About Us

Gazetteer publishes original local news written by humans and delivers it directly to subscribers via email and text, bypassing algorithms.

We believe the core reason why the media industry is failing is due to the pernicious influence of large tech platforms on the way news is distributed and commercialized.

The information ecosystem dominated by the biggest companies in the world is not benefiting news publishers, despite them being the main contributors of original and truthful information.

Meanwhile, the decline of news and dominance of platforms has led to the proliferation of online sludge – clickbait, hyper-polarization, and misinformation – and ultimately a lesser-informed citizenry that is overwhelmed with distraction but disinterested in civic affairs.

We propose to combat this phenomenon with a local news venture that radically rejects platforms for distribution and monetization.

We publish our stories on a totally paywalled website and send them to paid subscribers by email and text message.

We have no social media, no apps, and we don’t care about search engine optimization.

Our admittedly lofty mission is to revitalize local news in America, but we’re starting with a small team in one key city – San Francisco.

If you are tired of the way that algorithms affect the media you consume online and want to read original stories produced by humans about San Francisco, we humbly invite you to subscribe to Gazetteer SF.

Investors in Gazetteer include Byron Perry, founder and former CEO of Coconuts Media, and David Finocchio, co-founder and former CEO of Bleacher Report. Gazetteer is majority-owned by Byron Perry and made in partnership with Lede.

You can read our welcome post here.

Email: info@gazetteer.co

Text: (415) 787-6570

Mail:
Gazetteer
575 Market St., Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

MASTHEAD

Gazetteer San Francisco

Joshua Bote
Culture Reporter

Joshua Bote is a reporter focusing on the nexus of culture, trends, and digital phenomena within San Francisco.

Previously, he covered technology for The San Francisco Standard and SFGATE. He's also served as a trending news reporter at USA Today and as a music writer at NPR. His work has been published in places like New York Magazine, Billboard, and Paste.

Megan Rose Dickey
Business and Technology Reporter

Megan Rose Dickey is a reporter covering business and technology in San Francisco.

Prior to joining Gazetteer SF, she authored the daily newsletter at Axios SF, where she co-authored a daily newsletter on all-things San Francisco. She’s also spent several years covering technology at publications including TechCrunch, Protocol, and Business Insider.

Eddie Kim
City Reporter

Eddie Kim reports on San Francisco news — including politics, crime, commerce, social conflict, and everything in between.

He was a longtime features writer at the critically acclaimed men’s magazine Mel, and has contributed to major publications including Vice, Slate, The Guardian and Paste Magazine. He began his career doing hyperlocal journalism at L.A. Downtown News, where he won multiple awards from the L.A. Press Club and California News Publishers Association.

Joel Rosenblatt
Reporter

Joel covers the forces in San Francisco — money, business, personalities, local law, and politics — that bind the city and pull it apart. He most recently worked for Bloomberg News reporting on state and federal courts.

Previously, he covered the crime beat for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and was a freelancer in New York City. Before that, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal. He was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, studied public policy at Occidental College in Los Angeles, and has a Masters degree from Columbia Journalism School.

Gazetteer Corporate

Lorraine Campos
Administrative Assistant

Lorraine is the administrative assistant for Gazetteer.

Previously, she worked in the San Francisco commercial real estate market, and assisted in consulting high-profile clients like LVMH, Kering, SHVO, and Michelin-rated restaurateurs.

With a background in the arts, Lorraine prides herself on being a creative problem solver with experience in varied industries such as fashion, beauty, food and beverage, design, and now media. When she's not working, this girl just wants to surf.

Byron Perry
Founder and CEO

Byron Perry is the founder and CEO of Gazetteer.

Before founding Gazetteer, he was the founder and CEO of Coconuts Media, chairman of the Society of Publishers in Asia, and an editor at Variety, The Phnom Penh Post, and San Francisco magazine.