Lora Kolodny

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Lora Kolodny
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Kolodny in 2016
Education Williams College (BA)
OccupationJournalist
EmployerCNBC.com

Lora Kolodny is an American technology journalist who has written over 2000 articles for CNBC.com, TechCrunch, and other publications. [1] Kolodny is best known for her work on electric vehicle companies and climate technology, specifically for her coverage of Tesla. [2] [3] She is one of the journalists Elon Musk intentionally blocked on Twitter. [4]

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Career

Kolodny's early journalism career involved writing for Inc. magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and FastCompany. [5] During this period, Kolodny also wrote for TechCrunch in New York as a cleantech writer and trends editor. [6] She then handled the venture capital beat for the Dow Jones VentureWire and The Wall Street Journal for four years, starting in 2012. [7] While at The Wall Street Journal, Kolodny broke stories about the Thiel Fellowship and celebrities investing in startups. [8] [9]

In 2016, Lora Kolodny rejoined TechCrunch as the publication's emerging technologies editor and video host, [6] and served as a moderator during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016. [10] She joined CNBC.com in 2017 and continues to operate from San Francisco. [11]

References

  1. "Lora Kolodny | CNBC Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. Powell, Jamie (June 27, 2019). "Tesla strikes out on its own". FT.com. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  3. Czarnecki, Sean. "The 59 top technology reporters every public relations pro should know". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  4. Bilton, Nick (10 November 2020). "Elon Musk's Totally Awful, Batshit-Crazy, Completely Bonkers, Most Excellent Year". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  5. "Lora Kolodny". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  6. 1 2 "Author: Lora Kolodny". TechCrunch. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  7. "Lora Kolodny - News, Articles, Biography, Photos - WSJ.com". WSJ. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  8. "Win $100,000 for College Through the Thiel Fellowship". Scholarship Story. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  9. "Please welcome Lora Kolodny, Stefan Etienne, Signe Brewster and Kristen Hall-Geisler to TechCrunch". TechCrunch. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  10. "CEO of Udacity Sebastian Thrun and moderator Lora Kolodny speak..." Getty Images. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  11. "Lora Kolodny". CNBC. 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2025-01-05.