Silicon Alley Reporter Silicon Alley Reporter Silicon Alley Reporter was an American trade publication focused on New York's Silicon Alley. Founded by Jason Calacanis in 1996, then was renamed the "Venture Reporter" in 2001 and was eventually sold to Dow Jones in 2003. Rafat Ali served as Managing Editor before founding paidContent.org and its parent company ContentNext Media. Notable contributors include Xeni Jardin, Rafat Ali and Clay Shirky. The parent company of "Silicon Alley Reporter" and "Venture Reporter" was called Rising Tide Studios. Karol Martesko-Fenster collaborated with Jason Calacanis and Gordon Gould from 1997 to 1999 on the launch of "Silicon Alley Reporter"
Silicon Valley and its companies. CNN, "The Wall Street Journal", and Bloomberg News operate Silicon Valley bureaus out of Palo Alto. Public broadcaster KQED (TV) and KQED-FM, as well as the Bay Area's local ABC station KGO-TV, operate bureaus in San Jose. KNTV, NBC's local Bay Area affiliate "NBC Bay Area", is located in San Jose. Produced from this location is the nationally distributed TV Show "Tech Now" as well as the CNBC Silicon Valley bureau. San Jose-based media serving Silicon Valley include the "San Jose Mercury News" daily and the "Metro Silicon Valley" weekly. Specialty media include "El Observador" and the