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The best “out of office” email ever from a business journalist

November 26, 2017

Posted by Chris Roush

Owen Thomas
Owen Thomas

If you emailed San Francisco Chronicle business editor Owen Thomas this week, you got this following “out of office” reply:

Hi. I think you’re awesome and I hope you’re having a great day. Did you see that thing online? Wacky, right?

I’m out of the office on vacation until November 27, so I may not see this email right away. If this causes you any stress, there’s a great routine of slow, cleansing breaths and centering exercises I can share with you.

If you’re writing to express a concern about an article in the Business section in print or online, please email Kate Galbraith (kgalbraith@sfchronicle.com).

Don’t send PR pitches or follow-ups to Kate. That’s just cruel, since she has the whole business section to get out during a holiday week.

If you’ve got a PR pitch, you’re best off sending it to a specific reporter whose beat matches the subject of the pitch. You can see reporters’ bios and email addresses on sfchronicle.com. If you can’t find a match, you’re welcome to send a pitch to business@sfchronicle.com, which I review and mass-archive a couple of times a week, if I have time.

Have a great one and remember those centering exercises!

Yours,

Owen

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