Just for fun, try creating the story pitch after the story is written. We did that this week, using generative AI. We pasted an already-published story into each of three GenAI tools and asked it to write a compelling PR pitch based on that article.
It’s 2026. You’ve got a new job, earning $250K a year as “VP, Pitch Analytics.” You’ve got a modest budget to retain freelance tech reporters. You manage an intern.
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By subscriber request, we have updated our Sept. 28, 2023 coverage of the top 10 most prolific AI reporters at Bloomberg, Fortune, Forbes, CNBC, Business Insider and the WSJ.
Is TikTok worth the attention of tech PR pros? Based on fresh SWMS research, the answer is no, not really.
What exactly is Tier 1 publishing on TikTok, and is it pitchable? So few PR pros know because when they do find themselves on TikTok, they are probably not visiting, say, The Economist.
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AI-minded PR pros want Tier 1 coverage. No trend is hotter, so why not? In this week’s SWMS deep-dive, we found 31 articles that could qualify as a product story or startup profile. Sounds like quite a bit of inventory.
so you have all this contact info on LinkedIn News? What can you do with it? Play the long game with it. Build relationships. Overall, to the chagrin of article-placers, LinkedIn News is in the conversation business.
This month we studied guidelines from contributed content gatekeepers. Dozens and dozens of them.
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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].
