Pitching columnists is often wiser than pitching reporters because they don’t need third-parties to back up their assertions. If they believe it, they can write it. So we have assembled a list of prominent tech columnists at WSJ, NYT and Bloomberg, current as of June 2021.
You may think of Cade Metz as a good writer, but he’s also a voracious reader — which in turn makes him a better writer. When Cade arrived at the idea of Genius Makers — about “the mavericks who brought AI to Google, Facebook and the world” — he set out to write “a nonfiction book about the AI arena, but to have it read like a novel.”
Cade Metz is consistent. We interviewed him in 2008, 2012 and 2015. Each time he has carried the same message: though he reports on tech, it’s always about the people. This week we checked in with Cade to discuss Genius Makers, his new book about “the mavericks who brought AI to Google, Facebook and the world.” Again with the people!
There’s nothing like a side door into the New York Times. This year has brought one — Currents. Its tag line: “How rapid advances in technology are transforming our lives.”
Will Covid-19, better known as the coronavirus, change how tech and business reporters spend their time? Yes, and the changes have begun. We’re querying tech and business editors and will update this article throughout coming days. Here’s what we’ve learned from the front lines so far.
Last month we explored four factors that devastated the journalism business. This week we explore four that can save it.
The New York Times has been around since 1851. According to SimilarWeb, the NYT gets 400 million unique visits each month from more than 250 countries. Naturally, PR pros want to plug into this prestige and power — which is why many NYT editors often suspect your motives when you approach them.
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How handy! Here's TechRepublic's list of 2022 events, many F2F, some hybrid, only a couple still virtual.
2022 tech conferences and events to add to your calendar
If you missed in-person tech events in 2020 and 2021, here's some good news: It's looking promising that in 2022...
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A have-a-good-weekend thought: The U.S. cannabis market will be worth $100B in 2030.
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