Lisa Bonos

20-year @washingtonpost veteran. Chronicler of tech, culture, life and love.

[Lisa Bonos @lisabonos]

Personal news: I'm thrilled to have joined @washingtonpost's SF bureau as an assistant tech editor, working with @cpassariello's fabulous team.

[Michelle Legro @michellelegro]

PR and comms professionals: the results are in, and @Inc's New Media Power List is here!

Thank you sincerely to everyone who participated; your insights into what makes new media distinct from traditional media were thoughtful, hopeful, and a true portrait of where the industry stands today.

https://t.co/ehlwwdKY3g

[Eric Newcomer @EricNewcomer]

always nice to see the praise for our events and coverage

"Inc.’s New Media Power Rankings: The 21 Press Stops Most in Demand by Founders"

https://t.co/GiHmbtnqHb

[Alex Konrad @alexrkonrad]

I love to see Upstarts right up there alongside TBPN in demand to cover startup launches (see below 👀).

I also am very upfront with founders about when 'Trad Media' could still be a better home for their exclusive news, and when we have a real right to win.

Are you optimizing for an in-depth story that explains who you are to potential hires and the community, or do you really need the Tier 1 headline + photo combo to screenshot and post on social media?

Maybe that validation with investors and Big Co buyers matters more In the moment. At some point, most startups will want both.

When a founder asks if they should pursue press coverage at all, I always start by asking what end outcome they hope to achieve.

New Media like Upstarts can increasingly check some of those boxes, but we're all better off when both cohorts flourish.

[Joe Ciarallo @joeciarallo]

Great to speak with @lisabonos for @Inc's first New Media Power Rankings https://t.co/QVz5vkKUVP

[anu @anuatluru]

New media is insider media, and the traditional press that founders/investors still care about is prestige media like the WSJ and NYT - “look mom, I made it”

[Lisa Bonos @lisabonos]

@ZeffMax Oh! Congrats 🎉

[Michelle Legro @michellelegro]

New for @Inc: @lisabonos went to Demo Day to test a thesis: now that @ycombinator isn't the only game in town, who is it really for?

Once a must-have for any resume, YC faces fierce competition, an open revolt by students at Stanford, and a startup scandal it can’t quite shake.

Do you think it's still the best accelerator for young founders hoping to make their way in SV? Or are there better options out there? ⬇️

[Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein]

Responding to changing times, @propublica has updated our code of ethics to say, "no employee should wager on the outcome of news events on the prediction markets — regardless of whether or not they are involved in coverage of said event." https://t.co/ho5pjN5WDm

[Max Steele @maxasteele]

they're calling it the Worst First Date Option In DC History

[Lisa Bonos @lisabonos]

@JStein_WaPo Congrats, Jeff!

[Lisa Bonos @lisabonos]

@Milbank Congrats, Dana!

[Kate Knibbs 🏄🏻‍♀️ @Knibbs]

SCOOP: OpenAI fired an employee for their prediction market activity https://t.co/JDYQZ07kpa

[Alec MacGillis @AlecMacGillis]

At the bottom of the front page of today's Washington Post. For the first Sunday in eons, there are no book reviews in the paper.

[Carlos Lozada @CarlosNYT]

09/18/2022: The Washington Post kills the Outlook section and heralds the return of Book World.
02/15/2026: The Washington Post kills Book World.

At least Sally Buzbee owned the Outlook move. Now the Post relies on passive corporate speak, saying Book World "has been sunset."

[Lisa Bonos @lisabonos]

@_kentw I wrote about this in @washingtonpost

https://t.co/D7NQCEWBsQ

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

This is a huge loss for journalists and others who follow politics. @Gallup has been the top source for presidential approval since FDR and particularly valuable because of that historical context with apples-to-apples numbers that allow us to make comparisons and see patterns.

[John Kelly @JohnKelly]

An entire page of wire stories in @murraymatt’s @washingtonpost today, three of eight AP stories in the A section.

[Paul Farhi @farhip]

Given that the newsroom’s pre-layoff employment was 790 people, this reflects a purge of between 44 percent of the Post’s journalists at the low end and nearly HALF (47.5 percent) at the higher end. 

Which is to say, the bloodbath was even bloodier than realized. End.