Profile: Robert Hackett, Fortune
October 18, 2021
1:56 pm
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Profile: Nicole Perlroth, New York Times
October 5, 2021
4:34 am
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Introducing: The Ojo-Yoshida Report
October 3, 2021
3:55 pm
Two veteran journalists from the semiconductor world have teamed up to launch The Ojo-Yoshida Report, which explores “the intended and unintended consequences of technology innovation.”
Key Edit Vacancies at Bloomberg, WSJ
September 30, 2021
12:56 pm
Chances of pitch success are low these days if you’ve got an enterprise tech story for Bloomberg or the Wall Street Journal.
Profile: Mike Wolf, The Spoon
September 12, 2021
10:59 pm
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Profile: Jon Swartz, Marketwatch
September 10, 2021
7:48 pm
Jon Swartz has reported on tech for more than 30 years. He’s a senior reporter for Marketwatch, and someone we can all learn from. Jon shares his latest edit priorities, and a backstory that might inspire your next big idea.
Profile: Michelle Stansbury, Marie Claire Freelancer
August 30, 2021
6:50 pm
Have you ever met a PR pro who also writes about travel and lifestyle for a Tier 1 consumer publication? Now you have.
Profile: Veronica Combs, TechRepublic
August 10, 2021
3:10 pm
Ask TechRepublic senior writer Veronica Combs about the future of work and she’ll give you the summary you’ve been looking for: “it’s all about change management.”
Q&A with Jay Lauf: How Charter Will Chart the Future of Work
July 22, 2021
10:59 am
Charter is a new media property focused on the future of work — and helps us glimpse the future of business media itself. Co-founded by Quartz co-founders Jay Lauf and Kevin Delaney, as well as New York Times veteran Erin Grau, Charter comprises elements of newsletter publishing, organic community and structured member services.
Profile: Ari Levy, CNBC
July 1, 2021
3:14 pm
Senior technology reporter Ari Levy has “been there” — seven years at CNBC after 11 at Bloomberg.
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FT Opens Up Its Content to OpenAI
April 30, 2024
While the NYT pursues its suit against OpenAI, the Financial Times has chosen to license its content to help OpenAI train current and future LLMs. The NYT seems to be on the wrong side of this issue, with the Associated Press and Axel Springer also choosing to see OpenAI as a source of income, rather than an enemy.
Here’s the opposing view, from Press Gazette’s Dominic Young, who advises publishers to play a game of chicken with OpenAI and its LLM competitors.
Newsweek Uses AI…
April 18, 2024
… and it has no problem disclosing how. Reporters still run the joint, but they are getting AI assistance.
The Atlantic’s Karen Hao Has A Big Idea
April 16, 2024
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.
Sherwood.News Is Out
April 16, 2024
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.
Forbes Has A New AI Newsletter
April 16, 2024
‘The Prompt” is not out yet, but you can sign up for it here.
Axios Will Outflank AI By Lionizing Edit Stars
April 12, 2024
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.