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Journalist Q&A: Jimmy Orr, Los Angeles Times

April 01, 2013

Jimmy Orr, managing editor of digital at the Los Angeles Times, talks to Brittaney Kiefer about paywalls, how the brand integrates social media with news stories, and its redesign plans.
 

Journalist Q&A: José Carlos Chaparro, Luhho

March 01, 2013

Luhho editor-in-chief José Carlos Chaparro talks to Brittaney Kiefer about the potential for growth in new markets in the next 12 months and the launch of its English-language edition.
 

Journalist Q&A: Chrystia Freeland, global editor-at-large, Thomson Reuters

October 01, 2010

Chrystia Freeland joined Thomson Reuters this year to manage its global coverage after serving as managing editor in the US for the Financial Times. She spoke to Lindsey Siegriest about the changing global media landscape
 

Journalist Q&A: Jim Meigs, editor-in-chief, Popular Mechanics

August 13, 2010

Jim Meigs started as editor-in-chief of Popular Mechanics six years ago, after growing up reading the publication. He talks to Kimberly Maul about the iPad, the Hearst magazine's main competitors, and how the publication relies on PR professionals.
 

Journalist Q&A: Steven Gutkin, oil spill editor, The Associated Press

July 16, 2010

Steven Gutkin has been with The Associated Press since 1990 and for the past six years has served as bureau chief for Israel and Palestinian territories.
 

Journalist Q&A: Mitra Kalita, senior deputy editor of Greater New York section, The Wall Street Journal

June 18, 2010

Mitra Kalita, senior deputy editor at The Wall Street Journal speaks to Alexandra Bruell about how her experience has impacted her work at the Journal, the Greater New York section's most popular coverage, and how she covers local news for a global city like New York.
 

Journalist Q&A: John Corrigan, Los Angeles Times

May 14, 2010

John Corrigan, business editor for the Los Angeles Times, oversees a staff of reporters in five bureaus, including New York, Beijing, and Washington.
 

Journalist Q&A: Lance Ulanoff, Editor-in-chief and SVP of content, PCMag Digital Network

April 16, 2010

Lance Ulanoff, editor-in-chief of PC Mag, oversees content for the entire PCMag digital network and was a part of the team that brought PC Magazine fully online in 2009.
 

Journalist Q&A: Mira Lowe, EIC, 'Jet'

March 19, 2010

Mira Lowe was named editor-in-chief of 'Jet' magazine in April 2009. In February, the magazine underwent a significant redesign, including altering its logo, new fonts, more color, and more photography.
 

Journalist Q&A: Rita Rubin, medical reporter, 'USA Today'

February 19, 2010

Rita Rubin joined the staff of 'USA Today' in 1998 from 'US News & World Report.' She acts as a general assignment medical reporter for the newspaper with most of her coverage focusing on issues relating to drug safety and women's and reproductive health.
 

Journalist Q&A: Adam Ostrow, editor-in-chief, Mashable

January 15, 2010

Adam Ostrow, the 27-year-old editor-in-chief of Mashable, started his career in Internet and tech marketing. He began contributing to Pete Cashmore's social media blog in 2007, while maintaining his own blog and software company.
 

Journalist Q&A: Max Gomez, medical correspondent, WCBS TV, New York

November 20, 2009

Max Gomez, also known as Dr. Max, covers health, wellness, and medical news for WCBS TV in New York. He spoke to Kimberly Maul about his experiences.
 

Journalist Q&A: Om Malik, GigaOM

October 16, 2009

OmMalik founded publishing network GigaOM Network in 2006, which delivers technology news, analysis, opinion, as well as hosting conferences and producing Web videos.
 

Journalist Q&A: Michael Waldholz, Bloomberg News

September 18, 2009

Michael Waldholz, a veteran journalist who was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1997 for AIDS reporting, joined Bloomberg News in 2005 after working for The Wall Street Journal for 25 years.
 

