POLITICO announces major investment in tech policy coverage with debut of Decoded by POLITICO

ARLINGTON, Va. — POLITICO, the world’s leading news organization covering politics and policy, today announced the launch of Decoded by POLITICO, a new global technology policy franchise focused on the intersection of technology, policy and power.

Decoded by POLITICO draws on the reporting of nearly 50 journalists across the world's key capitals — from Washington to Sacramento, London to Brussels, and beyond — narrating how tech policy is shaping the entire economy, across every industry.

The new franchise is built to help decision-makers — in industry, government and everywhere in between — understand how the collision of technology and policy will unfold, and empower them to act before the shift becomes obvious.

A new signature daily briefing, Decoded by POLITICO, will launch on Monday, Oct. 5, as a newsletter covering the people, power moves, policy battles and market shifts defining what's next in global technology. An accompanying audio podcast will brief busy leaders on the go.

At launch, a free preview of Decoded by POLITICO will be available to everyone. When the preview period concludes next year, POLITICO Pro subscribers will continue to have access as part of their existing plan, while a new option will be open to individuals who wish to subscribe to Decoded by POLITICO directly.

Decoded Summits, which begin today in Washington and will continue in other key capitals in the coming months, will convene leading voices in global technology, power, policy, markets and business for live conversations on the POLITICO stage.

“Decoded is an investment in the ambitious journalism that is propelling POLITICO into our third decade,” POLITICO CEO Goli Sheikholeslami said. “Decoded builds on POLITICO’s success serving policy professionals by meeting the needs of a broader group of decisionmakers who need to understand the direction of technology policy around the world. Decoded’s global launch, connecting the dots between continents, demonstrates exactly how we are approaching our coverage of a rapidly changing world and meeting the needs of the audiences we serve.”

“Decoded is about technologies more powerful than anything humanity has ever experienced — and the challenges those technologies pose to policymakers. We firmly believe this is the most consequential story of our lifetimes,” POLITICO Global Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Greenberger said. “POLITICO’s policy reporters around the world are uniquely positioned to guide executives, founders, investors and policymakers through the crossroads of technology and regulation during this historic moment.”

POLITICO has tapped Christopher Cadelago to lead the nearly 50 journalist team powering Decoded in a new role as executive editor for Global Technology and California, in partnership with Laura Greenhalgh in Brussels and Emma Anderson in California. Working as his partner on the commercial side, Toby Mergler will assume new responsibilities to bring this new franchise to life for our customers.

The flagship Decoded by POLITICO newsletter will be authored by Brendan Bordelon, Calder McHugh, Christine Mui and Sam Sutton, and edited by Anderson and John Hewitt Jones in Washington, drawing on reporting from across POLITICO and around the world.

“Technology is where political power, public policy and global markets now collide — and Decoded is built to own that story. We’re bringing POLITICO’s unmatched ability to reveal who holds power, how they’re using it and what happens next to the forces reshaping the world,” Cadelago said. “This isn’t another digest of yesterday’s tech news. It’s essential intelligence on the people, power moves, policy fights and market shifts defining what comes next. Others will tell you what happened. Decoded will tell you what matters — and where the world is heading.”

Sign up for Decoded by POLITICO here.

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