Earlier this year, TechCrunch announced the closing of its contributor network (Crunch Network) in lieu of a new, invite-only contributor strategy. This shift was meant to help TC’s editorial team mine the gold from the dirt, now that the media landscape has become...

Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer is co-founder and CEO of AirPR, a PRTech company helping businesses showcase the impact of their PR efforts through streamlined public relations measurement software.