Journalist Q&A: Kerry Eleveld, 'The Advocate'

August 21, 2009

The Advocate's Kerry Eleveld has covered LGBT issues and politics for three years. She also conducted the only sit-down interview by an LGBT outlet with Barack Obama during the election. She talks with Kimberly Maul about the issues that she expects to cover in the coming year.
 

Journalist Q&A: Matthew Valencia, 'The Economist'

July 31, 2009

England-native Matthew Valencia joined The Economist in 1995 as a banking correspondent in London.
 

Journalist Q&A: Erick Erickson, Redstate

July 24, 2009

Erick Erickson spent six years as an attorney in Macon, GA, before beginning his work behind the scenes at Redstate, a conservative advocacy, news, and opinion blog.
 

Journalist Q&A: Alicia Quarles, Associated Press Television News

July 17, 2009

Alicia Quarles, the North American entertainment editor for Associated Press Television News, joined the organization in 2003.
 

Journalist Q&A: Stuart Elliott, 'The New York Times'

July 10, 2009

Stuart Elliott has been covering advertising and marketing at The New York Times since 1991.
 

Interview: Michelle Madhok, editor-in-chief, SheFinds

June 25, 2009

Kimberly Maul talks with Michelle Madhok, editor-in-chief of SheFinds and MomFinds. Madhok discusses the impact of the economy on the interests of the 'shopaholics' that visit her sites.
 

Interview: Amy O'Connor, Health.com

June 19, 2009

Amy O'Connor has 20 years of experience editing health magazines.
 

Interview: Taegan Goddard, Political Wire

June 12, 2009

Taegan Goddard launched Political Wire more than 10 years ago after working as a political aide.
 

Interview: Janet Libert, 'Executive Travel'

June 05, 2009

Janet Libert, editor-in-chief and publisher of Executive Travel, speaks with Nicole Zerillo about how she reaches her C-suite readership and which travel trends are starting to take off.
 

Interview: Kitty Morgan, 'Better Homes and Gardens'

May 29, 2009

Kitty Morgan, executive editor of Better Homes and Gardens (BHG) since 2006, oversees content planning and creation for the magazine. She spoke with PRWeek about why BHG is so popular and the best ways to reach women readers.
 

Interview: Bob Buderi, Xconomy

May 22, 2009

Bob Buderi is editor-in-chief and founder of Xconomy, a Cambridge, MA-based news site, with bureaus in San Diego and Seattle. The site covers the IT, life sciences, energy, and venture capitalist industries.
 

Interview: Mickey Boardman, 'Paper'

May 15, 2009

Mickey Boardman, editorial director of Paper magazine, talks to PRWeek about Paper's editorial focus, the content on its Web site, and his interaction with PR professionals.
 

Interview: Nico Pitney, The Huffington Post

May 08, 2009

Nico Pitney is national editor at The Huffington Post. He talks with PRWeek about the growth of advocacy journalism and using a nontraditional journalism background.
 

Interview: Chris Anderson, 'Wired'

May 01, 2009

Chris Anderson is editor-in-chief of Wired magazine and author of the upcoming book Free, which looks into the business strategy of giving services and products away at no cost. He talks to PRWeek about his PR blacklist of 2007, free content, and the magazine's own PR efforts.
 

Interview: Imran Amed

April 27, 2009

Imran Amed is editor and founder of the online publication The Business of Fashion (BoF). He talks about a turning point in luxury, emerging global markets, the industry's relationship with new media, and the Mobama craze.
 

Interview: Marc Rosenwasser, Worldfocus

April 20, 2009

Marc Rosenwasser is the executive producer of Worldfocus, a program that premiered in October with global news and analysis.
 

Interview: Catalina Camia, 'USA Today'

April 14, 2009

Catalina Camia, the White House and politics editor for USA Today, directed coverage of the presidential campaign last year after joining the newspaper in 2005.
 

Interview: Nikki Finke

April 06, 2009

Nikki Finke, veteran entertainment journalist, has written for LA Weekly since 2002. She also writes a daily version of her Deadline Hollywood column on the Web. She chats with PRWeek about her experiences in the industry.
 

