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Rob Bates

News Director

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JCK, spiked LTD, The Critic Magazine, AOL, Inc.

Preston's Summary

Rob Bates is the News Director at JCK/JCKonline.com, where he specializes in the diamond and jewelry business. His extensive reporting covers a range of topics including retail, mining, and corporate finance, with a focus on the environmental impact of mining operations. Rob has been featured in various publications such as Metals Daily, The New York Times, and The Telegraph, and is also a mystery novelist with his third book set to release on September 12.

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Geo Focus

Coverage Attributes:

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Informative: 56 %
Interviews Q&as: 20 %
Data Driven: 7 %
Opinion: 6 %
Events: 2 %

Themes Covered:

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Most Recent Topics:

  • Minerals & Metals
  • Mining Environmental Impact
  • Mining Operations
  • Mining Sustainability
  • International Trade
  • Trade Laws
  • Journalism
  • Media
  • Press

Pitching Insights

Rob Bates focuses his coverage on the diamond industry, jewelry, auction houses, lab-grown diamonds, and sanctions. His articles are largely comprised of press releases and private sector announcements.

Given that Rob's focus is on the jewelry and diamond industry with a significant portion of press releases being featured in his articles, he may be interested in pitches related to new product launches or marketing campaigns within these sectors. Additionally, he might appreciate insights from experts about trends and developments within the global diamond market including topics such as lab-grown diamonds and international trade sanctions affecting the industry.

As Rob's geographic focus is not specified but given his coverage includes international events like Russian Diamond Sanctions starting in March , it would be beneficial to provide information relevant at an international scale for any pitch sent towards him.

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Articles

Platinum Guild USA is closing

Platinum Guild USA is closing

By: Rob Bates

Plus, jewelry does great at Kering, and just about everything does well at IGI. It’s The Jewelry Wire daily digest for Fri., Oct. 23, 2026. Ad support from GN Diamond.

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