Written by

Devon Ashcroft

Technology & Money Correspondent

Devon Ashcroft came to journalism from a background in technical support and IT consulting, which left them with a low tolerance for jargon and a habit of asking "but what does that actually mean for the person using it" in every meeting. After a few years writing documentation and how-to guides for a software company, they moved into full-time explanatory journalism, first for a personal finance newsletter and now for The Spectrum Post. Devon's beat sits wherever a new app, platform, or financial product asks people to trust it with their money or their time, and their job is to figure out — clearly, and without hype — whether that trust is warranted.

  • Former technical writer, enterprise software company
  • Certificate in Financial Journalism, online continuing-education program
  • Regular panelist, consumer tech literacy workshops

9+ years of experience