Tech Edit Vet David Strom Says…
January 24, 2024
4:11 pm
… that SWMS should “be careful about making generalizations” when we wrote this week that “social drives little to no meaningful traffic, especially in B2B.”
>> Sam Whitmore
Tech Media Discussed On Latest Merritt Group Podcast
January 24, 2024
3:42 pm
OK, so maybe the guest speaker would be of interest to our subscribers…. in any case, host Peter Jacobs took us to a lot of
The Information Redesigns
January 17, 2024
11:25 am
Looks good, right? The new design organizes its news river into “the latest” and “the most popular.” Red is even less of an accent color
Condé Nast CEO Tells Senate That Gen AI Could Ruin The Publishing Business
January 17, 2024
6:39 am
Says Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch: “Big tech companies understand that time is on their side, that litigation is slow, and, for many publishers, prohibitively
Axios Scoop: CNET For Sale, Again
January 16, 2024
1:51 pm
The business world doesn’t seem to believe in publishing the way it used to. Another Sara Fischer scoop.
Apple Cleaning Up Its Podcast Stats
January 15, 2024
7:11 am
If you don’t listen to five episodes of a given podcast in a two-week period, Apple will now shut off your automatic download of that
Cheddar May Be Nearing The End
January 15, 2024
6:54 am
CNN (a competitor) has the story.
Nominations for Forbes AI 50 Now Open
January 9, 2024
5:07 pm
Nominations are open until Feb. 5. It’s a list of “The Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Startups.”
Fortune Hiring a Pair of AI Reporters
January 7, 2024
11:50 am
Here’s what Fortune is looking for. It’s willing to pay between $75K and $125K.
The Future of DEI?
December 11, 2023
1:15 pm
This will get a lot of coverage, with any luck. Subscription may be required.
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Newsweek Uses AI…
April 18, 2024
… and it has no problem disclosing how. Reporters still run the joint, but they are getting AI assistance.
The Atlantic’s Karen Hao Has A Big Idea
April 16, 2024
The Atlantic’s Karen Hao, in conjunction with the Pulitzer Center, is designing a course in AI for journalists. Classes begin next month. Details here. Might be something to alert your friendlies about. Karen hopes to help train 1,000 journalists in AI over the next two years.
Sherwood.News Is Out
April 16, 2024
Joshua Topolsky‘s edit project for Robinhood is optimized for mobile but you can peruse it here. The design seems crazy. Context from Axios’s Sara Fischer here.
Forbes Has A New AI Newsletter
April 16, 2024
‘The Prompt” is not out yet, but you can sign up for it here.
Axios Will Outflank AI By Lionizing Edit Stars
April 12, 2024
That’s the strategy as expressed to NYT’s Katie Robertson by Axios CEO Jim VandeHei. First up: Eleanor Hawkins, Sara Fischer and Dan Primack.
Digiday: Forbes Paying The Price For Scandal
April 12, 2024
Forbes’s reputation is taking a hit because of the ad scandal unearthed this month by the WSJ. Some advertisers have stopped spending with Forbes, at least temporarily. Here’s the latest from Digiday [subscription required].