Inside The Media Minds

On this episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison sit down with Byron Tau as he transitions from the Associated Press to ProPublica.

On this episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison sit down with freelance journalist Bree Fowler to discuss all things Black Hat Conference.

On this episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison sit down with Sasha Ingber the host of SpyCast, the International Spy Museum's flagship podcast on global intelligence, espionage and covert operations.

In this episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison sit down with Joel Witts, Director of Content and Co-Founder at Expert Insights.

In this latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison welcome Shaun Waterman, freelance journalist specializing in cybersecurity, space and federal contracting.

Live from CYBERTACOS at the 2026 RSA Conference in San Francisco, Christine and Madison sit down with Jessica Lyons from The Register in front of a live audience.

In this latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Matt Kapko, Reporter at CyberScoop about his focus for the 2026 RSA Conference.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Kelly Jackson Higgins, Editor-in-Chief of Dark Reading and Vice President of Cybersecurity Editorial at Informa TechTarget.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Roberto Torres, editor of CIO Dive.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Harry McCracken, global technology editor of Fast Company.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Brett Farmiloe, Founder of Featured.com + leading HARO (Help a Reporter Out).

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast!

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Avram Piltch, US Editor for The Register.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Maria Korolov, award-winning technology journalist.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Bradley Chambers, Author and Podcast Host for 9To5Mac.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Kyle McNulty, Host of the Secure Ventures Podcast.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Greg Otto, Editor-in-Chief at CyberScoop.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer at Dark Reading.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Tim Crino, Senior Editor at Inc.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Kevin Townsend, Senior Contributor at SecurityWeek.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Alex Konrad, Senior Editor at Forbes.

Election Security Special: In the latest episode of #IMM, Madison and Luca speak with John Sakellariadis, Cybersecurity Reporter at POLITICO, Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor at InformationWeek and Derek Johnson, Reporter at CyberScoop.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine and Madison speak with Brandon Vigliarolo, Reporter at The Register.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Madison and Luca speak with Grant Gross, Senior Writer at CIO Magazine.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Madison and Luca speak with Mikayla Easley, Reporter at DefenseScoop.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Madison speaks with Steve Bosk of W2 Communications about RSAC 2024.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Madison and Steve speak with Sam Sabin, cybersecurity reporter at Axios.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with John Lynn, Founder of Healthcare IT Today and Swaay.Health

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Matt Bracken, Managing Editor of FedScoop and CyberScoop.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Maria Varmazis, N2K’s T-Minus Space Daily Podcast Host

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Sara Friedman, Managing Editor at Inside Cybersecurity

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Marcella Robertson, Anchor and Reporter at WUSA9

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Marianne McGee, Executive Editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Steven Overly, Host of Politico Tech Podcast

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Becky Bracken, Editor at Dark Reading.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Justin Doubleday, Senior Reporter at Federal News Network

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Steve Bosk, Vice President at W2 Communications

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with AJ Vicens, Reporter at CyberScoop

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Colin Demarest, Reporter at C4ISRNET.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Alexandra KelleyTech, Reporter at Nextgov.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Lindsay McKenzie, Technology Reporter at Scoop News Group

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Francis Rose, Founder of the Francis Rose Media Group.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Chris Teale, Staff Reporter at GCN covering state & local government technology.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Mike Farrell, Editor-In-Chief at CyberScoop

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Rhea Kelly, Higher Education Editor in Chief at Campus Technology

Inside the Media Mind Special Edition: Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit by W2 Communications

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Jessie Bur, Managing Editor at Nextgov

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Billy Mitchell, Editor-In-Chief of DefenseScoop

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Lou Covey, Editor for Cyber Protection Magazine

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Rachel Jewett, Managing Editor for Via Satellite.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Steve Bosk Vice President at W2 Communications.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Andrew Eversden Staff Reporter for Breaking Defense

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Troy Schneider and James Hanson of Government Executive.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Vera Bergengruen, Washington Correspondent for TIME Magazine.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Francis Rose, VP Multimedia Content and Host of the Daily Scoop Podcast at Scoop News Group.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Thomas Hobbs freelance and culture journalist.

