Generative AI Hasn’t Arrived Quite Yet — But You Can See It From Here
February 9, 2023
9:35 am
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Protocol Shuts Down
November 15, 2022
1:13 pm
Protocol lasted nearly three years. Such a shame. It was a publication that absolutely, positively should have succeeded. Why didn’t it? The official explanation: economic headwinds. Other factors might have been at play.
Four Fortune Formulas for Contributed Content
November 15, 2022
10:37 am
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Analysis: Semafor’s Tech Edit Ally
October 20, 2022
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Analysis: Emerging Tech Brew
October 6, 2022
8:42 am
One can see Morning Brew’s overall ambitions in one of its most interesting franchises, Emerging Tech Brew. It has published deep-dives on smart cities, digital health and “the web of the future,” and tutorial “guides” on AI, autonomous vehicles, drones, the cloud and virtual fitting rooms.
SWMS Notes on Broadcast Pitching
October 5, 2022
4:58 pm
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Analysis: IT Brew
October 5, 2022
12:59 pm
Launched in May 2022, IT Brew is learning what it is. In the early going it is very much a twice-weekly cybersecurity newsletter. Last month, 14 of 17 articles focused on the topic. Each of the 14 was deeply reported, with lots of quotes and links.
The Other Reason to Apply for Fast Company’s ‘Most Innovative Companies’ Lists
September 13, 2022
3:06 pm
Fast Company’s longest-running franchise, Most Innovative Companies (MIC), has made FC a lot of money since 2008. Candidates pay to apply, with no guarantee they will make the grade.
The New Stack Reopens the Door to Contributed Content
August 14, 2022
11:14 am
The New Stack (TNS) is accepting contributed posts again. During a months-long hiatus, editors rethought their priorities, and consulted Google Analytics to understand what had resonated.
AI-Written Articles Coming to Bankrate
July 27, 2022
6:35 pm
The Associated Press began publishing computer-generated articles eight years ago. Yet it always seems a bit futuristic — perhaps even dystopian — when a publisher turns to an algorithm to write articles.
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Cornell Researchers: AI Writes Much of Tier 1’s Thought Leadership…
January 3, 2026
… and rarely reveals it. Roughly 45K opinion recent pieces from Washington Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal, are 6.4 times more likely to contain AI-generated content than news articles from the same publications, with many AI-flagged op-eds authored by prominent public figures. Despite this prevalence, Cornell says, “we find that AI use is rarely disclosed: a manual audit of 100 AI-flagged articles found only five disclosures of AI use.”
Tekpon Buys The Next Web from The FT
January 3, 2026
From WebPro News: Romanian software marketplace Tekpon acquired The Next Web (TNW) from the Financial Times, rescuing the tech media brand from closure.
Right-Wing Podcasts: Dare You Pitch Them?
November 24, 2025
The day is coming that you will not be able to avoid framing the targets in terms of red or blue. So far you’ve been able to do that. Those days are coming to a close: large swaths of “the audience” are headed in this direction. If you don’t believe it, read this from Bloomberg. You will never see better reporting than this.
GEO and AEO: Be Careful of What You Promise the Clients
November 19, 2025
Superb reporting from Business Insider on what comes after Google Search. All the experts quizzed. The gist: these technologies and techniques are borderline mythical at this point.
AI-Driven Security Threats: A Threat to Edit ‘Shelf Space’ Too?
November 18, 2025
In the latest installment of Sound Thinking...David Strom, a well-known IT reporter and security expert, discusses the threat of AI tricking security systems and luring them to catastrophe. What will that mean to editors? When will it happen? It’s not an if, it’s a when.
Nieman Labs 2026 Predictions for B2B Media
November 11, 2025
Good vision here from Jay Lauf. Interestingly, Jay suggests that B2B publishing will become a service business to B2B pros, providing value directly to individuals and organizations. Static content is dying very quickly. This is the point of the analysis from this great media organization.