May 2021 - Qwoted

Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko in a suit sitting down with a globe behind him.

The Belarus Theorem: A dictator kidnaps a journalist on a jet and (probably) gets away with it

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Lou Carlozo May 28, 2021

Qwick Takes: The outlook for cryptocurrencies

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Erica Thompson May 27, 2021

An image of a building being bombed in Gaza.

War is hell … but destroying the AP and Al-Jazeera bureaus is fiendish

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Lou Carlozo May 21, 2021

A phone, cup of coffee, notepad, and pen on a wooden desk.

Four ways PRs can craft pitches that connect on Qwoted

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Lou Carlozo May 14, 2021

Qwick Takes: The Colonial Pipeline attack and its wider security implications

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Erica Thompson May 13, 2021

Qwick Takes: ESG investing is heating up

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Erica Thompson May 7, 2021

Cartoon graphic of a man brainstorming next to a megaphone, notepad, and lightbulb.

Want to cut through the static and get your PR pitch across? Try these five strategies

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Lou Carlozo May 3, 2021