 years 2 months)
I am a freelance journalist, blogger on mbites.com and former editor of New Media Age. The organisations I have worked for recently include: The New Statesman, The Daily Telegraph, Vecosys.com, TechCrunch.com, Netimperative.com, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Industry Standard and New Media Age.
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Co-Editor
TechCrunch UK & Ireland
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
October 2006 — December 2006 (3 months)
TechCrunch UK & Ireland in 2006 was the first iteration of TechCrunch US' launch in the UK.
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Editor
Netimperative.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
April 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 7 months)
Writing, commissioning and editing this online marketing and media news site, with a team of reporters underneath me.
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News Editor
The Industry Standard
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)
July 2000 — April 2001 (10 months)
News Editor with the Industry Standard Europe magazine, weekly business title for the European technology industry, based in London.
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Editor
New Media Age
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Publishing industry)
January 1998 — July 2000 (2 years 7 months)
Editor of New Media Age (NMA.co.uk), UK trade title for the Internet business.
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Deputy Editor, New Media Age
Centaur Communications
(Online Media industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years)
Mike Butcher’s Education
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The Australian National University
BA, English Literature, History, 1987 — 1989
- Activities and Societies:
- Co-Founder and Editor of two student newspapers
Additional Information
Mike Butcher’s Websites:
Mike Butcher’s Interests:
mbites,comment,analysis,media,technology,internet,wireless,digital,intelligence,editorial,news,advertising,content,industry,business,research,bespoke,newsletters,marketing,specialised,reports,online,blogging,conferences,events,seminars,London,New Media Age,Industry Standard Europe,speaker,moderator
Mike Butcher’s Groups:
Industry Standard Group member
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AngloEstonian Digital Media Group member
Mike Butcher’s Honors:
Internet Industry Journalist of the Year Finalist, 2000. Voted 'One of the 100 Innovators of the UK Internet Decade' by GfK NOP, the fourth-largest custom research business in the world, in 2004
Mike Butcher’s Contact Settings
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