Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 3, 2021

I’m a freelance automotive journalist with a focus on new vehicles, technology and how the two come together to create the cars we love to drive. I also speak to all things automotive at conferences and as co-host of the Wheel Bearings podcast. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

I am a reporter at Automotive News , covering electric vehicle trends, charging infrastructure and battery development. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I began my journalism career in 2014 as an intern at Automotive News. I started my EV role this January. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 22, 2023

I’ve been at Automotive News for six months covering auto cybersecurity and mobility finance. Out of journalism school, I worked at the Galveston County Daily News , near Houston. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? It’s a new ground for me. I’ve been a reporter off and on for about 14 years.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

I am a tech and innovation reporter at Automotive News. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I then worked as an investigative reporter at the Forward, a Jewish newspaper, and went back to school for business journalism and data journalism. I did some freelancing and eventually started at AN!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Award-winning automotive journalist Gary Witzenburg has been writing about automobiles, auto people and the auto industry for 33 years. Navy officer, auto engineer, race driver and advanced technology vehicle development manager who has authored eight automotive books. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Jerry Hirsch is the technology and innovation editor at Automotive News. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I have been in journalism all my life starting with interviewing soon-to-be President Jimmy Carter for my high school newspaper. Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

As the world’s most influential technology event, the potential for automotive and mobility tech suppliers to make an impact at CES 2024 is strong, with a high-level of attention and interest focused on the evolution of mobility, from EV adoption and infrastructure to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and always-evolving ADAS technology.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

It’s no secret that the automotive industry is facing more change – and disruption – than at any other time in its history. And we have also heard many opinions, presumptions and theories about the relevance and the impact of automotive PR. Social media is not the silver bullet. It is just one tool in a complete marketing toolbox.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As we focus primarily on automotive and mobility public relations, we identified a few trends among what our visitors saw as our most popular posts. Automotive & Tech Suppliers Abound at CES 2023 2. The Top 9 Reasons to Participate in CES 2024: Accelerating Success for Automotive Suppliers and Mobility Technology Start-ups 4.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Still holding the title as the world’s most influential technology event , the potential opportunities for automotive and mobility technology suppliers to make an impact at CES 2023 could be better than ever, especially considering the pent-up demand for a return to the in-person experience. And maybe you will! Author: Leslie Dagg.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Sarah Kominek is the automotive and medical reporter at Plastics News, Crain Communications. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve worked professionally in journalism since 2018. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? Get to the point.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

I’m the senior editor for automotive and electronic technology on the automotive editorial team at the SAE Media Group. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? The post Meet the Media: Chris Clonts, Senior Editor, Automotive & Electronic Technology, SAE Media Group appeared first on Bianchi PR.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2020

To help automotive and mobility PR professionals get a better handle on specific reporters’ needs, interests and beats … and to bridge the gap between these PR pros and the media who cover the most fascinating industry in the world – automotive/mobility – we launched our Meet the Media blog series in early 2016.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 25, 2021

The media often quote me as an automotive industry analyst, and I am a co-host of Wheelbearings podcast and creator of rebeccadrives.com , a site specializing in car reviews 200 words or less. How long have you been in journalism, and how did you get started? Meet the Media: Sebastian Blanco, Automotive Freelance Reporter.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

I’m proud of my reporting for Automotive News on the supply chain production halts and ramp up early in the pandemic in spring 2020. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? About a decade – my interest in journalism started in high school. What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Kristen Strakalaitis is the morning host of First Shift at Automotive News. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I have been in journalism since I graduated from Southern Illinois University in 2018. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s been seven years since we launched the Meet the Media blog series, and in that time, we have featured more than 160 journalists who cover the automotive, mobility, technology, Detroit and Silicon Valley business beats for national, Detroit, automotive, commercial vehicle, tech and business media outlets.

