>> Notes
Business Insider Lays Off 20% of Staff
The BI culture over the years has been aloof to vendors and definitely PR. Now that many of those affected could use a friend or
Our contributed content gatekeeper cheat sheet is being scrubbed. Up to the R’s already…
… and the total number of pubs that still play the game is still above 100, but by not much. Says ReadWriteWeb: “Messages about free
Politico’s Union
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
Sports Gambling + Social Media Can Prove Ugly
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
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
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
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
“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
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
YOUR ACCOUNT
FRIDGE NOTES
Xania Rockets Up the Charts
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.
BI, Wired Tricked By AI Freelance ‘Author’
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.
SWMS ‘Sound Thinking’: David Strom on AI
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.
Catch Up on SDxCentral
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.
Layoffs at Informa Techtarget
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?