Fred Kaplan
Columnist·Slate
Brooklyn, United States, North America
- Jazz
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Jazz · Politics · War & Civil UnrestRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Fred?
Fred Kaplan works as a columnist at Slate and is publicly associated with jazz, politics and war & civil unrest, working into Defense & National Security. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Best for
Jazz
Formats
Press Feature
Market
Defense & National Security · United States
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Fred
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Slate.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Fred Kaplan cover?
Genres
- Jazz
Coverage
- Jazz
- Politics
- War & Civil Unrest
- Brooklyn
Market
- Brooklyn
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Fred Kaplan?
Fred Kaplan is a Brooklyn-based columnist associated with Slate. Their published work centres on Jazz, Politics and War & Civil Unrest. Coverage runs through Press Feature. The audience sits primarily in Defense & National Security and United States. Genres in scope include Jazz. Fred Kaplan works as a columnist with Slate, based in Brooklyn. Fred Kaplan is columnist at Slate, based in Brooklyn. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Jazz, Politics, War & Civil Unrest, Brooklyn and Columnist, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Press Feature, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Fred is publicly associated with Jazz. Reach concentrates on Defense & National Security, United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Columnist. Works at: Slate. Based in: Brooklyn, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Fred's press feature coverage and the Defense & National Security market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Columnist
- Works at
- Slate
- Based in
- Brooklyn, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
Questions
About Fred Kaplan
Fred Kaplan works as columnist and covers Jazz, Politics, War & Civil Unrest and Brooklyn. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Fred Kaplan is based in Brooklyn, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Fred is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Fred's press feature coverage and the Defense & National Security market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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