Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

I also write the occasional story for our Automotive Engineering and ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Engineering magazines. A local newspaper for which I interned, The North Baltimore News (Ohio), assigned me to cover the Dayton Air Show. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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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. By the end of my junior year I was running the paper, and one of my stories got picked up by a local newspaper. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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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. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

I got to write a story on a local stray cat that had been “adopted” by a bed and breakfast. His name was Pip and he won the hearts of visitors and locals. I began in college with an internship at a newspaper local to my school covering local government as well as random features I came across in the area.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I covered everything from town politics, police, fire, education, town budgets, and local happenings in the community. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Editors are busy and flooded with emails and PR pitches all the time. And, please, keep it relevant and know who you are pitching to.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

While working in local news in the Northeast, I covered a few big hurricanes and major blizzards that ravaged the area. I started off covering education and other local issues. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Reporter for Automotive News. Timing is always important.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

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. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I’m happy to chat about story ideas and pitches of all sorts. Contact me anytime: knagl@crain.com.

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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. I reported on NASA and crime, local government, League City, the bedroom community close to Mission Control/Johnson Space Center. Pitch news instead of promotional material. Getting pitches that have nothing to do with what I cover.

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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. It is broadcast nationwide online, on the NEWSnet app, on local cable TV, as well as on Apple TV, Roku, etc. My name is Laura Harris.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2016

Case in point: last month we secured an opportunity for one of our client partners to speak at an automotive conference about the importance of establishing trust to empower autonomous driving. In the B2B space for example, you can use media relations to generate leads for the sales team and shorten the sales cycle. It’s also just plain sexy.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

She even went to his funeral locally (we asked their permission) – it was a full military funeral with honors – and photographed it and gave all the pics to the family. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I’ll reply to that email probably 100 times out of 100, regardless of how off-base the pitch might be.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

reporter for Automotive News , where I cover automotive policy and regulation. However, automakers have said meeting those goals will require supportive policies at the federal, state and local levels. I joined Automotive News in February 2020 — just weeks before COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were announced in Michigan.

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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. This month, June, marks seven years working full-time for local newspapers. years covering local communities and later business. I’m an autos and business reporter for The Detroit News.

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Landis PR

MARCH 7, 2022

reporter for Automotive News , where she covers automotive policy and regulation, including auto-related happenings on Capitol Hill, within the Biden administration and across major industry associations. However, automakers have said meeting those goals will require supportive policies at the federal, state and local levels.

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Buzzstream

JUNE 30, 2021

As one of the only chances you have of getting your campaign seen by a journalist, subject lines are arguably the most important part of a pitch. We’ll start with the most important aspect, which is crucial to your pitch standing a chance of getting picked up. It’s also crucial to understand sectors when pitching pieces.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I get lots of pitches for stories on the automotive industry, which occasionally cross over, but it’s rare. There’s plenty of relevant material vying for my attention, so I’m likely not to respond to pitches that are not related to the industry I cover.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 17, 2021

A recession suspended publication of that magazine, which was part of the CCJ group, in 1982, but after that I ended up spending a year with Automotive Industries and T ruck and Off-Highway Magazine before I was laid off from there due to economics and a change in company ownership with a sharper eye to the bottom line (welcome to the 1980s).

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