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Landis PR

JUNE 24, 2024

Earlier this month, the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Detroit chapter hosted an illuminating in-person event titled Connecting to Detroit’s Automotive Media. The post Connecting to Detroit’s Automotive Media: Highlights from PRSA Detroit Event appeared first on Landis PR.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Since I have made the switch to covering parts suppliers and distributors in the automotive aftermarket, supply chain, M&A trends and sustainability are on my radar. There have been fluctuations in supply and demand in the automotive aftermarket since COVID and M&A has increased on the retail service level.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

I’m the Chief Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ). How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? My route to journalism was unconventional. CCJ has been the preeminent publication for trucking fleet managers and executives for more than 112 years. Metro weekly newspaper that no longer exists.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 30, 2024

The fast-paced changes in the world are also affecting today’s traditional public relations and media environment … and the ability to generate coverage, especially for automotive and mobility technology suppliers. NOTE: ©PESO is a copyright of Arment Dietrich, Inc. dba Spin Sucks. Click here for more info on the PESO model.

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Cision

JUNE 15, 2017

In the automotive category, highlight fuel efficiency and safety features while considering the extended family, as it truly is a family affair. Although my college education was geared towards advertising and then broadcast journalism, I ultimately gained my first real job opportunity in PR and it all went from there.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

For over a decade, I was the editor-in-chief of AutoblogGreen and today I freelance for a good roster of publications, including Car and Driver, Forbes, Automotive News, SAE Automotive Engineering and others. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Pay rate per word. :).

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

What this means for automotive PR professionals: use your seat to listen and develop a thoughtful, comprehensive media strategy that reflects the perspectives of the company’s key leadership. What this means for automotive PR professionals: key messaging is a vital tool in any PR practitioner’s toolbox. Interesting in reading more?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? In college I began working in a radio news department and eventually made the change to the automotive trade media. Away from Transmission Digest, I spent several years writing a satirical column for a local, every-other-week newspaper.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

When we launched our Meet the Media blog series five years ago, our mission entailed helping bridge the gap between automotive and mobility PR professionals and the key journalists who cover the automotive and mobility sectors. Meet the Media: Philip Nussel, Web Editor at Automotive News. Meet the Media: Alexa St.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Please provide your job title and media outlet(s), as well as a brief description of your duties: Automotive Reporter, Detroit Free Press. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? My first journalism job after college was as a copy editor at a small newspaper in a suburb of Washington, D.C.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

While the shrinking number of media outlets affects the potential pitch opportunities for all PR people, the negative impact is less pronounced for the business-to-business front, where trade journals are generally faring better than newspapers. Media Relations, Earned Media & the PESO© Model. dba Spin Sucks.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Our features have covered those in the automotive, mobility, technology, Detroit and Silicon Valley business beats for national, Detroit, automotive, commercial vehicle, tech and business media outlets. This year, we profiled a number of journalists old and new from a wide range of media outlets. Feel free to peruse these profiles.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

I’m Craig Cole, senior editor at EV Pulse, a site dedicated to covering electric and electrified vehicles as well as alternative fuels and future automotive technology. I’ve been in this position for almost a year now, though I have been a full-time automotive journalist for 16 years.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Or this comment from Nora Naughton , formerly of The Detroit News and now with the Wall Street Journal : “… I also think that every aspect of the American automotive industry touches so many lives, especially in the Detroit area, so I’m always looking for that intersection between business and real people.”. What is the takeaway?”

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 10, 2023

I also consult on audience and editorial strategies for a few startup publications in the tech and automotive spaces. (If I’m interested in the zero-emission, digital transformation of the automotive industry and the future of how we get around. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I’m the founder of A Girls Guide to Cars , the leading automotive site written for women. I started my career at Adweek covering the television business and competing against huge established newsrooms like The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve been in journalism for almost two years. My original education was in English Literature, and my education in journalism has been purely on-the-job training from my present role. It’s been a very educational experience, to say the least!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

So, for example, we’re less interested in stories about automotive executives and more interested in stories about the culture of cars and how it’s evolving. Our readers are very interested in what’s happening with self-driving cars, electric vehicles and automotive safety. We are primarily focused on stories that affect the consumer.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? A summer internship at Forbes in 2016 introduced me to actual, fact-based journalism. I also try to highlight innovations that feel like small glimpses into the future. I was an editor for my high school’s paper, helming the Onion -inspired satire section.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

Having worked in both journalism and PR, I have a very sensitive b.s. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I spent 20 years in media relations at General Motors between two journalism careers.

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