On this episode of Inside The Media Minds, our host Christine Blake was live at Black Hat 2021 in Las Vegas with Paul Wagenseil, Senior Editor, Security, at Tom’s Guide.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Nicole Blake Johnson, Managing Editor at GovLoop

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Tonya Riley, reporter at CyberScoop

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Shaun Nichols, senior news writer at TechTarget’s Search Security.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Kelley Damore, Chief Content Officer at TechTarget, a global publication focused on purchase intent-driven marketing and sales services that aims to deliver business impact for enterprise technology companies.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Heather Kuldell, Managing Editor of Nextgov, an all-day information resource for federal technology decision makers.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Jamey Tucker, tech reporter and founder of What the Tech.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with James Coker, tech reporter at Infosecurity Magazine

Inside the Media Minds Episode 49 - Tara Seals - Threatpost by W2 Communications

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Mike Vizard, a freelance contributor to numerous IT publications.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Jennifer DiMascio, Managing Editor of Aviation Week.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Steve Zurier, freelance journalist writing about technology and cybersecurity for over 30 years.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Iain Thomson, US News Editor at The Register, a global enterprise technology news publication.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Jill Aitoro, Editorial Director at CyberRisk Alliance, and editor in chief of SC Media.

In the latest episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Paul Gillin, Enterprise Editor at Silicon Angle.

On this week’s episode of Inside the Media Minds, we travel back to RSA 2020 where we met with Ayman Elsawah, host of Getting Into Infosec Podcast and author of Breaking IN: A Practical Guide to Starting a Career in Information Security.

In this episode of #IMM, we speak with FCW's Derek Johnson about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on federal reporting.

On this week’s episode of Inside the Media Minds, we take a virtual trip back to RSA 2020 where we met with Kari Paul, Technology Reporter at the Guardian. An Iowa native, Kari is now based on the West Coast as one of just two U.S. technology reporters for International publication, The Guardian. Kari has been in the tech space for the past 6 years and developed a special interest in “unexpected tech stories.”

On this week’s episode of Inside the Media Minds, we step outside of the realm of technology and into the world of craft beverages. For this episode we met with Michael Jarvis on location at Notaviva Craft Fermentations, a winery and brewery owned and operated by W2 Communications’ very own Chief Creative Officer, Stephen Mackey.

In another special RSA edition of the show, we catch up with Mark Albertson, Senior Writer at SiliconANGLE.

Throughout RSA Conference 2020 we had the pleasure of interviewing several reporters to get their perspectives on one of cybersecurity’s biggest events! First we met with Hugh Taylor to capture his thoughts on the week.

On this week’s episode of Inside the Media Minds, we welcome Stew Magnuson, Editor in Chief of National Defense Magazine. In July the magazine will be celebrating its 100 year anniversary and as you can imagine, the magazine has witnessed a monumental cyber evolution since starting in 1920.

Welcome to our first episode of 2020! On this week’s episode of Inside the Media Minds, we meet with Jacob Biesiada and Dayton Williams, co-hosts and creators of DCrypted Cybersecurity Podcast.

On this week’s episode of Inside the Media Minds, we meet with Benjamin Freed, Technology Editor at StateScoop. From the beginning of his career as a freelance journalist covering arts, to becoming fully immersed in the cybersecurity space, Ben has developed a passion for uncovering the latest and greatest threats across the country.

In the second episode of the podcast, Christine Blake and Evan Weisel are joined by Nick Wakeman, Editor-in-chief of Washington Technology. https://www.w2comm.com/podcast/ BIO Washington Technology is a web-based publication focused on the business of government contractors. Nick joined Washington Technology as a staff writer in 2006 and has remained with the publication since, becoming senior editor in 2000 and then editor-in-chief in 2005. Nick led Washington Technology's transition from primarily a print magazine to an exclusively web-based publication as well as launching the WT Insider membership program that offers exclusive paid content. Washington Technology was acquired along with the rest of PostNewsweek Tech Media in 2007 when the Washington Post Co. sold the group to 1105 Media.

In this very special episode of #IMM, Christine chats with Ross Wilkers (Washington Technology), Carten Cordell (Washington Business Journal) and Frank Konkel (Nextgov)about the massive Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract. As a note, this show was recorded a few hours before Amazon announced it would be protesting the contract.

In this episode of #IMM, Christine chats with Bob Ackerman, George Seffers and Kim Underwood of Signal Magazine/AFCEA.

