Politico’s Union
May 27, 2025
1:28 pm
Says Wired: “Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they’re gearing up for a fight.” It’s about
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Sports Gambling + Social Media Can Prove Ugly
May 25, 2025
9:48 am
Shameful. From a May 23 article on the MLB site: “With the rise of sports gambling, [the threats have] gotten a lot worse,” said [Red
The Media Business Underperforms Other Industries, Badly
February 6, 2025
7:20 am
This is majorly tl;dr, but recent research from FT Strategies and Reuters empirically uncovers every trend there is, when it comes to the health of
WSJ Launches CEO Brief Newsletter
February 6, 2025
6:41 am
The WSJ this week launched CEO Brief, a newsletter designed to inform readers, and to attract new members to the WSJ Leadership Institute. This organization
Lydia Dishman Joins Method Communications
February 6, 2025
6:32 am
Fast Company’s Lydia Dishman has joined (SWMS subscriber) Method Communications as VP of content strategy. Lydia joins an already strong content team, which includes former
Next Out the Door: Forbes’s Alex Konrad
January 31, 2025
1:56 pm
“I’m leaving to build something new,” Alex posted on X today. He spent 12 years at Forbes as a reporter and a builder of databases
IDG/Foundry: From One Private Equity Owner to Another
January 31, 2025
11:24 am
Axios reported on Jan. 24 that private equity firm Blackstone will sell IDG/Foundry, publishers of InfoWorld, Computerworld and Network World (and owners of IDC) to
Key Editorial Union Stands Up To AI
January 31, 2025
10:36 am
Unionized writers have secured new protections governing the use of generative AI in member newsrooms, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The union — Writers Guild of
TechCrunch Calls Out Quartz For Its Crummy AI Stories
January 29, 2025
5:45 am
TC’s Rebecca Bellan finds fault with Quartz for how poorly its AI rewrote a recent story of hers. Quartz doesn’t attempt to hide its use
Paging Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes Contributor
January 21, 2025
10:40 am
Dr. Diane Hamilton has posted 37 articles on Forbes’s CHRO Network page since Dec. 1. She has an active LinkedIn profile, which advertises a book
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The SiliconANGLE TechForward Awards: You Can Apply Now
June 22, 2025
Here are the details — Choose from 5 categories and 30+ subcategories. The awards are being promoted by Bhava Communications, an SWMS subscriber.
Check Out the LinkedIn Profile of TechCrunch’s Publisher
June 22, 2025
The guy also is the full-time “chairman” of Bally and Sassoon. On top of that, he’s also chairman of Foundry and 13 other companies. Well, 14, if you count his own private equity firm. How much time will he put into TC, understanding the subtleties of tech edit?
Big Valley Marketing’s Podcast: Julie Bort
June 19, 2025
Julie opens up to host Dave Reddy.. it’s a good listen. BVM is a SWMS subscriber.
When Publishers Ditch Readers Altogether…
June 15, 2025
Media analyst Brian Morrissey predicts that many smaller trade publishers and consumer publishers may one day just ditch readers altogether and simply publish to LLMs under contract and make their money that way. It’s a lot simpler than trying to sell ads to a dwindling reader base.
Axios is Hiring…
June 7, 2025
Axios is hiring a senior tech reporter to cover AI. How long will it take for the “laid-off” to land on their feet? It is already happening.
Next Big Thing: BrainTech
June 5, 2025
From Crunchbase News:
Neuralink’s recent $650 million raise is by far the largest for a neural interface startup on record, but comes as funding to neuroscience startups overall is set to rise sharply this year. All told, funding to the broader category of neuroscience startups totaled $896 million last year and is on track to reach $1.4 billion in 2025.