On this episode of Inside the Media Minds, Christine Blake and Madison Farabaugh sat down with Sasha Ingber, host of SpyCast, the International Spy Museum’s flagship podcast on global intelligence, espionage and covert operations. Sasha is also the founder of HUMINT, one of Substack’s top international newsletters covering the intelligence community through the people and […]
On this episode of Inside the Media Minds, Christine Blake and I spoke with Joel Witts, Content Director and Co-founder at Expert Insights. With a long-standing interest in writing and the media, Joel began his career in local journalism in the UK. Eventually, he met his co-founder, Craig MacAlpine, who wanted to create a review […]
On this episode of Inside the Media Minds, Christine Blake and Madison Farabaugh sat down with award-winning freelance journalist Shaun Waterman. With nearly 30 years of experience covering cybersecurity and defense at outlets like BBC, United Press International (UPI) and POLITICO, Shaun is now a freelance writer, seen in publications like Air & Space Forces […]
On this special live episode of Inside the Media Minds recorded at the RSAC Conference 2026, co-hosts Christine Blake and Madison Farabaugh sat down with Jessica Lyons, Cybersecurity Editor at The Register. With more than 20 years of experience in journalism and over a decade covering cybersecurity, Jessica offered a candid look into how she […]
On our special annual RSA episode of Inside the Media Minds, Christine Blake and I sat down with Matt Kapko, Reporter at CyberScoop, to chat about his plans for the upcoming RSA Conference from March 23-26, 2026. Inspired initially by the book “The Rum Diary” by Hunter Thompson, Matt found an interest in writing at […]
On this episode of Inside the Media Minds, our co-hosts Christine Blake and Madison Farabaugh get together with Kelly Jackson Higgins, Editor-in-Chief of Dark Reading and Vice President of Cybersecurity Editorial at Informa TechTarget, to learn about the Informa TechTarget merger, the 20th anniversary of Dark Reading and the future of the cybersecurity media landscape. […]
For our first podcast of the year and inaugural episode as part of the N2K CyberWire network, my co-host Christine Blake and I chatted with Roberto Torres, Editor at CIO Dive, to learn about the AI trends he’s paying attention to and hot topics he’s looking to cover in 2026. From writing punk rock concert […]
Podcast provides unique media perspectives from the top technology and cybersecurity reporters MCLEAN, Va., January 13, 2026 – Today, W2 Communications, leading marketing and strategic communications agency, announced the launch of the Inside the Media Minds podcast on the N2K CyberWire network, the leading B2B media network providing concise intelligence-driven news and industry commentary. Since […]
On this episode of Inside the Media Minds, co-hosts Christine Blake and Madison Farabaugh sat down with Harry McCracken, Global Technology Editor at Fast Company, to chat about his career journey, what it’s like to cover such a fast-paced industry, and his opinions on up-and-coming topics like quantum computing. Harry’s technology coverage focuses on innovation, […]
On this episode of Inside the Media Minds, co-hosts Christine Blake and Madison Farabaugh chatted with Brett Farmiloe, the founder and CEO of Featured, an insights platform that connects subject matter experts with publishers seeking sources. An entrepreneur at heart, Brett has founded four companies including a digital marketing agency for small businesses, an iPhone […]
