Coffee with a Journalist

Today on the podcast we're joined by Kenrick Cai. Kenrick is a senior reporter for technology at Forbes covering venture capital and startups.

During the episode, Kenrick talks about reviewing pitch subject lines, the importance of having clarity in pitches, the types of stories that pique his interest, and more.

This week on Coffee with a Journalist we're joined by Nate DiCamillo from Quartz. Nate is an economics reporter at Quartz and previously reported for CoinDesk and American Banker.

During the episode, Nate talks about his shift in coverage for Quartz vs CoinDesk, the specifics and importance of data that he looks for in pitches, the proper timeline for embargoes, and more.

Our guest this week on Coffee with a Journalist is Samantha Stokes from Insider. Samantha is a startups and VC reporter at Insider focusing on health tech and mental health tech companies. Previously, she was on Insider's finance team, where she wrote about Wall Street.

During the episode, Samantha talks about the timeliness of pitches, her interest in specific health companies and the people involved with them, how to connect with her without asking for coverage, and more.

Our guest this week on Coffee with a Journalist is Jake Kleinman from Inverse. Jake is the deputy editor at Inverse where he oversees features, special issues, and recurring columns and franchises. He also writes regularly about movies and television.

During the episode, Jake talks about the primary use of his inbox with over 90K unread emails, how he works with both PR pros and freelance writers, his advice for working with sources, and more.

Our guest joining us today on Coffee with a Journalist is Toby Bochan from CoinDesk. Toby is the managing editor of Learn and educational content at CoinDesk.

During the episode, Toby talks about how pitches help her learn what's happening in the crypto space, the plethora of NFT pitches landing in her inbox, her advice for pitching multiple journalists' exclusives, and more.

Today on Coffee with a Journalist we're joined by Mia Sato from The Verge. Mia is a reporter at The Verge covering digital platforms and the people who use them.

During the episode, Mia talks about deceptive subject lines, pitches she receives from The Verge tip line, a recent scoop about Etsy sellers, and more.

Our guest today on Coffee with a Journalist is Lisa Martine Jenkins from Protocol. Lisa is a senior reporter at Protocol covering climate.

During the episode, Lisa breaks down her beat at Protocol, talks about the change in climate news coverage over the last 10 years, her process for reviewing & saving pitches, and more.

Our guest today on Coffee with a Journalist is Max Ufberg from Fast Company. Max is a senior staff editor at Fast Company covering and managing the tech team.

During the episode, Max gives us the scoop on his pitching preferences, why it's better to talk with a reporter or editor before you pitch them, what constitutes embargoed news, and more.

Today's guest on Coffee with a Journalist is Ben Bergman from Insider. Ben is a senior correspondent at Insider covering venture capital and startups.

During the episode, Ben talks about why he's working with familiar sources, the correlation between subject lines and headlines, advice for tying your pitch to recent stories, and more.

Today on Coffee with a Journalist we're joined by Jacob Roach, a senior staff writer from Digital Trends. Jacob covers gaming and computing devices for the publication.

During the episode, Jacob talks about his preference for working with familiar sources, shares an example of a real pitch subject line that caught his attention, how you can best reach him to work together, and more.