Business Insider’s O’Reilly on trying new skills

Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media interviews Lara O’Reilly, chief correspondent and CMO Insider newsletter anchor at Business Insider. Here is an excerpt: You worked for Business Insider in 2014 as a senior advertising editor for three years, and then left for The Wall Street Journal, writing the lauded CMO Today newsletter. Now you are […]
What’s working for Bloomberg Media CEO Saltser

Alice Booker of Press Gazette interviewed Bloomberg Media CEO Karen Saltser about her job. Here is an excerpt: How are things going right now, what’s working? Our business is growing, and so is audience consumption. That growth is being driven by a few things that are at the heart of Bloomberg in every market globally: trust, the urgency […]
How NY Times reporter Holman prepares for CEO interviews

Demetries Morrow interviewed New York Times business reporter Jordyn Holman about her preparation in interviewing CEOs for her Corner Office column. Here is an excerpt: How do you prepare yourself mentally when walking into a room to conduct these interviews? The preparation for the interviews is what calms me down. I list out questions and categorize them into […]
How Oliver Darcy built a media business

Andrew Murfett, editor at large at LinkedIn, interviewed Status founder Oliver Darcy about how he built his company and what he thinks about media industry coverage. Here is an excerpt: It’s almost two years to the day since I first called you as you founded Status. What would you tell yourself if you could go back in […]
How to cover the prediction markets

Daniel Munoz, a business reporter at The Bergen Record in New Jersey, talked about how he covers prediction markets. Here is an excerpt: Q: What surprised you the most as you dug into the topic? A: Legally speaking, prediction markets are not considered gambling, even if the activities closely mirror gambling. Rather, they’re considered “exchanges,” […]
How Fortune thinks about its most powerful women coverage

Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media interviewed Fortune’s Ellie Austin, editorial director of Most Powerful Women and anchor of Fortune Daily. Here is an excerpt: As editorial director of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women franchise, you lead the editorial direction of the annual MPW Summit. You also host the event and conduct many of its […]
How The Ankler tries to stay ahead of the competition

Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media interviewed Richard Rushfield, founder and columnist at The Ankler, about the entertainment industry publication and how it distinguishes itself. Here is an excerpt: The Ankler has hundreds of thousands of subscribers. What was the reception back in 2017, and how did you, CEO and editor-in-chief Janice Min, and the […]
How the Economist editor approaches interviews

Michael Calderone of New York Magazine interviewed Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes about her interviewing style in the wake of her talk with billionaire Elon Musk, who has criticized their talk. Here is an excerpt: You’ve spoken to some other controversial figures, like Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, Benjamin Netanyahu. Tell me a bit about what your goal […]
Bloomberg’s Armstrong on the role of editor and coach

Mark Armstrong, the editor of Nieman Storyboard, interviewed Bloomberg News senior editor Ken Armstrong about the importance of storytelling in writing. Here is an excerpt: Embracing the role of editor and coach (but not manager) The one condition I asked when I took a job at Bloomberg was that I not be a manager. I would be […]
How to cover the data center beat

Riddhi Setty of Columbia Journalism Review interviewed Mike Rogoway of The Oregonian, a technology reporter who has spent a lot of time covering data centers. Here is an excerpt: RS: Can you tell me how you ended up on the data center beat? MR: I cover technology, and Oregon’s big industry is semiconductors, and so it was sort […]