Transformer: Chris Anderson: Once considered a staple on the desks of anyone associated with tech, Wired seemed to lose its way after the Internet crash. Enter Chris Anderson, who joined the publication as editor-in-chief in June 2001. Since then, Anderson has subtley shifted Wired's focus to the science of technology—only natural for a former editorial staffer of Science, Nature and The Scientist. And that strategy seems to have paid off. [...]
But whom does Anderson read to stay on top of technology issues? "I think Walt Mossberg brings an important reality check to all of us who might get overexcited about technology," he says. But adds: "I don't look that much to journalists, not directly. I tend to look at bloggers."