{"id":4582,"date":"2026-01-06T11:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/?page_id=4582"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:46:38","slug":"farivar-media-llc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/farivar-media-llc\/","title":{"rendered":"Farivar Media LLC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Farivar Media LLC (est. 2026) is a one-man band: Journalist. Editor. Author. Speaker. Comms.

Companies need more than just content — they need clarity. I deliver insightful communication that earns trust and cuts through the fog.

Book a free initial call with me<\/a>.

cyrus@farivar.media<\/a> \/\/ +1-341-758-0888<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where I’ve worked:<\/strong>

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Past and present clients include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udc49 My interests: Silicon Valley (startups, scams, criminal justice, privacy, surveillance) ; wildfire (tech, policy, mitigation) ; bikes (MTB, gravel, bikepacking, cargo, triathlon, road) ; baseball

\ud83d\udd75\ufe0f I’m a veteran tech journalist, editor, and author with over two decades of experience.

\ud83d\udd25 In recent years, I’ve turned my attention towards the problem of destructive wildfires. As a 4th-gen Californian, I’m driven to know how we can get ourselves out of this crisis.

\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\ude92 Reporting in Oct 2020 on awful labor conditions for wildland firefighters for NBC News<\/a> led me to become a new student of wildfire. The LA Fires of 2025 affected me deeply, and ultimately drove me to work at Fire Aside<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\ud83d\udcdd During my tenure in 2025 at Fire Aside, I wrote and edited social media posts, and copy for the company’s website redesign<\/a> and produced white papers like this<\/a>.

\ud83c\udfeb I’ve taught at both the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism<\/a> (a school that rejected me in 2004!) and the Columbia Journalism School<\/a> (which I graduated from in 2005).

\ud83e\udd16 In 2023, I reported extensively<\/a> on AV startup Cruise’s misdeeds. I broke the story of how a car struck and dragged<\/a> a San Francisco woman.

\ud83d\udcb0 I wrote the definitive 2022 Forbes profile of Heather Morgan<\/a>, aka “Razzlekhan,” who admitted to being involved in a massive crypto heist. (This story was optioned for a film.)

\ud83d\ude99 Years before Flock Safety was founded, I obtained 4.6M license plate reader scans from the Oakland Police Department. I reported on it for Ars Technica in March 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfa7 I even wrote the very first story in The New York Times about podcasting<\/a> (while a graduate student!) way back in October 2004.

\ud83d\udcf0 I’ve been a staffer at Forbes (2022 – 2025), NBC News (2019 – 2022), Ars Technica (2012 – 2019), and Deutsche Welle English (2010 – 2012).

\ud83d\uddde\ufe0f My work has been published in The New York Times, The Economist, NPR, CBC, WIRED, Slate, and many more.

\ud83d\udcda I’m a two-time author: my most recent work, HABEAS DATA<\/a> (2018), is an award-winning book that explores 50 years of surveillance law in America.

What I’m good at:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journalism<\/strong> \/ Research \/ Analysis<\/strong>
As a journalist and author, I’m fluent in getting into the nitty-gritty of policy — I can read and dissect dense, detailed legalese well. I know how to find subject matter experts that can help elucidate any topic. I can understand where the loopholes or unforeseen consequences might be. (This is a lot of what my 2018 book is about.) Though I am not a lawyer, I know my way around a legal brief and opinion, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing \/ Comms \/ Story Coaching<\/strong>
As someone with decades of experience, I’m comfortable both writing and in broadcast media. (I used to host a weekly, internationally-syndicated radio show based in Germany.) I know how to interview, what makes for a good story, and what gets journalists\u2019 attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning \/ Executing Live Events<\/strong>
From 2016 – 2019, I conceived of and ran Ars Technica Live<\/a> (with my colleague and friend, Annalee Newitz<\/a>!) where we would interview someone on stage at a local bar. We would arrange the venue with the organizers, find a video crew, book an interview subject, and make it happen. I’m happy both being on stage, and\/or sitting behind the scenes. I can also prep executives and other corporate leaders for such an event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecting People<\/strong>
As a volunteer local mountain bike coach<\/a> and former VP of the Oakland Triathlon Club<\/a> (2021 – 2024), I relish being the node of weak ties. I love connecting like-minded people who can bond over common interests and motivations, working towards an athletic goal, or even something as small as getting a bike rack installed.

Let’s be amazing together.<\/strong>

I’d love to chat in-person (I’m in Oakland but am happy to ride my bike anywhere), or by phone or video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule a meeting with me today.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Farivar Media LLC (est. 2026) is a one-man band: Journalist. Editor. Author. Speaker. Comms. Companies need more than just content — they need clarity. I deliver insightful communication that earns trust and cuts through the fog. Book a free initial call with me. cyrus@farivar.media \/\/ +1-341-758-0888 Where I’ve worked: Past and present clients include: \ud83d\udc49 My interests: Silicon Valley (startups, scams, criminal justice, privacy, surveillance) ; wildfire (tech, policy, mitigation) ; bikes (MTB, gravel, bikepacking, cargo, triathlon, road) ; baseball…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4227,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4582","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4uks-1bU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4582"}],"version-history":[{"count":102,"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4748,"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4582\/revisions\/4748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}