Mark Robinson
Features Editor
Mark Robinson focuses on longform narratives and investigative features online and in print. In 2016 and 2017 he was the editor in chief of EPIC magazine, a journalism and film and TV production startup that specializes in publishing longform nonfiction. Before that he spent more than a decade at WIRED, where he served as a senior editor, articles editor, features editor, and executive editor. He attended Stanford’s master’s program in journalism. In 2005 Robinson and writer Jeff Howe coined the word “crowdsourcing.” He is devoted to open-water swimming, moonlights as a jazz singer, and is based in San Francisco.
And Now: 31 Notable WIRED Long-Form Stories of 2021
In another strange year, our feature articles bubbled up through the cracks and managed to capture the zeitgeist.
Some of Our Favorite Longreads of 2020
It was a brutal year. Take a breath and enjoy some of our best in-depth stories.
Was This Poker Player's Luck Too Good to Be True?
On this week’s Get WIRED podcast, features editor Mark Robinson talks to writer Brendan Koerner about an unconventional poker player and the woman who called him out.
The 25 Most-Read Longreads of 2019
Longform stories are more popular than ever. Here are the baker's two dozen WIRED readers spent the most time on this year.
The 25 Most-Read WIRED Stories of 2018
From Facebook to Mueller, from Theranos to Yanny and Laurel, WIRED readers flocked to the articles that defined a new era.
Our 25 Favorite Features From the Past 25 Years
From an epic account of the online drug market Silk Road, to a poignant tale about a man seeking intimacy with his robot clone, these stories will blow your mind. Again.
Sebastian Thrun on AI, Flying Cars, and Sam Altman
The tech luminary shares his lofty ideals.
WIRED's 16 Favorite Longform Stories of 2017
We published hundreds of meaty stories this year. Here's one features editor's favorites.
Biology Professor Pleads Not Guilty in Shootings
Why? That was the question that hung over the University of Alabama’s Huntsville campus in the wake of the slaughter and maiming of six people at a faculty meeting 19 months ago. Last week the alleged shooter supplied an answer: Insanity.