Leander Kahney

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Leander Kahney (born 25 November 1965) is managing editor, formerly a senior reporter at Wired News, the online sister publication of Wired. He is the author of The Cult of Mac , Cult of iPod (ISBN 1-886411-83-2) and Inside Steve's Brain. Kahney is best known for his popular blog, Cult of Mac (The Cult of Mac Blog). As a prominent writer on Apple- and Mac-related topics, Kahney was once theorized (incorrectly) to be the identity of Fake Steve Jobs.[1]

Leander has worked for many other publications, including: MacWeek, as a senior reporter, Scientific American, The Observer and The Guardian in London. Working as a newspaper reporter in the UK, he covered amongst other things, the war in former Yugoslavia.

According to Gawker.com, Leander Kahney has been laid off from Wired.COM.[2]

He is currently living in San Francisco, California and is a father of four.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nick Denton (2007-05-11). "The unmasking of Fake Steve Jobs". Valleywag. http://valleywag.com/tech/exclusive/the-unmasking-of-fake-steve-jobs-259729.php. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  2. ^ Hamilton Nolan (2009-01-01). "Wired.com 'Gutted' in Conde Layoffs". Gawker.com. http://gawker.com/5194485/wiredcom-gutted-in-conde-layoffs. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 

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