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Seemingly against all odds, two experienced entrepreneurs are launching Meteor, a publication about how AI, blockchain and Web3 technologies will transform just about all things digital.

January 16, 2023

SWMS Q&A: Suman Bhattacharyya, Industry Dive, WSJ Journal Reports

Born and raised in Canada, Suman Bhattacharyya logged time at Digiday and Ad Age before landing in late 2021 at the Wall Street Journal's CIO Journal. Seven months later Suman became a freelancer, writing primarily for a handful of Industry Dive titles as well as the WSJ's Journal Reports.

December 24, 2022

Focused on Cloud, ‘Silverlinings’ Launches Jan. 5

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December 20, 2022

Andrew Nusca on How to ‘Walk In an Editor’s Shoes’

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January 26, 2023

Pitching Contribs to VentureBeat or Quartz At Work? You Must Use The Form.

If you'd like to pitch a contribution to VentureBeat or Quartz at Work, you'll need to fill out a form to do it. Both publications have eliminated the email dialog that so many PR pros have used over the years to build relationships.

January 2, 2023

Analysis: Why Most Journalists are Staying on Twitter

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November 28, 2022

Analysis: The Challenge of 2023

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November 28, 2022

Tom Krazit, Kate Kaye Share What Works

November 15, 2022

Protocol Shuts Down

November 3, 2022

Cheat Sheet Lite: Technology Events

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January 30, 2023

Cheat Sheet: Podcasts for CMOs

This cheat sheet is a revamp from our May 2022 research. We found nine additional CMO-related podcasts since then, and none that had lapsed. How unusual. Let us know if we have missed your favorite.

January 30, 2023

Cheat Sheet: Reporters Who Cover CMOs

Here are 19 targets who cover CMOs. Bloomberg and CNBC not on it. Tier 1 tends not to see CMOs as newsmakers. WSJ CMO Today and Forbes are the exceptions. This is updated from our May 2022 list.

January 25, 2023

Cheat Sheet: AI Newsletters on Substack

Came up with a dozen, all with contact info. We tried to avoid the roll-up newsletters that point to others' content but offer little of their own. Then again, those "digest" newsletters point to still more resources.

January 23, 2023

Cheat Sheet: Targets for Manufacturing and 3D Printing

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The Verge: ‘CNET Pushed Reporters to Be More Favorable to Advertisers, Staffers Say’

February 3, 2023

CNET insiders are leaking, helping Mia Sato deliver this powerful story, which alleges that CNET buckles to advertisers, and also, that editors knew about the unreliable AI-written copy, but owner Red Ventures made them use it anyway.

CNET and Owner Red Ventures Have a Mess on Their Hands

February 2, 2023

The latest from Futurism: ‘Leaked Messages Show How CNET’s Parent Company Really Sees AI-Generated Content…
They’re happy to spoonfeed you unlabeled AI garbage — but they’re terrified Google will take notice.’

Bloomberg TV to Launch ‘Bloomberg Originals,’ Moves QuickTake to Social

February 2, 2023

Great scoop from the WSJ’s Alexandra Bruell (sub required).

Good Pitching Advice from Axios

February 2, 2023

Tweeted by Axios health tech reporter Erin Brodwin: “If you’re pitching me on a company’s credentials, no need to tell me how great the founding team is, where they’ve worked, etc. — I’ll find out. Tell me how they solve a problem, how they’re diff from rivals (and there are *always* rivals), how they track outcomes and get paid.”

ChatGPT Tells Accounting Today ‘Don’t Worry’

February 1, 2023

AI won’t replace accountants, says ChatGPT, as published in Accounting Today.

Fortune Extends ‘Brainstorm Tech’

February 1, 2023

Fortune this week announced Fortune’s Founders Forum, an extension of Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech franchise. Former Fortune reporter Polina Marinova Pompliano will co-moderate the first Founders Forum event in July, along with Michal Lev-Ram. Fortune Founders Forum will be co-located with Brainstorm Tech. Here is the press release.