SWMS Service Resumes Today
July 8, 2024
4:26 am
SWMS service resumes today. Thank you for your patience. On Jun. 20, six days after losing Christy, I tested positive for COVID-19 and remained positive
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Odds & Ends & Media Moves
July 5, 2023
7:05 am
Abe Brown is a new deputy editor at The Messenger, building out science and tech coverage. Eric Geller also joined the publication as a cybersecurity
Odds & Ends & Media Moves
June 6, 2023
8:55 am
WSJ reporter Rachel Wolfe now asks PR pros to pitch using this form, which she will use to “solicit sources and other info for my
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Layoffs at Informa Techtarget
July 18, 2025
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?
BI Lets You Advertise Against Emotion
July 13, 2025
Using NLP software, Business Insider assesses how readers will react to its content emotionally, and then sells advertising based on that info. For example, an advertiser can choose to advertise against a story (or video) that makes you feel good or optimistic or pessimistic. This is where content is headed; and this trend may someday affect the way that you pitch.
Just What We Need: An Avalanche of Fake News Sites
July 12, 2025
An avalanche of fake news sites threatens the viability of the web itself. You may need a subscription to read this article, but this publication is definitely worth the money for a subscription.
Ron Miller’s Bosses at Boldstart Raise $250M
July 9, 2025
The former TC star reporter picked a good place to go. Here’s his latest.
ChatGPT Caught Lying
July 5, 2025
When Axios prompted ChatGPT for basic background research on Wealthfront’s confidential IPO filing last week, the bot confidently detailed a Wealthfront investor deck. The problem? It appears to be entirely made up.
Axios Belatedly Launches A Business-of-Media Event Franchise
June 26, 2025
Indy media business experts Brian Morrissey and Jacob Cohen Donnelly have built two very successful businesses with both newsletters and face-to-face events. Axios has noticed this and has decided to get into the event space focusing on the economics of publishing, which of course is a topic close to home. Announced this week: an Axios event coming up in September. Hosts: Sara Fischer and Kerry Flynn.