Selected - The Sesamers Podcast

Selected 018 - Chris O'Brien

Episode Summary

In this episode, veteran tech-journalist Chris O'Brien discusses the current state of the media, how startups and tech companies can get a journalists attention, and pig insemination.

Episode Notes

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Topics Discussed:

• Guinness!
• Leaving France? Ha!
• Cycling to Brighton
• Into a lul
• Guvment money? Ain't got none.
• Makin' Bagels
• Fixin' Dryers
• Good wine and cheese
• Smith Corona FTW
• All The President's Men
• Has digital stripped the ethics out of journalism?
• Standards have changed
• The Washington Post; their fair share of clickbate
• Journalism vs. Marketing. It's the funnel
• The state of media post Tee rump
• Blood pressure is down
• The largest paper in Silicon Valley
• Seth Meyers and comedic journalism
• That's Pee Ence.
• The Lightning Round!
• BREAK

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• Journoin' ain't easy
• This show, brought to you by Guinness
• The narrowing of focus at Venturebeat
• Dan, now the News Desk Editor at tech.eu
• I love PR people, but I hate PR people. I love startups, but I hate startups
• How to get a  journalist's attention
• Email isn't gonna work
• Inbox zero
• The bigger the number ...
• A $50 million round? Oh. Ok. Good for you. Next
• Who, what, when, where, and how much?
• Google. Apple. Open
• Build the relationship
• DigitalK
• It's about speed
• Not even looking at email until after noon
• Email is a black hole
• The association of pig insemination
• The French Tech Journal
• No one in the valley is reading Les Echos
• Ethan Pierce, Mr. Crypto
• This is the last episode of this podcast
• No to no editing
• Ben pulls Chris to Ghost
• Get out of your head, dive in, and Just Do It
• Stumping a journalist

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Where to Find Us:

Find Chris at:

The French Tech Journal

Twitter

Clubhouse - French Tech News

Find Dan at:

Linktr.ee/dantaylor