The Best Editorial Team In The Business

For nearly two decades, MediaPost has produced the nation's finest daily in-depth coverage of all things germane to marketing and advertising. Our stable of writers has grown to include talented authorities in every media discipline, all with personal styles our readers have come to know and love.

Joe Mandese
Editor-in-Chief
Joe is one of the most respected journalists covering the advertising industry. He has unparalleled access to some of the most influential thought leaders in media — from agency CEO’s to Fortune 500 CMO’s.  Joe has built his reputation over 30+ years, the only journalist to have held prominent positions at all the industry’s Big 3 trade publications (MediaPost, Advertising Age and Adweek). Joe has a unique talent for contextualizing news and information for media buyers, planners and brand marketers in a way that is relevant to their day-to-day media decision-making process.  He is routinely sourced in news stories about advertising and has frequently been called upon by industry leading organizations to serve as moderator or guest speaker at their events and symposia.  He is the rare journalist who has earned the status of a true thought leader in the industry he covers.
Nina Lentini
Editor of Marketing Daily
Nina is a veteran ad industry reporter and editor. She served as Managing Editor at Adweek.  Before that, she served as an editor for the New York Daily News and for various daily newspapers in the tri-state area.  She oversees Marketing Daily's stable of 15+ eNewsletters written for CMO's, and VP's of Marketing and Marketing Directors.
Steve McClellan
MediaPost's Advertising Daily
Steve has been covering the media business for 30+ years.  He is expert in the coverage of advertising agencies, routinely breaking news and providing in-depth analysis of account changes and key industry hires.  Before joining MediaPost, Steve served as Media Agency Editor for Adweek and as a Deputy Editor for Broadcasting & Cable.
Steve Smith
Editor of Mobile Marketing Daily and Editorial Director, Events
Steve is one of the pioneering journalists in the field of mobile marketing and programmatic advertising.  For more than eight years, Steve has had weekly columns for MP's Mobile Insider and MP's Data & Targeting Insider.  Steve also works as Editorial Director for MediaPost’s series of 40+ annual industry conferences.  Before his work in journalism, Steve taught at the University of Virginia.
Wendy Davis
Editor of Daily Online Examiner
For more than eight years, Wendy has covered the policy issues shaping the media, marketing and advertising industries. She often writes about the debates surrounding privacy, broadband access and online piracy.
Wayne Friedman
West Coast Editor and Writer of the daily TV Watch blog
Wayne heads up MediaPost's television and entertainment industry coverage — as well as covering a wide array of media, advertising,and digital issues.  Before joining MediaPost, Wayne had senior level editing/writing positions at Advertising Age, The Hollywood Reporter, Inside Media and other publications. One of Wayne's main areas of expertise is covering TV's advertising market, including upfront, scatter and local TV.
Chuck Martin
Editor of IoT Daily
Chuck is a New York Times Business bestselling author, analyst and has been a leader in the digital interactive marketplace for well over a decade. He is editor of the IoT Daily and writes the daily Connected Thinking column and the weekly MobileShopTalk. Chuck previously was editor of the MediaPost mCommerce Daily. Chuck is the author of 11 business books, with the most recent being ‘Mobile Influence; The New Power of the Consumer.’ He is working on a new book titled ‘The Internet of Everything,’ which will be out later this year. He is a regular keynote speaker at key industry events around the world.
Sarah Mahoney
Reporter for Marketing Daily
Sarah is a seasoned journalist. She currently covers the brand marketing beat for MP’s Marketing Daily, as well as fashion, beauty and retail, and previously served as the Editor for OMMA and MEDIA Magazines.  She also writes for many consumer magazines, including Parents, Family Circle and AARP The Magazine, and blogs at AARP’s Life Reimagined.
Laurie Sullivan
Editor of Search Marketing Daily
Laurie is a true editorial authority on search marketing.  No one has penned more bylines on the subject.  For more than eight years, Laurie has brought her wealth of knowledge to the Search Marketing Daily . Laurie also serves as the Programming Chair for MediaPost’s popular Search Insider Summit series.
Gavin O'Malley
Editor of Social Media & Marketing Daily
For more than a decade, Gavin has reported on the ins and outs of digital media and marketing. As the industry has evolved dramatically, he has consistently broken news and offered insightful analysis on trends spanning social, mobile, video, ecommerce, and programmatic advertising. Among other awards, Gavin was named an AlwaysOn “Power Players in Business Media,” in 2013. When he’s not editing MediaPost’s Mobile Marketing Daily newsletter, or penning the MoBlog mobile insider column, you can find Gavin hosting expert panel discussions at various MediaPost and OMMA events around the country.
Erik Sass
Editor, Publishers Daily, Reporter, The Social Graf
Erik is one of MediaPost’s most versatile journalists, an authority on print media, social media, radio, and out-of-home media. Erik has more than nine years of experience with MediaPost.
Sean Hargrave
Editor of MAD: London
Sean Hargrave heads up MediaPost’s London news bureau and edits Mad: London.  He writes the popular daily London Blog. Before joining MediaPost, Sean had over 20 years editing and writing experience at top publications, such as The Guardian and The Sunday Times.
Larissa Faw
Reporter for MAD: MediaPost's Agency Daily
Larissa is a full-time reporter for MAD. She is an up and coming journalist in the ad trade marketing field, having joined MediaPost after four years at Forbes.