Interview: Marie Brenner

March 30, 2009

Marie Brenner is an author and Writer-at-Large for Vanity Fair. She has covered the Bernard Madoff trial for her magazine and previously penned an expose on the tobacco industry, which was the basis for the 1999 movie The Insider. She talks to PRWeek about the long road ahead for the financial sector's PR recovery.
 

Interview: Joe Strupp

March 22, 2009

Joe Strupp, senior editor at publishing industry trade tile Editor & Publisher worked as a newspaper reporter on both US coasts before joining his current title about a decade ago. He chats with PRWeek about the tumultuous newspaper industry.
 

Interview: Sean O'Neill

March 16, 2009

Sean O'Neill is the senior editor for online at Budget Travel. O'Neill spoke with PRWeek about budgettravel.com's social media features, the growing importance of video, as well as some of his day-to-day duties.
 

Interview: Tom Zeller, Jr.

March 09, 2009

Tom Zeller Jr. edits The New York Times' Green Inc. blog, which covers the intersection of business, politics, and the environment. Zeller also contributes to the Times' Energy & Environment section.
 

Interview: Mike Huckman

March 01, 2009

Mike Huckman appears daily on CNBC, discussing the latest news in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device industries.
 

Interview: Darcy Jacobs

February 22, 2009

Darcy Jacobs is the executive editor of Family Circle, which has been in print for more than 75 years. Jacobs' career started as a copy assistant at Health magazine, and after stints at publications such as Vogue, Seventeen, and Lifetime (which she helped launch), she joined Family Circle as articles editor in 2004.
 

Interview: Maria Hinojosa

February 16, 2009

Maria Hinojosa prides herself on telling the stories that aren't covered in the mainstream media in her work for PBS, NPR, and WGBH of Boston. She chats with PRWeek about the topics that most interest her.
 

Interview: Cindy Boren

February 09, 2009

Cindy Boren turned a family activity - going to sporting events as a child - into a full-time job, working at the New York Daily News and eventually becoming an editor at The Washington Post, where she feeds the fan base of the Washington Redskins information via print, the Web, and Twitter.
 

Interview: Matt Kinsman

February 01, 2009

Matt Kinsman has written about the media, specifically magazine publishing, for various titles and newsletters. As managing editor of Folio, a trade publication that covers the magazine industry, he has a front-seat view of a rapidly changing industry.
 

Interview: Joe Spring

January 26, 2009

Joe Spring got his start at Outside just over two years ago as an intern, and then he worked as assistant research editor and assistant editor before landing his position as online editor last February. He talks with PRWeek about topics like the increasing popularity of video on the Web, and the various duties his position entails.
 

Interview: Amy Odell

January 19, 2009

Amy Odell, fashion blogger for New York magazine's The Cut, talks about the implications of a recession-laden Fashion Week and how it will impact her coverage, as well as some of the challenges of being a full-time blogger.
 

Interview: Stuart Kirk

January 12, 2009

Stuart Kirk recently took to the helm of the Financial Times' stateside Lex column as its US editor in New York. The column provides both commentary and critical analysis of financial and business matters. Previously, Kirk was a Lex columnist in London, and prior to that worked at a management consultancy that focused on financial services.
 

Interview: Sam Grobart

December 08, 2008

Sam Grobart, a former "go-to gadget guy" at a number of magazines, is now assistant technology editor at The New York Times. He speaks with PRWeek about what the future might hold for personal technology and reporters' use of social media.
 

Interview: Katie Connolly

December 01, 2008

Katie Connolly spent this year covering the McCain campaign for Newsweek's special 2008 election project. Connolly was granted behind-the-scenes access to the campaign with the agreement that none of her reporting would be published until after Election Day.
 

Interview: Lynn Elber

November 24, 2008

A film buff and fan of 30 Rock, Lynn Elber covers television for the Associated Press (AP). She talks about the delicate balance between PR professionals and reporters and how the Internet has changed the way she thinks as a journalist.
 

