Silicon Alley Reporter was an American trade publication focused on New York's Silicon Alley. A trade journal is a periodical, magazine or publication printed with the intention of target marketing to a specific industry or type of trade/business. ... Silicon Alley is a nickname for an area with a large concentration of Internet and new media companies in Manhattan, New York City. ...

Founded by Jason McCabe Calacanis in 1996, then was renamed the Venture Reporter in 2001 and was eventually sold to Dow Jones in 2003. Jason McCabe Calacanis (born November 28, 1970 [1] in Brooklyn, New York) is an American internet entrepreneur and blogger. ...

Notable contributors include Xeni Jardin and Clay Shirky. The parent company of Silicon Alley Reporter and Venture Reporter was called Rising Tide Studios. Xeni Jardin (IPA: ) (born August 5, 1972)[1][2] is a journalist and weblogger in the United States. ... Clay Shirky is a writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies. ... Rising Tide Studios (RTS) is an American company that has produced news and events related to online business-to-business ventures. ...

References

• Ryan Naraine (October 8, 2001). Silicon Alley Reporter Goes Under. via clickZ news.
• Rafat Ali (April 11, 2003). Enhanced Silicon: Venture Reporter Bought Out. via paidcontent.org
• Janelle Brown (March 3, 2000). Who decides who in Silicon Alley via Slate