TechCrunch Surveys Readers To Set Course For 2024
TechCrunch last week fielded a reader survey built to define what TC readers see in 2024, and perhaps, how many editors produce it.
TechCrunch last week fielded a reader survey built to define what TC readers see in 2024, and perhaps, how many editors produce it.
Ever go to Techmeme and wonder which article is “the best” on a given topic? Generative AI can help answer that question. We looked at news published this week from ZDNet, TechCrunch and The Verge…
What will become of contributed content at TechCrunch now that gatekeeper Walter Thompson has left the publication? Subscribers are asking.
Few publications in the 21st century have grown the way Fortune has. How can this growth work for you, not against you? That’s the mission of this SWMS deep-dive.
We heard recently that Forbes has asked its contributors to be clearer about their conflicts of interest, if any. We inquired with Forbes PR about this and did not hear back. In any case, we went ahead and studied Forbes contributor disclosures in the AI space.
The Financial Times this month introduced FT Diversify, an AI-powered software SaaS tool that helps publishers create bias-free content.
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SWMS agency subscribers increasingly ask us about tech news sites that look legit at a glance, yet there’s something fishy about them.
Inc. these days has 13 million unique visitors a month, more than twice that of Fast Company, which has 5.9 million. Entrepreneur does pretty well at 8 million. LinkedIn, on the other hand, has 1.7 billion.
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… and it has no problem disclosing how. Reporters still run the joint, but they are getting AI assistance.
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.
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.
‘The Prompt” is not out yet, but you can sign up for it here.
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.
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].