Interview: Cable Neuhaus

November 03, 2008

Cable Neuhaus is not a conservative, but he has steered the editorial direction of right-wing magazine Newsmax for the last two and a half years.
 

Interview: Mary Anne Potts

October 27, 2008

Mary Anne Potts started at National Geographic Adventure as assistant to the editor in chief in November 2000. She worked her way up the ladder in assistant and associate editor roles before landing her current position as online editor/associate editor, where spends about 90% of her time working for the online side of the publication. She spoke to PRWeek about the publication and its Web site.
 

Interview: Philip Gourevitch

October 20, 2008

Philip Gourevitch is editor of The Paris Review, a literary magazine known for its intellectual clout and high-quality fiction, poetry, and art.
 

Interview: John Byrne

October 13, 2008

John Byrne has a long history in business journalism, including a turn as editor-in-chief at Fast Company, and, previously, 18 years as a writer with BusinessWeek. He spoke recently with PRWeek about the pace of the office due to the Wall Street crisis, BusinessWeek.com's online initiatives, and how he measures the success of the site.
 

Interview: Laura Brounstein

October 06, 2008

Laura Brounstein's resume lists a full gamut of media jobs, ranging from a stint as a producer for the Today show to her time as a PR director for Seventeen magazine, and, most recently, as the entertainment director of Self magazine, which introduced a new, celebrity-driven front-of-the-book page, "Stars get Selfy," in the October issue.
 

Interview: Chris Dorobek

September 29, 2008

Chris Dorobek recently left Federal Computer Week as editor-in-chief to anchor a DC-area afternoon drive-time radio program covering the government community in all its sometime innovative, and sometimes bureaucratic, glory.
 

Interview: Lynn Norment

September 22, 2008

Lynn Norment is the managing editor of Ebony, the long-established title targeting blacks. She chats with PRWeek about her likes and dislikes in PR pitches and adjusting to the digital age.
 

Interview: Julia Allison

September 15, 2008

Julia Allison, columnist for Time Out New York, recently launched NonSociety, a Webcast spotlighting her life and those of two close friends. Earlier this year, Allison was featured on the cover of Wired. She is also planning to star in a reality show about NonSociety later this year. Allison talks to PRWeek about the tricky business of being a Web celebrity in the age of personality journalism.
 

Interview: Rachel Dodes, reporter, Wall Street Journal

September 08, 2008

Rachel Dodes is a reporter for The Wall Street Journals' Retail & Luxury Group. She talked to PRWeek about the evolution of the section, the effect that the current economic situation has had on her coverage, and her interaction with PR people.
 

Interview: Laura Flanders

September 01, 2008

Laura Flanders hosts both GRITtv, a daily news discussion program, and The Nation magazine's weekly radio show, RadioNation, where she provides a grass-roots perspective to leading issues. She's now in the process of filming, Live from Main Street with Laura Flanders for GRITtv, a five-part series of live, town hall events leading up to the presidential election.
 

Jenny Everett

August 25, 2008

Can start by talking a little bit about your career path before becoming fitness editor at Women's Health?
 

Interview: Ivan Oransky

August 18, 2008

Ivan Oransky joined the staff of Scientific American less than a year ago as the managing editor of online, but within months he made sweeping changes to the magazine's Web site. An editor with a medical school background, Oransky has merged both interests into a full-time career in science and health journalism.
 

Interview: Roger Clark

August 11, 2008

Roger Clark is a general assignment reporter for NY1 News, a division of Time Warner Cable that provides 24-hour television news about New York. Clark, hired by the station in 2001 as the Staten Island reporter, works on features for the morning broadcast.
 

Interview: Rebecca Fox

August 04, 2008

Rebecca Fox is a journalist covering journalists in the rapidly changing New York media world. She chats with PRWeek about traditional media outlets going online and other trends she sees working as managing editor at Mediabistro.com and its blog, FishbowlNY.
 

Interview: Michael Harrison

July 28, 2008

Michael Harrison recently spoke with PRWeek about the political leanings of talk radio hosts, deconsolidation of radio station ownership, and the impending death of traditional radio outlets.
 

