15 local contributors to national technology news sites

The crush of nationally-minded technology and culture news sites may not often be associated with Philadelphia, but for years we’ve felt there was a strange pull of those brands employing local writers.

If for no other reason than to acknowledge it, here is a long-overdue list of national tech (and culture) writers who call Philadelphia home. Who are we missing?

Updated: here’s a Twitter list to follow of these cats (h/t @DraintheLibrary):

1. Timothy Lee: Ars Technica | @binarybits
2. Chris Grant: Polygon, Former Joystiq | @chrisgrant  (lives in Fishtown)
3. Jon Gruber: Daring Fireball | @gruber
4. Duncan Bowen Black, aka “Atrios:” Eschaton | @atrios
5. Chris Velazco: Tech Crunch | @chrisvelazco (lives in South Jersey)
6. Andrew Nusca: CBS Interactive | @editorialiste (lives in West Philly)
7. Danya Henninger: Zagat.com, theDrinkNation.com | @phillydesign
8. Gene Marks: ‘You’re the Boss‘ blog on NYTimes.com | @genemarks
9. Jason Fagone: Wired contributor | @jfagone
10. John Paul Titlow: Read Write Web | @johnpaul (lives in Kensington)
11. Joel Mathis: Macworld | @joelmmathis
12. Scott McNulty: WordPress author | @blankbaby
13. Michael Oryl: MobileBurn.com | @MichaelOryl
14. Leonid Kravets: TechCrunch contributor | @lkravets
15. Kevin Tofel: GigaOm | @kevinctofel  [H/T Mike Harris]
16. Erica Ogg: GigaOm | @ericaogg [H/T Mike Harris]
17. Sean Portnoy: ZDnet | @teklust
18. [Formerly, before this spring] Tim Carmody: The Verge, former Wired | @tcarmody