Media
Journalism taught me to make sense of complex systems at speed. Independent publishing taught me when to slow down. Across Arab News, MacRumors, Destination KSA, Supercharged and Cupertino Lens, I have worked at both ends of that spectrum.
Capabilities
reporting
editing
breaking news
long-form writing
analysis
interviewing
newsletter publishing
editorial strategy
social distribution
podcast contribution
Selected work
Reporting Apple at Internet Speed
MacRumors
Editor and News Reporter
2021-02
2023-01
completed
At MacRumors, I reported and edited daily coverage of Apple for a global audience.
From 2021 to 2023, I worked as an editor and news reporter at MacRumors, covering Apple across product launches, software, policy, labor, privacy and corporate strategy. The role demanded speed without sloppiness: finding the consequential detail, verifying it and explaining it clearly to a global audience.
Slowing Down Apple Coverage
Cupertino Lens
Founder, Editor and Writer
current
live
I publish an independent, ad-free publication about Apple’s design, culture, leadership and strategy.
Cupertino Lens is an independent, ad-free publication built around interpretation rather than velocity. I created its editorial thesis, voice, publishing system, newsletter, identity direction and product roadmap to give Apple analysis more context, history and intent.
Writing About Identity and a Changing Saudi Arabia
Arab News
Columnist
completed
I became an Arab News columnist while still a teenager, writing about identity, responsibility and a changing Saudi Arabia.
I wrote for Arab News about Saudi society, bilingual identity, youth, responsibility and national change while I was still a teenager.
Full inventory
Reporting Apple at Internet Speed
MacRumors
Editor and News Reporter
2021-02
2023-01
completed
At MacRumors, I reported and edited daily coverage of Apple for a global audience.
From 2021 to 2023, I worked as an editor and news reporter at MacRumors, covering Apple across product launches, software, policy, labor, privacy and corporate strategy. The role demanded speed without sloppiness: finding the consequential detail, verifying it and explaining it clearly to a global audience.
Slowing Down Apple Coverage
Cupertino Lens
Founder, Editor and Writer
current
live
I publish an independent, ad-free publication about Apple’s design, culture, leadership and strategy.
Cupertino Lens is an independent, ad-free publication built around interpretation rather than velocity. I created its editorial thesis, voice, publishing system, newsletter, identity direction and product roadmap to give Apple analysis more context, history and intent.
Writing About Identity and a Changing Saudi Arabia
Arab News
Columnist
completed
I became an Arab News columnist while still a teenager, writing about identity, responsibility and a changing Saudi Arabia.
I wrote for Arab News about Saudi society, bilingual identity, youth, responsibility and national change while I was still a teenager.
Building an Independent Technology Publication
Supercharged
Founder
archived
I built Supercharged as my first serious attempt to create a publication of my own.
Supercharged was my first serious attempt to build a publication rather than only write for one. It grew quickly and gave me direct experience in editorial direction, identity, product, contributors, distribution and the operational cost of ambition. It ultimately did not continue, but it changed how I think about focus, sustainability and what an independent publication should be.
MacRumors
MacRumors
Editor and News Reporter
2021-02
2023-01
completed
I reported and edited daily Apple coverage inside a global, high-speed technology newsroom.
Arab News
Arab News
Columnist
completed
I wrote columns about Saudi society, bilingual identity, youth, responsibility and national change while I was still a teenager.
Cupertino Lens
Cupertino Lens
Founder, Editor and Writer
current
live
I publish independent, ad-free analysis of Apple’s design, culture, leadership and strategy.
Supercharged
Supercharged
Founder
archived
I built an independent technology publication and learned directly about editorial direction, product, contributors, distribution, focus and sustainability.
Sami Fathi author archive
MacRumors
My MacRumors author archive documents my published reporting and editing work.
Sami Fathi author page
Arab News
My Arab News author page documents my published columns.
Sami Fathi article archive
Muck Rack
My Muck Rack profile provides an additional archive of published work.
Sami Fathi video archive
YouTube
My YouTube channel preserves a public video archive.
Arab News column on bilingual identity
November 2018
completed
I published an Arab News column about bilingual identity while I was still a teenager.
Arab News column on civic responsibility
June 2020
completed
I published an Arab News column about civic responsibility during Saudi Arabia’s COVID-era measures.
Joined MacRumors
February 2021
completed
I joined MacRumors as an editor and news reporter covering Apple.
Concluded MacRumors role
January 2023
completed
I concluded my MacRumors role after nearly two years of reporting and editing inside a global Apple newsroom.