How to Talk to the Mainstream Media

Presented at HOPE Number Six (2006), July 21, 2006, 10 p.m. (60 minutes).

Blogs, vlogs, podcasts, RSS, even old school web sites and mailing lists - there's never been more ways for hackers to get their message out. So why bother dealing with the Mainstream Media? Because that's where the audience is. Only a tiny percentage of blogs have sizable audiences and even the biggest of those are dwarfed by the audiences for TV news, mainstream media websites, or the circulations of the larger dead-tree newspapers and magazines. If you're interested in getting your point across to as many people as possible, this talk will improve your chances by telling you what professional journalists want and why, how you can help give it to them, as well as what pitfalls to avoid.


Presenters:

  • Stephen Cass
    Stephen Cass was born and raised in Dublin but now hails from Brooklyn. He cut his programming teeth on a TI 99-4/A and a totally pimped out BBC Model B+, but is currently a Mac man. He covers computers and space (among other things) for IEEE Spectrum, the flagship publication of the nice people who brought you 802.11, 1394, 1003, 754, and 802.3. He firmly believes that one day he will complete Jet Set Willy.

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