Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 7, 2021

I am a freelance automotive and tech journalist. I’m a big fan of personal stories within the automotive world. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I then transitioned to tech journalism and finally to automotive journalism. . Individuals building something weird or unique.

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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. But we’re already registered! And maybe you will!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

I’m a reporter with Automotive News covering suppliers and electric vehicles. It’s on everyone’s radar now, but I’m extremely interested in the shift to EVs and the way traditional automotive companies and start-ups are adapting to it. I was a reporter for Automotive News Canada in Toronto.

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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 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

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. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

In fluid power, our biggest event is in March every three years — IFPE — and as we were all preparing to fly out there, my state, Ohio, was shutting events down to the public … and companies started to bail. I really love delving into people’s stories or stories of how companies are born.

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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. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Any pet peeves with PR people?

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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. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I also try to highlight innovations that feel like small glimpses into the future.

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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. Powertrain diversification is a major trend, as companies strive to meet stricter emissions regulations and advance their own net-zero and sustainability initiatives.

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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

APRIL 19, 2021

I don’t cover the economy as much as I do companies and issues affecting business. 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. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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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. But still, the media relations is dead prediction seems to gain steam.

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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

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? Is your pitch in alignment?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

Supply chain disruptions and how companies are managing them are another big topic. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I started my journalism career in South Texas as a newspaper reporter in 1997 and followed that with newspaper jobs in Mississippi, Kentucky and Ohio.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

We continue to run a lot of stories on how constrained supply chains, record-high fuel costs, and labor shortages are impacting trucking companies. Our Commercial Vehicle Group also won editorial excellence awards for investigative journalism, a technology article on hydrogen trucks, and editorial use of data.

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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

I mostly look for big news, whether for the company involved, the government, or just in general. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you or your publication? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you or your publication?

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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

I’m a senior reporter at The Verge , and I cover the emerging technologies and business side of transportation companies big and small, with a special focus on electric vehicles. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A lot of my focus last year and this year has been on the autonomous trucking race, which is heating up this year as self-driving trucking companies are getting closer to offering automated long-haul products to fleets. and how transportation companies will start seeing the benefits of repaired highways and bridges.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

That very large section each year recognized the most innovative technologies, products, and services of the year from your company in the areas of vehicle autonomy, connectivity, electrification, and mobility services. Why the story matters to the company and should matter to the customer or consumer. now Lear Corp.)

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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. I also cover the financing of startup companies in the auto industry and their adjacent sectors. It’s a new ground for me.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

I am currently a news anchor and automotive reporter for NEWSnet. As an automotive reporter I cover anything from mobility and electrification, to artificial intelligence and product pieces. NEWSnet is an American news-oriented free-to-air television network and newscast production company. My name is Laura Harris.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 22, 2021

Recently, the Consumer Technology Association announced that not only will CES2022 mark a return to an in-person format after last year’s digital-only event, but also that the automotive sector is on pace for record growth at the 2022 show. Your company needs to be finalizing what big announcements, product launches, unveilings, etc.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 2, 2022

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? COMPANY X’s GOODSTUFF is used by the leading blah blah blah.”. Give us solid, meat-and-taters info about your product or service. Offer us an interview with someone with technical expertise.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

I’m the Chief Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ). Whether it’s a tragic death or a bankruptcy of a multi-million-dollar company, none of it is faceless. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? My route to journalism was unconventional. It all impacts and involves real people.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

Wrecked Media Group is an Ohio-based media company created in 2020 to acquire and build automotive-focused media businesses. I’m a cofounder of the company and my day-to-day is making sure the beast is fed. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Target the pitch to me.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

There’s no shortage of material to cover here, but I try to maintain coverage of the fundamentals: the how-to stories, coverage of regulatory issues, and coverage of successful people and companies in this space. Wilson award for business journalism. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

as part of our coverage of the Detroit Three, but I also cover the automotive industry as a whole and a range of other business-related topics. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I’m an autos and business reporter for The Detroit News.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 17, 2021

My background in trucking industry publishing stems from work for several publications allied with Commercial Carrier Journal , including Owner Operator and, later on Overdrive and Truckers News. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? My life as a freelancer began in 2012.

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