Bio

San Francisco Chronicle is the largest newspaper in northern California and the second largest in the Western United States. It is a regional, daily newspaper with circulation that stretches from the Oregon border to Santa Barbara and includes Silicon Valley. Reporters will agree to an informal verbal non-disclosure if they are confident that either they have the exclusive or that no one else will be reporting the story before they do. The outlet offers RSS (Really Simple Syndication). The newspaper offers a digital Podcast of several areas within the paper. Media Alert: March 29, 2010 The San Francisco Chronicle is partnering with Bloomberg News to launch an expanded version of the daily business section, called Business Report, The Chronicle with Bloomberg. The new section will encompass regional stories produced by staff at both The San Francisco Chronicle and Bloomberg News. As part of the partnership, Bloomberg will produce stories, graphics and photos specifically for The Chronicle. For its part, The Chronicle will add a significant amount of content and news pages to the section. Marcus Chan, Business and Technology Editor at The San Francisco Chronicle, can be reached at mchan@sfchronicle.com. He's also on Twitter at www.twitter.com/mchan. A podcast is a downloadable video or audio broadcast show. Most podcasts are available by subscription through an RSS reader or other aggregator. The fundamentals of working with podcasters are the same as with traditional journalists at traditional media outlets: respect their schedules; take time to watch or listen to their material to learn their interests; and only contact them if/when they want to be contacted.