Coffee with a Journalist

Our guest this week on Coffee with a Journalist is Marlize van Romburgh , the editor-in-chief for Crunchbase News. Marlize leads a team of journalists doing data-driven reporting on venture capital and private companies. During the episode, Marlize tells us about her start in business journalism, how the Crunchbase team sources data for their stories, the pitches that succeed with her and her team...

Joining us this week on the podcast is Alcynna Lloyd , an economy reporter at Insider. Alcynna writes stories on the economy pertaining to housing and real estate. Prior to joining Business Insider, she was the Digital Media Manager at HousingWire. During the episode, Alcynna shares the types of pitches that grab her attention, her requirements for an embargo, how economists are landing in her inb...

Today's guest on Coffee with a Journalist is Jeena Sharma , a retail reporter at Morning Brew. Jeena covers retail and consumer trends from the B2B perspective for the Retail Brew newsletter. She was previously the beauty editor at Paper Magazine and a fashion and beauty writer at Nylon. During the episode, Jeena shares about reader feedback, her honest advice for sending her pitches, how she seek...

Today, we're joined by Capital B's national health reporter, Margo Snipe . As a national health reporter, Margo covers critical issues affecting the mental and physical health of Black Americans. She digs into how racial bias in medicine impacts Black Americans' lives and investigates inequities in the American health care system. During the episode, Margo shares more about her role at Capital B,...

Today on the podcast, we're joined by Anita Ramaswamy , a reporter at TechCrunch. Anita covers crypto and fintech startups, trends, and news. Before joining TechCrunch, Anita was a finance fellow at Insider. During the episode, Anita shares real-life examples of pitch subject lines, why she's hesitant about pursuing exclusives, her new podcast from TechCrunch, and more.

Our guest on the podcast this week is Tom Matsuda , a fintech reporter at The Block. As a fintech reporter, Tom covers crypto wallets, Asia, and investments. Prior to The Block, Tom reported on neobanks, payment firms and blockchain startups for Sifted. During the episode, Tom shares about the constant array of crypto news he receives, what kind of information he wants to see in a pitch, his perso...

This week on the podcast we're talking with Mia Maguire , commerce editor at The Daily Beast, Scouted. She covers new products, product comparisons, deals, and how-tos. During the episode, Mia shares her pet peeves about pitches, how she's connecting online and offline with sources, when it's appropriate to follow up with her, and more.

This week on the podcast we're talking with Melinda Fakuade , an associate editor of culture and features at Vox. She has written for New York Magazine, The Outline, Rolling Stone, and MEL Magazine, among many other outlets. During the episode, Melinda talks about how to effectively approach her with a story, her extremely high email open rate, her sincere interest in what she covers, and more.

This week on Coffee with a Journalist we're joined by Lisa Lacy , the commerce editor at Adweek. Lisa focuses on retail and the growing reach of Amazon. As the sole reporter for Amazon, her stories gross 2+ million views annually. During the episode, Lisa shares how little time she spends scanning her inbox, how she pursues the story behind the scenes, her interpretation of an exclusive, and more.

Our guest this week on Coffee with a Journalist is Adrienne LaFrance , an executive editor at The Atlantic. She's held numerous roles with the publication since 2014 and prior to that was an investigative reporter for several local news organizations. During the episode, Adrienne starts off by telling us about her role as executive editor, her thoughts on cold pitches, her advice for sources appro...

This week on the podcast we're joined by Terry Collins , a money & tech reporter for USA Today. In his role, Terry explores how technology influences our digital lives and habits, as well as the impact of social media culture. During the episode, Terry starts by telling his process for vetting pitches, goes through a real example of a pitch in his inbox, his optimistic thoughts on the future of jo...

On today's episode, we're joined by Gili Malinsky , a reporter for Grow by CNBC and Acorns. Gili writes daily articles about side hustles, the American job market, and mental health. She also edits colleagues' stories and works with the social media team to ensure visibility and a growing audience. During the episode, Gili gives us the inside scoop about Grow and her beat, how she wants to be pitc...

