Light Reading – Dan O’Shea has joined Light Reading as managing editor. Dan will contribute his analysis of topics such as packet-optical, Carrier Ethernet and SDN. The former editor of Telephony magazine for nearly 15 years, Dan was also the founding editor of FierceTelecom before embarking on a freelance career for the last six years covering broadband, IPTV, mobile, data warehousing and more. This appointment comes just weeks after the announcement of Carol Wilson as editor-at-large and is in conjunction with the re-launch of Light Reading happening on August 15th. More info to come from PR Vibes about the re-launch of Light Reading, which provides technology news and analysis for more than 300,000 subscribers each month.
PCWorld – After first appearing on newsstands 30 years ago, the print edition of PCWorld is no more, as the publication will now become an online-only magazine. The final print issue will run in August. No staff changes have been announced. The publication has a circulation of 355K print subscribers in the U.S. While IDG’s Consumer & SMB division (PCWorld, MacWorld, TechHive, Content Works) has a combined reach of 20 million online visitors each month.
Engadget – Tim Stevens is no longer Editor In Chief after more than six years with the publication. Tim joins a growing list of Aol tech blog EICs who have recently parted ways with the organization, including Josh Topolsky, Erick Schonfeld and Michael Arrington. Marc Perton is temporarily taking over as Engadget head while a new EIC is found. After which Marc will permanently take on the Engadget Executive Editor role. Marc has previously served as Senior Editor at Engadget, Executive Editor for Consumer Reports, and most recently Director of Content for gdgt. Aol’s online brands reach 185M viewers per month.
The Wall Street Journal – Technology industry reporter, Amir Efrati is leaving his position in August after serving the publication in various roles since 2004. He will become a senior reporter for a new technology news publication being launched by former WSJ reporter Jessica E. Lessin. His replacement has not yet been named. The WSJ has a circulation of about 2.4 million copies each month.