Company News and Culture / March 12, 2014 / By Erin Martin

The Mix – Journalist Monica Guzman

This month, Monica Guzman, a columnist at The Seattle Times and Geekwire joined Mixpo at The Mix. Our CEO Jeff Lanctot had the opportunity to talk to Monica about topics ranging from the existential crisis of journalism, old versus new media, native advertising, working with startups, unplugging, work-life balance and service to the community.

Mónica Guzmán is a columnist for The Seattle Times and Northwest tech news site GeekWire. She emcees Ignite Seattle, a grab-bag community fueled speaker series, appears regularly on NPR station KUOW’s “The Conversation” and dissects media tech trends on PBS MediaShift’s Mediatwits podcast. She’s been named one of the Top 100 Women in Seattle Tech, one of the Poynter Institute’s 35 social media influencers and one of the Society of Professional Journalists’ “Quill” magazine’s 20 journalists to follow on Twitter. She has a multitude of additional experience and accolades which can be found here: full bio.

Highlights from interview with Monica
00:01 Introduction to Monica Guzman
01:50 Is there a right answer for traditional media companies as they move to digital?
06:25 Are we being fair when we call newspapers a dying medium?
08:50 Who is going to fund investigative journalism?
15:29 Is it fair to expect traditional journalists to embrace digital technology?
20:27 How hard is it for you to unplug from technology and how important is it?
24:45 How does your work with startups intersect with your journalism?
27:54 What’s your view on native advertising?
31:45 How do you think about service and have a lifestyle that’s well rounded?
36:05 What is the best place to find quality long form journalism?
38:25 What do you think of Snowfall, the beautiful long form story on the New York Times?
45:43 What’s the best and worst pitch you’ve heard?
49:42 What are your thoughts on paywalls?
51:26 How is the editing and proofreading function changed for journalists and media companies?