Odds & Ends
January 26, 2023
12:55 pm
Haley Weiss started this week as a health and science reporter for Time… Ariana Perez-Castells is a new health and science intern for the WSJ…
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January 5, 2023
6:28 am
Now in pre-beta, House of Pitch charges you to pitch reporters. “After we ensure everything works smoothly,” say the creators, “we will… start charging $5.00
Latest Media Moves
December 28, 2022
6:35 am
Tom Dotan has joined the WSJ to cover Microsoft and business tech… Natalie Jennings becomes Vox’s managing editor starting next month… Lauren LaCapra joins The Information
Odds & Ends
November 8, 2022
3:10 pm
Emily Chang will leave Bloomberg Technology to develop a suite of Bloomberg TV programs that explore “technology, business and culture,” according to Variety. No successor
Odds & Ends
October 20, 2022
12:55 pm
The Wall Street Journal’s newly launched TikTok channel now boasts 34 videos and almost 8,000 followers… Indrani Sen left NYT to edit features at Fortune…
Odds & Ends
September 20, 2022
9:59 am
TechCrunch enterprise reporter Ron Miller usually does the interviewing, but last week, on LinkedIn Live, Ron gave an interview to CRM expert Brent Leary. Here’s
Odds & Ends
August 17, 2022
8:34 am
Edit vet Damon Beres now is a senior editor covering tech for The Atlantic. Quickest to congratulate him on Twitter: Danielle Sacks, Mat Honan, Farhad
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August 2, 2022
2:30 pm
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Odds & Ends
July 14, 2022
5:55 am
Axios Communicators, a weekly newsletter for “internal and external communicators,” arrives this month. It’s edited by new arrival Eleanor Hawkins, whose background is politics… Fortune
Odds & Ends
June 23, 2022
2:29 pm
Has the NYT’s David Gelles quit Corner Office or not? Seven 2022 Corner Office columns appear on David’s own coverage page that have not shown
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Vendors: Don’t Forget the Contact Info
February 8, 2023
Bloomberg reporter Matthew Boyle Tweets: “Another hour lost to rooting around a startup’s ‘newsroom’ page, looking in vain through the fawning case studies and trite “thought leadership” blog posts for the name of an actual human media contact with an email address and (!) phone number.”
Penske Media Buys 20% of Vox Media
February 7, 2023
So 1/5 of The Verge and 1/5 of Vox, and the other titles, now belong to the publisher of Rolling Stone and Women’s Wear Daily. Interesting deal and a nice scoop from the NYT.
The Verge: ‘CNET Pushed Reporters to Be More Favorable to Advertisers, Staffers Say’
February 3, 2023
CNET insiders are leaking, helping Mia Sato deliver this powerful story, which alleges that CNET buckles to advertisers, and also, that editors knew about the unreliable AI-written copy, but owner Red Ventures made them use it anyway.
CNET and Owner Red Ventures Have a Mess on Their Hands
February 2, 2023
The latest from Futurism: ‘Leaked Messages Show How CNET’s Parent Company Really Sees AI-Generated Content…
They’re happy to spoonfeed you unlabeled AI garbage — but they’re terrified Google will take notice.’
Bloomberg TV to Launch ‘Bloomberg Originals,’ Moves QuickTake to Social
February 2, 2023
Great scoop from the WSJ’s Alexandra Bruell (sub required).
Good Pitching Advice from Axios
February 2, 2023
Tweeted by Axios health tech reporter Erin Brodwin: “If you’re pitching me on a company’s credentials, no need to tell me how great the founding team is, where they’ve worked, etc. — I’ll find out. Tell me how they solve a problem, how they’re diff from rivals (and there are *always* rivals), how they track outcomes and get paid.”
ChatGPT Tells Accounting Today ‘Don’t Worry’
February 1, 2023
AI won’t replace accountants, says ChatGPT, as published in Accounting Today.