Interview: Whitney Matheson

July 21, 2008

Whitney Matheson is culture queen at USA Today, where she writes the PopCandy blog. Yet while her own interests and her many readers influence much of the blog's indie content, Matheson also gets ideas from pitches, kits, and PR professionals.
 

Interview: Mitra Kalita

July 14, 2008

Mitra Kalita recently went on a leave of absence from The Washington Post to launch Mint, an Indian business newspaper and Web site, created in collaboration with The Wall Street Journal. Kalita talks to PRWeek about how the American news media contrasts with those of emerging markets.
 

Interview: Brandusa Niro

June 30, 2008

Brandusa Niro, editor-in-chief and founder of IMG publications' The Daily Front Row, www.fashionweekdaily.com, and the Fashion Mini, discusses her career, the success of her publications, and the role of fashion in society today.
 

Interview: Lisa Lillien

June 23, 2008

As a self-described "food gossip," Lisa Lillien started Hungry Girl in May 2004 as a way to share her knowledge of food with the public. Prior to founding the Web site, Lillien worked at Warner Bros. and Nickelodeon in TV production and online content-production roles. She also worked in magazine journalism.
 

Interview: Laura Rowley

June 16, 2008

Laura Rowly has written her "Money & Happiness" bi-weekly column since 2005, which is read by 20 million visitors a month. In addition to writing a book of the same title, Rowley has reported on finance for many years for both print and broadcast media. Rowley also serves as an adjunct professor of religious studies at Seton Hall.
 

Interview: Jeanine Detz

June 09, 2008

Jeanine Detz turned a combined interest in fitness and journalism into a senior editor position at Shape. After publishing a book, "Ultimate Core Ball Workout," in 2005 and freelancing for a number of American Media publications, Detz joined the Shape staff as a senior editor focusing on fitness.
 

Interview: Kate Taylor

June 02, 2008

Kate Taylor has been the arts and culture reporter for the New York Sun for two years. Prior to joining the Sun, she was an editorial assistant at The New Yorker and Slate, and interned at Harper's. She's a 2001 graduate of Harvard University.
 

Interview: Peter King

May 26, 2008

Twenty-nine years ago, Peter King graduated from Ohio University with a degree in journalism and no idea that he'd be a sportswriter - let along one of the best known sportswriters in the world - nearly three decades later.
 

Interview: Sara Fritz

May 19, 2008

Sara Fritz retired in 2004, following a long career in Washington with the Los Angeles Times and other publications, and became an author and freelance writer. She spoke with PRWeek about her in-depth series for the non-partisan Center for Public Integrity on the influence of third-party groups on presidential elections.
 

Interview: Nanci Hellmich

May 12, 2008

Nanci Hellmich lost a lot of weight 27 years ago and transitioned that into a reporting job covering health and wellness at USA Today, where she has worked for more than two decades.
 

Interview: Chandra Czape

April 21, 2008

Chandra Czape has worked at CosmoGIRL for four years, including three as deputy editor, before moving into the executive editor's office. She discusses some of the challenges and perks that come with working at a teen magazine with PRWeek.
 

Interview: Dana Cowin

April 14, 2008

Editor-in-chief Dana Cowin has served up Food & Wine Magazine since 1995, expanding its coverage to include elements of lifestyle, entertaining, and trend-spotting.
 

Interview: Scott Hensley

April 07, 2008

Scott Hensley joined The Wall Street Journal in 2000 as a reporter covering the pharmaceutical industry. After leading the newspaper's coverage of the Human Genome Project, Hensley became an editor and blogger in 2007.
 

Interview: Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush

March 31, 2008

Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush joined El Diario/La Prensa, New York's largest Spanish-language daily and the oldest Spanish-language newspaper in the US after launching and directing Time Americas, Time magazine's Spanish-language supplement for Latin America.
 

