PROFESSIONAL MEDIA & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Jenna was interviewed for The Listening Post by Al Jazeera English about Elon Musk’s recent takeover of Twitter. You can watch the clip here: “Move fast and break things: Musk shakes up Twitter.” (11/20/22)
Jenna spoke to Drew Harwell at The Washington Post about Elon Musk’s recent takeover of Twitter: “A Fake Tweet Sparked Panic at Eli Lilly and May Have Cost Twitter Millions.” (11/14/22)
Jenna joined reporter Sara Fischer for an episode of the newest season of the Axios podcast “How It Happened: Elon Musk vs. Twitter.” You can read the script and listen to Jenna in Part IV: Musk’s Must-Do List here (10/24/22)
Jenna joined Alex Kantrowitz’s Big Technology Podcast to talk all things Elon Musk and Twitter. You can listen here (7/13/22)
Jenna spoke to the women of the TechInColor podcast about her career path, her past life at Twitter, and Golden Strategies. You can listen here (3/20/22)
Jenna joined the Public Affairs Council for a panel discussion on “The Future of Social Media” at their Digital Media and Advocacy Summit in June of 2021.
Jenna spoke to the Wall Street Journal about the major policy changes around political ads since the 2016 election: “Social-Media Companies Took an Aggressive Stance During the Election. Will it Continue?” (11/11/20)
Jenna spoke to Sidney Fussell at Wired Magazine for an article in October of 2020: “Facebook Tweaked Its Rules, but You Can Still Target Voters.” (10/12/20)
Jenna was a guest on the recent Dope Labs Podcast episode on Political Ads. You can listen to the episode entitled “Persuadables” here. (9/17/20)
Jenna’s thoughts on the celebrity Instagram boycott were quoted in The New York Times article by Kellen Browning: “Celebrities Plan an ‘Instagram Freeze,’ but Reaction is Icy".” (9/15/20)
Jenna spoke with Axios about the relationship between big tech and politics as it relates to the 2020 political conventions: “How Tech is Sidelined at the Conventions it’s Powering.” (8/19/20)
Jenna went live on Cheddar TV to talk about some of the latest developments in political advertising on Facebook, Google, and Twitter. Here is the clip. (11/22/19)
Jenna provided her perspective on the latest developments to Twitter and Google’s political advertising policies to a reporter for Sinclair Broadcast Group: “Google's new political ad policy does nothing to stop disinformation, strategists say.” (11/22/19)
Jenna was quoted in a BuzzFeed News article by Alex Kantrowitz: “Nothing Is Off The Table” For Facebook As Google And Twitter Crack Down On Political Ads. (11/21/19)
Jenna was interviewed by Emily Stewart from Vox for this article: “Twitter chose to ban political ads. But pressuring Facebook to do the same could backfire.” (11/5/19)
Jenna shared her thoughts with The Hill around the new Twitter decision to no longer accept political and issue advertising: “Advocacy Groups Fear Impact of Twitter Political Ad Ban.” (11/1/19)
Jenna spoke to Emily Glazer at the Wall Street Journal about Twitter’s new decision to stop accepting political and issue advertising: “Twitter, Facebook Divergence on Political Ads Shows Tension in Regulating Speech.” (10/31/19)
Jenna participated in a panel in October of 2019 at American University’s Women & Politics Institute titled “#ShePersisted: Women, Politics & Power in the New Media World.” (10/15/19)
Jenna moderated a panel for Telaria in September of 2019 on the topic of “The CTV-First Generation’s Impact on the 2020 Elections.” (9/24/19)
Jenna participated in a panel in March of 2018 for SheSaysDC on the topic of "Civility, Politics, and Social Media." (2/28/18)
Jenna joined counterparts from Facebook and Google for a panel on "Trends in Digital Communication Platforms" at the AAPC's Winning with Creative Summit in June of 2017. (6/29/17)
In April of 2017, Jenna spoke on a panel about "The Perils of Hyper-Targeted Advertising at CampaignTech East. (4/26/17)
Jenna spoke at DC Ad Week on a panel called "Lessons in Political Data."
Jenna spoke with The Street about "How Facebook, Google and Twitter are Attracting More and More Political Ad Dollars." (10/9/16)
Jenna spoke on a panel called "The (Anti) Social Election" at New York Ad Week in September of 2016.