On the podcast today, we're joined by Meghan Walbert , a managing editor at Lifehacker. She is also the co-host of The Upgrade podcast by Lifehacker, a podcast that shares insights about how to "upgrade" your life. During the episode, Meghan shares the perspective Lifehacker takes on breaking news stories, how she funnels sources to her team of writers, her process for responding to pitches, and m...

Today on Coffee with a Journalist, we're joined by Stephanie Talmadge , editorial director of newsletters at Bustle. Within her role, Stephanie manages a team that oversees BDG newsletters across the company. During the episode, Stephanie talks about pitches from both sources and journalists, email as an outlet for media companies, some of her previous work in journalism, and more.

Our guest on the podcast today is Christie Moffat , a reporter for S&P Global Market Intelligence. She covers the U.S. commercial real estate sector, focusing on real estate investment trusts as well as regional and national trends. During the episode, Christie tells us about being a reporter during earnings season, her interpretation of an exclusive, the types of information that catch her attent...

On the podcast today, we're joined by Carleton English , a reporter for Barron's. Carleton covers financial markets and asset managers. Prior to Barron's, she was a reporter for The Information, the New York Post, and TheStreet. During the episode, Carleton gives a peek inside her tightly organized inbox, shares the history and perspective of Barron's, talks about the ins and out of being a beat r...

Today on Coffee with a Journalist we're joined by Elisabeth Buchwald , a personal finance reporter for MarketWatch. Elisabeth started at MarketWatch as a reporting intern in 2018, and previously was a news desk & production intern for CNBC.  During the episode, Elisabeth shares specific tips about subject lines, her honest thoughts on exclusives vs embargoes, random places she gets inspiration for...

Our guest on the show today is Michelle Lewis , writer & editor for 9to5Group including 9to5Mac, 9to5Google, Electrek, and DroneDJ . Michelle covers a wide range of topics including Apple, Google, Tesla, EVs and drones, and writes news articles about green energy, climate change, and electric vehicles. During the episode, Michelle talks more specifically about her varying beat, elements in a pitch...

Today, we're joined by Ryan Barwick , a reporter for Morning Brew. Ryan specifically covers media, advertising and technology for the Marketing Brew newsletter. Prior to joining the Morning Brew team, Ryan was a reporter for Adweek and was a broadcast associate for CBS News. During the episode, Ryan tells us about cleanroom technology, ways he builds relationships with sources, his favorite writer...

On the show today, we're joined by Angel Au-Yeung , a staff writer for Forbes. Angel writes about innovation. She was born in Hong Kong and moved to California when she was five years old. She is also currently co-writing a book about former Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh. During the episode, Angel tells us her process for managing her inbox, her honest thoughts on exclusives, her upcoming book release, a...

Alexandra S. Levine is a technology reporter for POLITICO focused on privacy and data issues in the U.S. and around the world. As of late, she has been most closely following political and policy debates around children's safety online and AI tools like facial recognition. Prior to joining POLITICO in 2019, Alexandra spent three years as a staff reporter at The New York Times. Tech. And when not o...

Emily Tate is  a senior reporter for EdSurge. Emily covers early childhood and K-12 education and often writes about workforce issues, social-emotional development, trauma and inclusive school models, among other topics.  During the episode, Emily tells us about the reason she saves pitches in her inbox, the autonomy she and her team have at EdSurge, why she is so passionate about telling stories...

Caroline O'Donovan is  a reporter on the inequality team at BuzzFeed News. Caroline focuses on labor and the human condition. She's been with the outlet since 2015 and was previously a reporter and staff writer at the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University. During the episode, Caroline tells us more about how she approaches her stories, sheds light on the labor environment which she has uncov...

On today's episode, we sit down with Emma Sandler , senior beauty and wellness reporter for Glossy. For those that don't know, Glossy is ​​a publication from Digiday Media that covers how technology is modernizing the fashion and luxury industries. At Glossy, Emma covers the shifts in power between legacy companies like L'Oreal USA and indie brands like Glossier or Huda Beauty. During the episode,...

Our guest on today's show is Kayleigh Barber , media editor for Digiday. Kayleigh covers revenue diversification within the digital media industry, including e-commerce, licensing, virtual events and membership. Some other areas of focus for her include blockchain, crypto and the metaverse, the future of work, diversity and inclusion, and other large industry trends. She is the co-host of the Digi...