Media Coffee Podcast

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Media Coffee is a podcast series hosted by PR Newswire – a Cision brand. Each episode features conversations with journalists and media professionals from leading media organizations around the world, exploring key trends, challenges, and questions shaping how PR and communications professionals engage with the media.

JAN 29

How to Get Covered in Travel Publications

In this episode, host Sami Saad speaks with Janna Graber, Founder and Managing Editor at Go World Travel Magazine on the topic of getting your story covered in travel publications. Janna Graber is the founder and managing editor at Go World Travel Magazine, a digital magazine for world travelers (also syndicated to MSN.com). An experienced journalist, her work has appeared in dozens of top publications, including the Chicago Tribune, Parade, Outside, Reader's Digest and more. In addition to her work for Go World, she is an ongoing contributor at NZ Herald and several AAA publications. She is the editor of several travel anthology books, including A Pink Suitcase: 22 Tales of Women's Travel. Learn more at jannagraber.com

21 min
12/16/2025

How AI Is Transforming PR: A Deep Dive into PR Newswire's Amplify

In this episode, Sami Saad and new co-host Hafira Patel are joined by PR Newswire's own Nicole Eberhardy (Vice President of Product Management and Design) and Joe Faller (Senior Product Manager) to cover Amplify from PR Newswire. Amplify allows companies to distribute press releases quickly and efficiently across multiple channels while maintaining control over messaging. The platform emphasises that AI is a tool to assist, not replace human, ensuring messaging remains genuine and impactful. Early users report higher visibility, engagement and improved content quality. Amplify fits seamlessly, it Integrates with existing tools, streamlining creation, distribution and reporting.

25 min
11/26/2025

Inside Canadian Business Media: What PR Pros Need to Know

In this episode, host Sami Saad speaks with Sara Kopamees, Editor-in-Chief, Best Practice Canada. Sara Kopamees is a Canadian journalist and editor with two decades of experience in business and brand storytelling, entrepreneurship communications, B2B publishing, and CSR/sustainability reporting. She has interviewed hundreds of notable Canadian business leaders, political figures (former Prime Ministers, MPs, Premiers), media personalities (actors, reality TV hosts, etc.), and community spokespeople, concentrating in the last 10 years on industry-Indigenous partnership in Canada. Sara is the current head of editorial for Best Practice Canada, a magazine focused on the 'people side' of doing business in Canada. www.bestpracticecanada.com www.sarakopamees.com Https://www.instagram.com/bestpracticecanada/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/best-practice-canada-magazine

22 min
10/29/2025

Authentic Storytelling in Wellness Media

In this episode of Media Coffee, well-being coach, author, and podcaster Valeria Koopman shares how she built a thriving media platform for her nonprofit Fit for Joy. She discusses creating authentic content, engaging niche audiences, and transforming purpose-driven storytelling into a sustainable media brand within the wellness industry.

19 min
09/17/2025

A Conversation with the Editor-in-Chief of Sustainability Magazine

In this episode, host Nareeman Dosa chats with Steven Downes (Group Content Director, BizClik | Editor-in-Chief, Sustainability Magazine) about sustainability metrics, energy security and the role of AI, and how organizations can make meaningful changes to their environmental track record. X: @BizClik_ | @SustainabltyMag

27 min
08/06/2025

Reaching LatAm Entertainment Media

In this episode of Media Coffee, host Sami Saad is joined by Alida Hernandez, Editor-in-Chief of Spanglish Entertainment LLC. We cover Latin American entertainment outlets looking to highlight culture, connection, and community impact, the importance of featuring emerging artists and entertainers with authentic stories, the need for a short English Summary with Spanish pitches, and the need for a quick follow-up. Alida Hernandez is a first-generation American journalist and media entrepreneur, and Editor-in-Chief of Spanglish Entertainment LLC, a media company she founded in 2024, covering Brevard to Miami-Dade County, Florida. Born in New York City to Puerto Rican musicians, she began her career in IT with roles at CBS, Disney, and Harris Corporation before shifting to media. She founded Alida Promo in 2012 and Nuestro Magazine in 2013, interviewing notable figures such as Emilio Estefan and Phil Collins, and appeared on major Spanish-language TV networks. She also manages a Salsa orchestra, supports women in music, and hosts the podcast Rebooted Mindset.

16 min
07/11/2025

Navigating Media and Communication in the Middle East with Yazan Al Saadi

In this episode, host Nareeman Dosa is joined by Yazan al-Saadi, the international desk editor for The New Arab. Yazan is a writer, researcher, critic, and comic zealot and has been published and/or cited on various platforms such as The Nib, Jadaliyya, Al-Jumhuriya, The New Arab, Al-Hudood, Al-Akhbar English, Linus, The Public Source, and more. He is based in the alluring city of Beirut; he has seen too many airports and often dreams of electric sheep. Topics covered include the value of press releases, the importance of translations, how creative storytelling can make your communication more memorable, AI's current role, and how to build relationships with journalists.

25 min
05/28/2025

How to Engage Automotive Reporters with Hannah Lutz

In this episode, host Sami Saad is joined by Hannah Lutz to discuss how to engage automotive reporters. Hannah Lutz is the Director of the Technology and Innovation team at Automotive News. Lutz primarily covers the electric vehicle ecosystem. Lutz has covered some of the biggest industry trends and largest automakers and dealership groups, including General Motors and AutoNation, since 2014. She graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

20 min

Media Coffee is a podcast series hosted by PR Newswire – a Cision brand. Each episode features conversations with journalists and media professionals from leading media organizations around the world, exploring key trends, challenges, and questions shaping how PR and communications professionals engage with the media.

Creator

Cision
Years Active

2022 - 2026
Episodes

39
Rating

Clean
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Media Coffee Podcast