Is it not possible that they are being hired as PR/marketing members of the VCs? I see that some tech-journos are quite good at building up their own brands an

Is it not possible that they are being hired as PR/marketing members of the VCs? I see that some tech-journos are quite good at building up their own brands and can then use that to further the interests of the portfolio companies. They may not actually be hired as VCs and instead work in the back-office as part of marketing/operations. I'm not sure about what the roles of these journos are, so take my opinion with a pinch of salt.