In the last of the #IMM Black Hat 2019 episodes, Christine catches up with Hilary Tuttle, editor of Risk Management.

In another special Black Hat 2019 episode of #IMM, Christine chats with Dan Raywood, Deputy Editor of Infosecurity Magazine.

In this special Black Hat 2019 episode of #IMM, Christine talks with Byron Acohido of The Last Watch Dog to discuss his publication, his predictions for what will dominate headlines in the near future and much more.

In this special episode of #IMM, Christine chats with Joe Uchill of Axios at Black Hat 2019.

In this episode of #IMM, Christine and Evan talk with Carten Cordell, staff reporter for the Washington Business Journal. Carten discusses the federal/cyber space, JEDI, Amazon HQ2 and much more! "Carten Cordell covers federal contracting, defense and cybersecurity for the Washington Business Journal."

In this episode of #IMM, Christine chats with Dave Bittner, producer and host of the CyberWire podcast, the number one daily cyber security podcast in the world.

In this episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Rob Lever of AFP, who touches on a myriad of different media-related topics, and even answers a few questions from #IMM listeners!

In this episode of #IMM, Christine and Tony Welz speak with Sean Sposito, a senior analyst at Javelin. "Sean Sposito is an analyst in the fraud & security practice at Javelin Strategy & Research. His primary focus is the intersection of retail banking and information security. The topics he’s keenly interested in are vulnerability disclosure, cybersecurity insurance, threat intelligence, and the overall challenges facing security executives inside financial institutions. "

In this episode of #IMM, Christine catches up with Ericka Chickowski at RSA 2019, discussing her focus areas as a reporter, her new position at Digirupt.io, and much more!

In this special episode of #IMM, Christine and Stephen catch up with Jeff Stone at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, where they discuss Jeff's reporting focus, his predictions for what will drive media coverage in the future and much more. Jeff Stone is an associate editor at CyberScoop, covering cyber in government. Previously, he has contributed to The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor and several other publications.

In this special episode of #IMM, Christine and Tony catch up with Sean Kerner at RSA, discussing Sean's reporting focus, his rise as a leading technology journalist and much more. "Sean Michael Kerner is an Internet consultant, strategist, and contributor to several leading IT business web sites."

"Karen Epper Hoffman is full-time freelance writer with 20 years of experience covering financial services, technology, education and general business issues. She has been published in several trade and mainstream publications including the Wall Street Journal Europe, SC Magazine, Bank Director, Banking Strategies, Bloomberg BusinessWeek."

Ross Wilkers is a senior staff writer for Washington Technology. Previously, he was a writer/news room editor for Executive Mosaic. A local to Northern Virginia, Ross primarily reports on government IT contractors.

In this episode, Christine talks with Decipher's Fahmida Rashid. Fahmida discusses how she got into journalism, her predictions on what will dominate headlines in 2019, and much more! "I am an award-winning technology journalist with experience covering nearly every aspect of the technology industry, my primary focus is writing about cybersecurity and privacy. I've written in various formats, including newspapers, online media, and magazines. I am currently a senior managing editor at Decipher, covering security for an enterprise IT audience. I write about cloud security and networking, application security, DevOps, and all the areas in between. Previously, as the senior writer at InfoWorld and CSO Online, I focused on technical analysis and commentary for IT and security professionals. As the Editor-in-Chief of RSA Conference, I developed year-round content to engage with the infosec community on a more regular basis. I was a senior writer at eWEEK, senior technical editor for CRN Test Center, and a reporter covering networking infrastructure for Forbes.com. I started my journalism career writing business news at Women's Wear Daily."

In this episode, Christine speaks to Bloomberg Radio broadcaster Amy Morris. Amy details how she got into radio, her unorthodox schedule, and much more. "Amy Morris anchors morning news on Bloomberg 99.1 in Washington, D.C. She also co-hosts the daily radio program, “Politics, Policy, Power and Law” on Bloomberg Radio."

In this episode of #IMM, Christine speaks with Sandra Erwin of Space News. Sandra dives into how she got started in journalism, some of her favorite personal stories, the dynamics of covering the space industry and much, much more! "Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense Magazine and Pentagon correspondent for Real Clear Defense. "