Odds & Ends
October 19, 2021
3:33 pm
Google this month announced a $1 billion investment in Africa. Quartz Africa is worth the bookmark… Wired merged its US and UK editions and is
‘Founded’ is Google’s Pitchable Podcast for Women Who Lead
April 1, 2021
9:48 am
Perhaps you saw the headline in HBR: “Women-Led Startups Received Just 2.3% of VC Funding in 2020.” Google — the company — is out to fix that with a recently launched podcast called Founded… and its co-founder welcomes your pitch.
Cheat Sheet: Amazon, Google Reporters
April 18, 2018
4:06 pm
One might ask, “Why do I care about FAANG reporters when FAANGs aren’t my clients?” Many of your clients compete, at least indirectly, with one of these behemoths. Health insurers once couldn’t imagine Amazon as a competitor. So here are the beat reporters in the big edit shops, as of April 2018.
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If anyone can bring #AR to journalism, it's the combo of Axel Springer and Snap. They just did a development deal.
Axel Springer and Snap launch global partnership shaping the future of digital journalism
Companies to develop new formats of engaging news for Snapchat
www.axelspringer.com
Of the 20 most recent Forbes posts on the topic of #DEI, 12 were either paid posts or Council posts (which also are paid). Perhaps DEI is more top-of-mind with brands than with Forbes reporters and unpaid contributors.
Hello! Excited to announce that I started @politico today. I'm joining the excellent health care team as a health tech reporter. Send me your best tips 😈
TechCrunch has landed Bill Gates as a speaker at next month's TC Sessions: Climate conference.
TC Sessions: Climate 2022
TC Sessions: Climate 2022 - Zellerbach Hall At UC Berkeley - June 14, 2022
techcrunch.com
There has been a noticeable drop in #crypto pr pitches today...
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