Olivia Solon on Muck Rack

Olivia Solon

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London, San Francisco
As seen in: Bloomberg News, Medium, MSN, MSN Canada, UOL, Bloomberg Green Daily, Bloomberg Markets Magazine, El País, MSN Philippines, Sunday Mirror, The Daily Mirror and
Covers:  Workplace culture, algorithmic bias, online harassment, digital/web-enabled crimes, cybersecurity, privacy, surveillance, soft power
Doesn't Cover: gadgets/reviews, funding rounds, product launches, acquisitions, hiring announcements
Tech journalist at Bloomberg. Tips: osolon2@bloomberg.net (no press releases) Signal: oliviasolon.13 Mail: 3 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N 5AA
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

As a historical curiosity? Yes. For work? I'm not that old!

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Via email or Twitter DMs - but stories rather than announcements.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Twitter, Pixlr, PhotoShop, InDesign, GarageBand, Keynote

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

No. I did have a tape cassette radio station called Olivia FM when I was a child though.

What's the best pitch you ever got?

A company prepared to go on the record to talk about installing software that detected child sex abuse images on its employees' computers.

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Any tech that's been made pink and sparkly to appeal to women.

What's your favorite drink?

Gin or coffee depending on the time of day.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Quartz
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