Technical.ly’s first-ever employee sits across from me at a booth in El Fuego, cradling a bowl of spicy soup.

The plan for the afternoon is to talk about the tech scene with former Technical.ly Philly Lead Reporter Juliana Reyes, who last week began an exciting new role at the Philadelphia Media Network. (Editor’s note: JR, as she is lovingly known in this newsroom, went on to serve as Associate Editor and then Editorial Product Lead at Technical.ly, but the move to the papers gets her back to her strongest roots: writing great stories.)

The chat, however, quickly slides into reporting and how it can impact a subset of people. See, after five years covering the tech scene with an authoritative-yet-effortless verve, her move to the Philly.com is aimed at a return to community reporting. She’s not leaving the tech scene, she said, since workplace culture will be part of her new beat.

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