Jeff Benjamin
Columnist / Freelance Journalist / Senior Contributor·Forbes
New York, United States, North America
- K Pop
- Pop
- Accepts pitches
Covers: K Pop · Pop · Concerts & ToursRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Jeff?
Jeff Benjamin works as a columnist / freelance journalist / senior contributor at Forbes and is publicly associated with k pop, pop and concerts & tours, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
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K Pop · Pop
Formats
Press Feature
Market
United States · North America
Pitching
Accepts pitches
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- The release story and why it fits Forbes.
- 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 Jeff Benjamin cover?
Genres
- K Pop
- Pop
Coverage
- K Pop
- Pop
- Concerts & Tours
- Entertainment
Market
- New York
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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Who is Jeff Benjamin?
Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based columnist / freelance journalist / senior contributor associated with Forbes. Their published work centres on K Pop, Pop and Concerts & Tours. Coverage runs through Press Feature. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include K Pop and Pop. Columnist / Freelance Journalist / Senior Contributor · Forbes. Jeff Benjamin works as a columnist / freelance journalist / senior contributor with Forbes, based in New York. Jeff Benjamin is columnist / freelance journalist / senior contributor at Forbes, based in New York. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are K Pop, Pop, Concerts & Tours, Entertainment and Hollywood, 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, Jeff is publicly associated with K Pop and Pop. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Columnist / Freelance Journalist / Senior Contributor. Works at: Forbes. Based in: New York, 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 Jeff's press feature coverage and the United States 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 / Freelance Journalist / Senior Contributor
- Works at
- Forbes
- Based in
- New York, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
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About Jeff Benjamin
Jeff Benjamin works as columnist / freelance journalist / senior contributor and covers K Pop, Pop, Concerts & Tours and Entertainment. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Jeff Benjamin is based in New York, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Jeff 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 Jeff's press feature coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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