cheat sheet

There must be fifty ways to cover cloud. Here we explore the bare metal angle, offering a dozen names, some familiar, some probably not.

Covering the space business is hotsy-totsy these days. The fact that Musk and Bezos are involved hasn't hurt. The "space" beat isn't everywhere yet, but a look at this cheat sheet can help spot the contours. We favored Tier 1 as best we could. Still, whom are we missing?

[Updated and augmented: Apr. 8, 2021] Climate change and environment have entire publications dedicated to them -- Bloomberg Green, CleanTechnica, others -- but nearly all of Tier 1 has at least one beat reporter dedicated to one or both. Our list has grown to 25.

Here's a list of 18 core targets who cover digital transformation. Whom are we missing?

With all the permutations -- machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision and the rest -- it's sometimes difficult to spot a pure-play AI reporter. Here's a core list of 19 -- cross-check it with the names you've got.

Here's a list of 15 banking and finance podcasts, most based in the US, others in the UK.

Sometimes it pays to go to the top. If you're pitching something truly conceptual -- something that can make a publication look prescient in the long run -- then go to the editorial board. We've got a list of six boards for you, with contact info.

Customer experience is a monster topic for industry analysts these days; what business doesn't have customers? It's strange, then, that CX journalists are relatively scarce, especially in Tier 1. Journalists tend to chase technologies and vendors, not behaviors. We've listed some of the journos who do. Who have we missed?

"VC Newsletters" is a vague headline, right? We mean, (a) newsletters from journalists who cover VC, (b) venture capital firms that have their own newsletters, and (c) platforms that serve the VC world. Most of the 24 newsletters listed (half from Substack) are pitchable, though it won't be easy.