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Dan Roberts on Beyond The Beat

Inside The Mind of a Crypto Newsroom Leader with Dan Roberts – EP #3

Dan Roberts is a veteran journalist with more than 14 years following the sports, finance, and crypto beats. He was Editor at Large at Yahoo Finance, and Editor in Chief on Decrypt, and Variant Fund.

“I don’t care what people say, speed matters”

OUTLINE

  • 0:00 Intro
  • 0:54 How I got into crypto media
  • 3:40 Reporting about crypto in 2011 was crazy
  • 8:14 Things haven’t changed since 2009 – the media isn’t interested in crypto
  • 12:26 Tech is neutral: journalistic ethos and the bias against crypto
  • 17:17 Media outlets reacting to the crypto crash
  • 22:52 The “embargo” – being the first to report
  • 32:49 Where do you source your news from?
  • 38:07 What Dan likes and hates about crypto media
  • 43:03 Tough times for Media outlets
  • 49:27 Mastering your niche
  • 53:55 Dan Roberts’ book recommendations

Podcast Host

Beyond The Beat

Table of Contents

Podcast

Beyond The Beat

Telling the stories of the people covering crypto

Public relations

Media communications

Messaging Development

Media angles & narratives

Media Consultation

Hands-on advisory

Thought leadership

Personal branding

Content marketing

Strategic brand/product positioning

Crypto SEO

Search engine optimization services

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VP Business Development & Investor Relations at Masterkey