Interview: Paul Kiel

March 24, 2008

Paul Kiel, reporter/blogger at Talking Points Memo, has worked at Harper's Magazine, and written for The L Magazine, In These Times, and The Washington Monthly. He's now an Internet-age scribe at Talking Points Memo, the first blog to win the George Polk Award. He talks with PRWeek about the highs and lows of being a professional blogger.
 

Interview: Stacy Morrison

Adrian Brune March 10, 2008

Stacy Morrison, editor-in-chief of Redbook, one of the US' oldest consumer titles, spends most of her days thinking about how women live their grown-up lives. She talks to PRWeek via e-mail about heading a Hearst flagship magazine.
 

Interview: Kristin Finan

March 03, 2008

Kristin Finan recently launched a video blog for the Houston Chronicle blending traditional print and broadcast journalism with YouTube-style videos. Finan talks to PRWeek about her newspaper's transformation into a multimedia platform and the complexity of attracting the elusive youth audience.
 

Interview: James Pindell

February 19, 2008

James Pindell covered the NH primaries for the Boston Globe before joining Observer Media Group as Managing Editor. Politicker.com is a state-fueled national political Web site due to launch this month.
 

Interview: Charles Kaiser

February 11, 2008

Veteran critic Charles Kaiser is now writing a weekly column on the media for the Web site of pop culture magazine Radar.com. He spoke to PRWeek about Radar's reach, the media's ill-advised love affair with John McCain, and how PR professionals help.
 

Interview: Farhad Manjoo

February 04, 2008

Farhad Manjoo is a Salon staff writer, covering technology and tech culture on the blog, The Machinist. His first book, True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society, about propaganda in the digital age, will be published this year.
 

Interview: Joe Mathieu

January 28, 2008

Joe Mathieu joined XM Satellite Radio in 2007 to help launch POTUS '08, which has broadcast 24-hour commercial-free coverage of all things related to the 2008 presidential election since September.
 

Interview: Connie Swaim

January 21, 2008

Connie Swaim started at Knightstown, IN-based Antique Week 21 years ago. She recently spoke to PRWeek about the perils of a collector covering the antiques business.
 

Interview: Suzanne Riss

Suzanne Riss January 14, 2008

A working mother herself, Suzanne Riss has held senior posts at national magazines for ten-plus years, including editor-in-chief at Ticker and managing editor at American Demographics.
 

Interview: Paul Boutin

December 17, 2007

Paul Boutin has been documenting the intersection of pop culture and technology for more than a decade. Formerly a senior editor at Wired, he is now a freelance writer who often appears in Slate, Wired, and Valleywag.
 

Interview: Evan Smith

December 10, 2007

Former New Yorker Evan Smith took over the reins at Texas Monthly soon after President Bush was sworn into office in 2000. Smith talks to PRWeek about stepping on the toes of powerful PR pros, and whether Texas will come into play in next year's election.
 

Interview: Richard Huff

December 03, 2007

Richard Huff joined the New York Daily News in 1993, and he's been covering the television industry since 1986 when he joined the Hollywood Reporter.
 

Interview: Jason Tanz

November 26, 2007

Jason Tanz came to New York after college, working for a trade magazine before moving on to Smart Money magazine, Fortune and Fortune Small Business, and healthy doses of freelancing before landing at Wired as business editor this year.
 

Interview: Lisa Sugar

November 19, 2007

Lisa Sugar, founder and editor of Sugar Publishing, continues to expand her celebrity and style-focused blog network.
 

Interview: Greg Hernandez

November 12, 2007

He's covered business at the Los Angeles Times, the film industry for The Hollywood Reporter -- and since 2001, he's focused on both.
 

Interview: Paul Pendergrass

October 22, 2007

Paul Pendergrass, a self-described "lifetime flack," had a career working for Coca-Cola in almost all facets of communications in the US, Europe, and South Africa before opening his own consultancy in Atlanta in 2001.
 

Interview: Clare McHugh

October 15, 2007

Clare McHugh was named Editor of All You in mid-April 2007. Previously, she held editor positions at In Style, New Woman, and Marie Claire, and Time Inc.
 
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