Jenna was interviewed by Kimberly Adams of Marketplace before the first presidential debate of 2016: "The ads you see during the debate may be just for you." (9/23/16)
Jenna joined a panel at the UJA Federation of New York to on the topic of "Everyone's a Pundit: How Social Media is Changing Elections" in September of 2016. (9/20/16)
Jenna is quoted in the article "Presidential Debates Are on TV, Advertisers Target Eyeballs Online" in the Wall Street Journal by Natalie Andrews. (9/16/16)
Jenna talked with Crain's Cleveland Business about Twitter's activity in Cleveland and how "Greenhouse Tavern has a Twittery Vibe During the RNC." (7/20/16)
Jenna was interviewed by Cleveland Magazine about Twitter's takeover of The Greenhouse Tavern in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention. See here. (7/21/16)
Jenna talked with Emily Stewart of TheStreet in Cleveland about "Melania Trump's Plagiarism and Twitter's Full-Court Press at the Republican National Convention." (7/19/16)
Jenna joined a counterpart from Google to discuss video best practices on Twitter at the Public Affairs Council's National Grassroots Conference in June of 2016.
Jenna was interviewed by Emily Stewart of TheStreet to discuss Twitter's plans for Election 2016 on the advertising front. (7/12/16)
Jenna joined Bret Baier on Fox News for a short segment about how presidential candidates are leveraging Twitter ads around the Indiana primary. Here is the clip. (5/3/16)
Jenna joined a panel at Campaign Tech East in May of 2016 to discuss "Understanding Online Influencers and the Social Marketing Tools at Your Disposal."
Jenna offered her perspective on Twitter political ads to Recode in their recent article, "Facebook and Google are winning the political ad race. Here’s Twitter’s plan to catch up." (4/26/16)
Jenna spoke on social media and advocacy best practice at the digitalNow 2016 conference in Orlando, Florida. (4/22/16)
Jenna offered her perspective on how the candidates were activating on social media during the New Hampshire Primary in this CNBC article by Michelle Castillo, "Clinton, Sanders fine tune social media as primary arrives." (2/9/16)
Jenna was quoted in Natalie Andrews and Mike Shields' article in the Wall Street Journal about PAC spending. The article can be found here: "Presidential Hopefuls Dial Up Digital Ads Ahead of Iowa Caucuses." (1/29/16)
Reporter Heidi Przybyala included a quote from Jenna in her USA Today article entitled "Clinton media campaign follows BuzzFeed model." (1/18/16)
Jenna was quoted in Roll Call's January 2016 article entitled "Every Dollar Isn't Equal in 2016 Digital Advertising" about how political candidates are leveraging paid products on Twitter this election cycle. (1/6/16)
In November of 2015 Jenna joined a panel at the Political Advertising Summit on the topic of "Mobile Strategies and Execution."
Jenna joined a panel for Ad:Tech New York on the topic of "A Winning Combination: The Intersection of Technology and Politics."
Jenna spoke at the Digital Summit DC in October of 2015. Her presentation was on "Winning the 2016 Election on Twitter."
In September of 2015 Twitter launched a political donations capability through a partnership with Square. Jenna was an instrumental player in the process, and helped to take the product to market. Major press pieces were written in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Politico, and the AP to name a few.
Jenna was interviewed by Kathleen Chaykowski of Forbes for her piece "Twitter Expands Political Ad Offerings To Cash In on 2016 Election Cycle."
Jenna was one of the individuals mentioned in Politico's piece by Ben Schreckinger on behind-the-scenes figures to influence the GOP debate. (8/6/15)
Jenna was interviewed by Hadas Gold for her piece in Politico on the day of the first GOP debate, "Tonight's second-screen debate, on your phone." (8/6/15)
In advance of the first GOP debate on 8/6/15, Jenna spoke with Natalie Andrews of The Wall Street Journal about Twitter advertising for her piece "Candidates Poised to Spread Their Message Through Social Media." (8/5/15)
Michelle Castillo of CNBC interviewed Jenna for a piece about "How pols are targeting youth: Go 360 and Snapchat." (8/5/15)
Jenna was interviewed by Shane Goldmacher of National Journal for his article about Twitter and the GOP debates: "The Debate Press Release is Dead. Long Live the Hashtag." (8/5/15)
Jenna was quoted in The New York Times in a story by Ashley Parker entitled "As Republicans Debate, Campaigns Will Serve Up Instant Spin Online." (8/4/15)
Jenna was interviewed by Shannon Kuchler of the Financial Times about Twitter's role in the upcoming 2016 election in an article entitled "Social media aims for US politicians' marketing budgets." (7/16/15)
Jenna joined colleagues from Facebook and Google at the Public Affair's Council's Digital Media and Advocacy Summit in July of 2015 to discuss social media and politics.
Jenna was interviewed by Steve Scully on C-SPAN Radio to discuss political advertisers and their involvement to-date in the 2016 election. You can listen here.
Jenna was featured in a USA Today story on how "Twitter may kill the spin room at 2016 debates". (7/10/15)
Jenna joined a panel on "Targeting and Technology" at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics and Nieman Foundation's Covering Campaigns conference in May of 2015. The conference was focused on journalists who will be reporting on the 2016 presidential election. (5/8/15)
Jenna joined counterparts from Pandora, Facebook, and CRAFT on a panel called "Platforms, Channels, Influence: Where Voters Decide" at MediaPost's Marketing: Politics event in April of 2015.
