It’s 420 Somewhere
March 1, 2023
8:10 am
Barron’s vet Eric Savitz posted the following on LinkedIn: “I just received the following pitch: ‘Hi! Reaching out regarding my cannabis clients XXX and YYY,
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NiemanLab Interview with the FT’s New AI Editor
February 28, 2023
11:03 am
Newly promoted Madhumita Murgia oversees AI coverage in the FT, across all disciplines. NiemanLab reveals her priorities in this Feb. 27 Q&A. “Good journalism, in
Andrew Nusca Lands at Activation Blizzard
February 27, 2023
3:47 pm
The former Fortune and Morning Brew editor will become the gaming software company’s editor-in-chief. “Tt is an editor’s dream to create for and engage an
CNET Will Give AI Another Try
February 25, 2023
8:01 am
Futurism continues with its exclusive reporting. Red Ventures has instituted new procedures and has committed to generative AI no matter the cost. All of publishing
Generative AI Now Does Slide Presentations
February 23, 2023
11:13 am
Tome is the app that does it. Forbes’s Alex Konrad wrote about it. We tried it. If you create slide decks, you’ll want to try
This Web Site Is On Borrowed Time
February 23, 2023
10:36 am
No, not SWMS — this one, from TechTarget. Generative AI one day will plow it under.
Sci-Fi Mag Pauses Submissions Amid Flood of AI-Generated Short Stories
February 22, 2023
11:05 am
The sci-fi magazine Clarkesworld speculates that prospective authors are using AI to make ‘a quick buck’ since the sci-fi publication pays 12 cents a word
Eric Newcomer’s AI Event, Mar. 30
February 22, 2023
10:27 am
Eric Newcomer is hosting a by-invitation-only AI summit Mar. 30 in San Francisco. Only 200 attendees. Here are the details.
SWMS 2/17 Emailer Stats
February 20, 2023
11:58 am
Here in descending order are the open stats for last Thursday’s SWMS emailer: How to pitch Silverlinings; cheat sheet on consumer tech podcasts; Joe Williams
Editors Coaching Editors
February 16, 2023
10:37 am
There’s a lot of editors-coaching-editors going on these days. Jessica C. Davis is now editorial director of ChannelE2E and MSSP Alert, overseeing the edit teams and
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NYT Competitor Shellacked… by NYT
May 22, 2023
A thousand words about The Messenger, a well-funded news startup that had a few challenges out of the gate? Read for yourself (password probably required) with an eye toward whether the NYT’s audience is being served.
CNET Is Unionizing
May 17, 2023
Mia Sato at The Verge has the story. Hollywood writers aren’t the only writers with livelihoods at stake.
SWMS Turns 25 Today
May 11, 2023
SWMS turns 25 today — only because our subscribers made it possible. Thank you for all the support over all the years.
Traffic to Stack Overflow Drops; ChatGPT Is the Reason
May 11, 2023
David Carr has the story on the Similarweb blog.
Open Stats for SWMS 5/9 Emailer
May 11, 2023
In descending order: who’s still left at ZDNet and TechRepublic; cheat sheets on SF-based tech reporters and AI in retail; Esther Ajao Q&A; cheat sheets on DEI, AI newsletters, accessibility and podcasts for retail investors; Larry Dignan joins Constellation Research; Robin Wauters podcast; cheat sheet on room videoconferencing systems.
Discover ‘Rest of World’
May 11, 2023
If you’re interested in a truly global picture of how tech is transforming business and society, explore Rest of World, a fascinating newsletter franchise.
Dark Reading Launches Global Section
May 11, 2023
The new section, DR Global, will focus on the Middle East and Africa, where build-outs are now off the chart.
More Layoffs at TheSkimm
May 4, 2023
The 11-year-old newsletter can’t find a buyer, so 22 more employees are shown the door, says Insider.
‘Traffic Driven By Facebook’ Has Plummeted
May 4, 2023
Aisha Majid, from the terrific newsletter PressGazette, has all the data.