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

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. I write, my sister produces the beat, and my brother raps.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

I cover the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles beat for Automotive News. I’ve also tried to explore hot-button issues and give them an automotive touch. I’ve written a lot of fun stories at Automotive News. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written.

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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. If I don’t understand why a topic is worth writing about, I’ll never be able to convince a reader to spend time with the story. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Away from Transmission Digest, I spent several years writing a satirical column for a local, every-other-week newspaper. 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.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

I am in charge of gathering news for our daily newsletter, hosting and producing podcasts, covering events and writing original content for our monthly print magazine and daily newsletter, among other projects. Lastly, the automotive aftermarket is figuring out how to prepare for EVs. What story or stories are you most proud of?

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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. That’s a broad request, but it ended up being a lot of fun to track down and write.

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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

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. I also write about mobility and transportation topics, including pedestrian safety. If a story topic interests me, I expect I will report and write a better story.

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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

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

JUNE 5, 2023

I write a weekly newsletter for about 11,000 email subscribers and FreightWaves.com called Truck Tech. 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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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

In my role, I help populate our websites with original content as well as pertinent press releases, and write feature stories for print and the web. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve been in journalism for almost two years. It’s been a very educational experience, to say the least!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s one thing to write about how cars are changing from behind a desk. 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. Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written. It’s another to go and live it.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

I want to write stories that thoroughly explain what’s going on and how it impacts them.”. Pro Tip : Be like Anna Zeck of 10 Missions Media (which produces FenderBender , Rachet+Wrench and other automotive journals) and ask yourself, “What can the reader learn from this? What is the takeaway?” I also look for timeliness.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

I also write the occasional story for our Automotive Engineering and ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Engineering magazines. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? And before that, I was an English and Journalism student at Bowling Green State University.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I manage the day-to-day operations of WardAuto.com, writing and editing articles for the publication that traces its roots to 1924 as a source of automotive industry news, data and insight. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

I am also responsible for writing and leading the “Daily Money” newsletter – our M-F roundup of the day’s personal finance, business and tech news. 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.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

You really have to try to not have fun when writing about the automotive industry. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I started by writing for the Arts & Life section of my college newspaper at The University of Akron roughly 12 years ago.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

I am the managing editor of Automoblog and AutoVision News , two Detroit-based automotive publications. What is fascinating is how certain sensor technologies are reaching beyond automotive. In automotive, engineers and product developers are moving toward software-defined architectures versus mechanical ones.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

When I was writing about appliances in Louisville, GE was starting to push induction cooktops. I’m not writing as much as I used to, but I’ve been really proud of the work my staff has been doing since I joined IndustryWeek. I didn’t write any of them, and in most cases, my edits were minimal.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

More recently, I am having fun covering the various electrification efforts sure to transform the automotive industry. For something automotive specific, covering the Hyundai Elevate was a great way to look at what’s possible. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What does that look like in practice?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Written By: Emma-Jane Dinan, General Manager, MOVE GLOBAL EVENTS As an automotive or mobility tech supplier, you must have MOVE on your agenda.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

And as a Senior Editor at the greater Internet Brands Automotive Group, which includes The Car Connection, Motor Authority, New Car Test Drive, and Green Car Reports, I’m one of the core editors producing vehicle reviews—mostly from my efficiency perspective. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In my role today, the most fun stories I get to write come from test-driving trucks. Our Commercial Vehicle Group also won editorial excellence awards for investigative journalism, a technology article on hydrogen trucks, and editorial use of data. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

For this series of articles, I won a first-place writing/reporting award from the New England Newspaper and Press Association. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I needed a few extra course credits for the year, so because I’ve always loved to write, I opted to join some friends taking journalism.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Aside from evaluating new vehicles, I also script and host videos, write feature stories and help produce commerce-related posts. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve been a full-time automotive journalist my entire professional career, ever since I graduated college waaay back in 2007.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

Working in China and northern Iraq early in my career opened my eyes to the possibilities of journalism. I might write about a local company or service I never knew existed, and the next day might be an enterprise piece about electric vehicles or the steel industry. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

An overwhelming number of the startups I cover have recently gone public by merging with special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, so I spend a lot of my time now closely following and writing about that transition. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Vesna Brajkovic has been covering the transportation industry since 2016, including trucking, railroading, the automotive aftermarket and aviation. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve covered aviation, the automotive aftermarket, fleet maintenance, passenger and freight rail, and trucking.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

This is actually pretty hard for me, since I tend to want to write a story on almost every interesting piece of news I see. I got to write a story on a local stray cat that had been “adopted” by a bed and breakfast. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? It was even heated!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 17, 2021

I work out of my home and call my freelance writing business Baxter TechWrite. Today, the majority of articles I write are for Transport Topics , but I have also worked on four different Confidence Reports for NACFE , the North American Council for Freight Efficiency. Hence my desire to write such a piece.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 15, 2024

I help edit and publish copy, write original content and am currently overseeing the publication of our annual Motorized Vehicle Report. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’m senior editor at SME Media. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? Almost 20 years.

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Buzzstream

AUGUST 16, 2024

For example, if I wanted to find a journalist who writes about Italy travel tips. MuckRack’s State of Journalism report found that lack of relevancy is why journalists reject pitches. For instance, Daniel Hall is a rural tourism reporter for ChronicleLive, the Chronicle, Journal, and Sunday Sun. Does the beat match our pitch?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

My main coverage and writing focuses are the transportation technology world, and government and regulations related to the trucking and freight industries, along with other website and magazine duties. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Reporter for Automotive News. What Kind of Client Are You?

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Buzzstream

JUNE 16, 2021

In a serendipitous twist of fate, when I was writing this article, I came across this tweet from Louise Parker , Digital PR Director at @propellernet : Im not saying im massively advocating this because creativity and innovation are great yada yada but I swear the biggest myth is that if your idea has been done before you can’t do it.

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