Coffee with a Journalist

Our guest today on Coffee with a Journalist is Casey Clark. She is a freelance writer for Forbes as well as People Magazine, Yahoo, and InStyle.

During the episode, Casey talks about how she finds interesting pitches in her inbox, her process for finding sources, a subject line that caught her attention and why, and lots more.

Joining us today on Coffee with a Journalist is Blake Montgomery. He is the tech news editor at Gizmodo where he oversees a team of reporters covering technology news.

During the episode, Blake shares about his love of writing, his recommendation for building a working relationship together, his honest opinion on embargoes, and lots more.

Today's guest on Coffee with a Journalist is Eli Tan, an NFT reporter for CoinDesk. Elijah covers NFTs, gaming and the metaverse.

During the episode, Eli talks about the many NFT pitches he receives (spoiler: 300-400 per day), what he looks for in pitches, the types of sources he enjoys speaking with, and more.

Our guest today on Coffee with a Journalist is Devindra Hardawar, a senior editor for Engadget. Devindra covers product reviews, analysis, and New York City's burgeoning tech scene. He's also a part-time film critic and co-host on one of the longest running movie podcasts online, the /Filmcast.

During the episode, Devindra talks about his preference for personalized pitches, his thoughts on exclusives & embargoes, the many things he's doing outside of writing stories, and more.

Joining us on the podcast today is Karla Pope, freelance writer for Good Housekeeping. Karla also writes for Woman's Day, People, Parade, BET.com. WebMD, and more. Her coverage includes entertainment, beauty, lifestyle, parenting, and fashion content

During the episode, Karla talks about working both at an agency and being a freelance writer, how you can make your pitch can stand out in her inbox, how to best time your pitches for her coverage, and more.

Today's guest on Coffee with a Journalist is Mark Matousek, a reporter at The Information. Mark covers HR and corporate culture in the tech industry.

During the episode, Mark shares his thought on a real pitch he received, how you can make your pitch relevant to The Information's coverage, his thoughts & timelines for embargoes, and more.

Our guest today on Coffee with a Journalist is Jae Thomas, a shopping reporter at Mashable. Jae covers kitchen goods, pet products, and fitness gadgets.

During the episode, Jae starts by sharing more about their coverage and the team at Mashable, why they love pitches that are straightforward, how you should structure your subject lines for them, and more.

Today on Coffee with a Journalist, we're joined by Melissa Angell, a staff reporter for Inc. Magazine. Melissa has been a reporter for a number of years and with multiple news publications including Law360, American Banker, and TheStreet.

During the episode, Melissa shares an example of a real pitch that led to her attending an event, explains how her inbox contributes to the stories she writes, her top 3 pitching preferences, and more.

Our guest on the podcast this week is Chris Teale, the technology reporter for Morning Consult. As the technology reporter, Chris uses proprietary polling data, external data sets and interviews with experts from across the sector to write feature-length and short articles about technology trends and news. He also produces a weekly morning newsletter.

During the episode, Chris shares about what Morning Consult is, his process for finding unique stories to write, how you should structure pitches to send his way, and more.

This week on the podcast we sit down with MarketWatch's technology editor and San Francisco Bureau Chief, Jeremy Owens. Prior to MarketWatch, Jeremy was an editor for San Jose Mercury News, The Examiner, and The Argus.

During the episode, Jeremy tells us how he's vetting pitches, his extremely busy role as an editor and bureau chief, why MarketWatch doesn't cover exclusives, and more.