After a recent members-only Editorial Meeting, we heard from a member who is a specialist in the hidden benefits of Social Security and how to best use this retirement tool. We have begun updating a few Media Outlets. Some wrtiers have remained at their publications for years being rewarded with promotions, while others have moved on to different publications and have expanded their coverage.
Media Moves:
Donna LaValley: Donna remains at Kiplinger and writes about a variety of financial interest, including Social Security.
Donna Fuscaldo: Donna remains at Kiplinger and also writes for AARP’s Now Mobile App. She also enjoys writing about Social Security changes and other personal finance tools.
AJ Argawal: A serial entrepreneur and past contributing writer for Forbes, AJ founded Verma Farms, a CBD company. He is interested in Health and Wellness, as well as benefits of sleep.
Ashlea Ebeling: Ashlea is a personal finance reporter at The Wall Street Journal, writing about the great wealth transfer, death and taxes. She joined the company in 2022.
Ann Abel: Ann Abel has been an award-winning travel writer and editor for more than 20 years and has been a Forbes contributor since 2008. She knows the difference between expensive travel and true luxury, and she has a particular focus on small hotels, game-changing hospitality, destination dining and sustainability.
Alex Morrell: Alex Morrell is a senior correspondent at Business Insider covering Wall Street at large. Prior to Insider he was a staff reporter at Forbes Magazine covering billionaires and their businesses. He's previously written and worked for the Associated Press, the Green Bay Press-Gazette, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.
How To Pitch This Media:
Contacts is one thing. Timeliness is another. You can have someone’s email. And even an open invitation to their front porch for an early evening drink. But your story idea must be timely to their audience to be considered.
As you peruse Tin Shingle’s Media Contact Idea Center, collect the journalists who appeal to you, and keep them in mind as you think up story ideas tailored to them.
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