Jenna was interviewed by CQ Roll Call's Connectivity Blog on women in political technology in the Washington market.
Jenna spoke at the Public Affairs Council's Digital Ad Workshop on advocacy strategies in November of 2014.
In October of 2014, Jenna joined a panel hosted by Hootsuite on the topic of "Scaling Social: Building a Social Organization."
Jenna spoke at The Art of Political Campaigning conference hosted by Campaigns and Elections Magazine in June of 2014 on the topic of "Don't Get Burned By The Press."
Jenna joined the Women in Government Relations to discuss Social Media and Advocacy with counterparts from Google, Facebook, and The Beekeeper Group.
In April of 2014, Jenna joined a panel with counterparts from Facebook, Proof, Blueprint Interactive, and DSPolitical at CampaignTech East to discuss "Social Media Targeting Has Come of Age: Custom Audiences, Tailored Audiences."
Jenna spoke at the Public Affairs Council's National Grassroots Conference panel on "Social Media Trends in Advocacy" in February of 2014.
Jenna spoke at Eli Lilly's eAdvocacy Summit in October of 2013 on a panel entitled "Share, Tweet, and Pay" with counterparts from Google and Facebook.
Jenna joined a distinguished panel at the National Press Club in October of 2013 for a discussion on "Will Digital Ads Kill the 30-Second TV Campaign Ad?" The panel was moderated by Eleanor Clift.
Jenna participated in a National Press Club Communicators Summit in October of 2013 focused on "Best Practices for Making Your Social Media Efforts Stand Out."
In September of 2013, Jenna spoke at the Engage NYC conference focused on Digital Media for Nonprofits.
Jenna traveled to Indianapolis in July of 2013 to speak at the Millennial Impact Conference. She shared how the millennial generation is engaging on platforms like Twitter, and how individuals are using Twitter for good.
Jenna was named the Associate Publisher of The New Republic magazine on May 5, 2010. Article in Adweek here.
FOOD BLOGGING RELATED MEDIA & PRESS
Jenna moderated a panel at the Embassy of Italy in November of 2018 as part of their Digital Diplomacy series. The discussion was centered around “Food, Social Media, Technology, and the Italian Experience.” You can watch the panel discussion here.
Jenna's renovated kitchen was highlighted in the September 2016 issue of Washingtonian Magazine in the article "The Kitchens of These 3 Local Foodies Will Fill You With Envy."
Jenna wrote the cover story for DomiCile Magazine's 2014 fall issue which focused on her neighborhood, Logan Circle.
Jenna contributed to Capitol File Magazine’s Holiday Issue by picking festive restaurants for holiday dinners as well as specialty shops that provide great options for holiday gifts.
FamousDC featured Jenna on their “Feasting Famously" column.
Capitol File Magazine featured Jenna and other Washington food lovers in a piece on “artisanal edibles” in their 2013 summer issue.
Jenna was featured on The Travel Channel's Street Eats: USA where she dished on Washington's food truck scene. You can watch Jenna's segment here.
Brightest Young Things featured Jenna as one of their "food pros" in their 2012, 2013, and 2014 DC Food and Drink Round-Up.
Fashion Washington, a seasonal magazine from The Washington Post, featured Jenna's gift picks for foodies in the Holiday 2012 issue.
OTHER PRESS
Jenna spoke with Real Simple Magazine about “8 Life Lessons You Can Learn from Holiday Movies.” (12/22/23)
Jenna’s condo was featured in Washingtonian Magazine’s “Look Inside My Home Series.” Check it out here. (10/14/22)
Jenna was interviewed by Maya Pottiger at Washingtonian about her Hallmark Christmas movie viewing hobby. You can read the article here: “Jenna Golden Watched All of Hallmark’s 41 New Christmas Movies. Some of Them, She Says, Are Really Good.” (12/20/21)
Jenna spoke with Soo Youn at The Lily to discuss her love for Hallmark Christmas movies. You can read the article here: Why you might love Hallmark holiday movies, even if they’re ‘cheesy.’ (12/9/21)
Jenna joined WMAL DC to talk about the upcoming Hallmark Christmas movie season. You can listen here. (10/22/21)
Jenna joined Gagan Niruala for a session on his podcast Intersecting Paths on Hallmark Christmas movies. You can listen here. (12/18/20)
Jenna was interviewed by TF1 French Television about her love for Hallmark Christmas movies in December of 2020. You can watch the clip here. (12/6/20)
Jenna spoke with Nisha Chittal at Vox for a story about cooking during the Coronavirus pandemic in March of 2020: “Quarantine cooking is about more than just feeding yourself.” (3/27/20)
Jenna was interviewed by Diana Olick at CNBC about the competitive real-estate market in Washington, DC. The article and video interview can be found here. (6/27/14)