On this episode of Inside The Media Minds, our host Christine Blake was live at Black Hat 2021 in Las Vegas with Paul Wagenseil, Senior Editor, Security, at Tom’s Guide. Paul’s interest in security was sparked by reading Brian Krebs and Rob Pegoraro’s work in The Washington Post on his PalmPilot. Now as Senior Editor, […]
Best Practices for Developing a Thought Leadership Strategy
We have a saying around W2 Communications that “thought leaders have to have thoughts.” That means relevant thoughts that speak strategically to a need or concern experienced by many people. In my years working in the tech industry, I’ve seen my share of those who think their product or service is so brilliant that just […]
Inside the Media Mind of Nicole Blake Johnson: Managing Editor at GovLoop
On this latest episode our host Christine Blake chatted with Nicole Blake Johnson, Managing Editor at GovLoop, the knowledge network for government. Nicole always wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon, that is….until she saw a full knee replacement. It was then she decided to pursue her love of telling stories and become a journalist. She […]
Inside the Media Mind of Tonya Riley: Reporter at CyberScoop
In this week’s episode of Inside the Media Minds, we sat down with Tonya Riley, reporter at CyberScoop. Tonya began her career at a start-up before she quickly jumped into freelancing, where she reported on many topics from lifestyle to technology. Tonya then made the move to Washington, D.C. where she jump-started her journalism career […]
Inside the Media Mind of Shaun Nichols: Senior News Writer at TechTarget
In the latest episode of Inside the Media Minds, we sat down with Shaun Nichols senior news writer at TechTarget’s SearchSecurity. Shaun began his technology journalism career in the San Francisco Bay Area over 15 years ago as the U.S. correspondent at VNUnet. Now he has written for V3, The Register and Lawrence Berkeley National […]
Inside the Media Mind of Kelley Damore: Chief Content Officer at TechTarget
This week on Inside the Media Minds we talk to Kelley Damore, Chief Content Officer at TechTarget, a global technology publication with 140 + technology focused websites aimed to help tech vendors reach buyers actively researching relevant IT products and services. Kelley started her career in technology right out of college 32 years ago at […]
Inside the Media Mind of Heather Kuldell: Nurturing the Digital Connection
For our latest episode we chatted with Heather Kuldell, Managing Editor of Nextgov, an all-day information resource for federal technology decision makers. Heather started her career in journalism in Atlanta covering arts and entertainment, but upon moving back home to the DC Metro area she pursued her long time interest in technology by joining 1105 […]
Inside the Media Mind of Jamey Tucker: What the Tech?
This week on Inside the Media Minds we sat down with Jamey Tucker, tech reporter and founder of What the Tech, a TV segment breaking down consumer technology for the everyday person. Ever since middle school, Jamey knew he wanted to work in TV and radio. That drive certainly served him well as his long […]
Inside the Media Mind of James Coker: The Cybersecurity “Run” Down
This week on Inside the Media Minds we sat down with James Coker, tech reporter at Infosecurity Magazine. Following an ‘unusual’ path to journalism, he began his career in finance, but quickly realized his passions were elsewhere. While maintaining his position, he earned his Master’s degree in journalism before diving into his new career. While […]
Media Insight 2020: How Americans Are Consuming News and Who Do We Trust?
Amid all of the hype about news and disinformation that has been circling in this most unusual year, we thought we’d ask ordinary Americans what their news consumptions habits really are. In our December survey, we got insights from more than 600 people across the country about how important the news is to them, and […]