At a subscriber’s request, here’s a cheat sheet with ten cloud targets based in Boston. Three of the ten, predictably, work at TechTarget. It’s a sign of the times that no IDG/Foundry names show up on the list.
This revision of a June 2023 cheat sheet doubles the number of cybersecurity targets based in the Washington, DC area — from 13 to 26. You’ll find multiple reporters from a single publication only if they write frequently.
Back in the late 1980s, Computerworld employed an Internet reporter. That’s right — one reporter to cover every aspect of the Internet. That’s the way it became with the AI beat.
If you’ve got a telecom announcement coming up, or if a telecom client exec has a half-day to fill in New York, perhaps you’ll find this SWMS cheat sheet helpful.
This updated SWMS cheat sheet on quantum computing offers 12 targets, the vast majority operating overseas. It seems like US tech media is staying away from the topic.
In a refresh of the Sept. 2023 cheat sheet, here are the top 12 current observability targets in terms of influence, and how frequently they cover the topic. Six of the 12 didn’t appear on last year’s list
The New York Times employs 14 tech editors in its San Francisco bureau, supervised by technology editor Pui-Wing Tam and deputy tech editor Jim Kerstetter. How many are actually pitchable?
Here are 14 targets that follow the world of EVs. Roughly half are based overseas. Could it be that US publications are betting that TVs will flop?
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Fortune, TechCrunch, WSJ, NYT and CNBC were the big gainers this year in the 2024 SWMS/TikTok Index. The index comprises 14 editorial brands, all worthy of a pitch. The year-over period studied: Oct. 2023 and Oct. 2024.
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Can you imagine not needing to be a human being to be a superstar? You may remember Max Headroom. There’s plenty of examples of technology personas, but AI is a different world altogether. Is there a tech media angle to this item? Not really, but here she is — Xania.
This is a must-read article about both Business Insider and Wired being tricked by a phony freelance reporter writing phony stories. If BI and Wired can be fooled, everybody can be fooled.
Veteran tech journalist David Strom is working with a couple of AI developers to understand exactly the nature of his writing as it has unfolded over the years. In this edition of Sound Thinking, David shares his learnings and where everything might go.
It’s been tough to keep track of SDxCentral this year, with the sale… management moves… Here’s a podcast and an article that will help you catch up.. thank you, Ben, for the assistance.
Newly merged TechTarget and Informa this month laid off 10 percent of their employees. Check out the euphemism in the 8-K: “[the] net reduction [will be] up to approximately 10% of the Company’s current global colleague base.” That just beats all, doesn’t it?
