Cheat Sheet: Search & Privacy
June 21, 2021
12:48 pm
Here’s a list of 10 reporters who cover privacy-based search engines. They can probably be targeted for more general privacy-related pitches as well.
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SWMS Deep Dive: Privacy
January 7, 2021
1:26 pm
[SWMS contributor Rachel Odenweller writes:] Historically, few of us have thought much about data privacy, either from a personal perspective or the perspective of clients. But in 2020 privacy came into focus with several data breaches, fears of government surveillance and the continuing saga of Big Tech regulation challenges.
Where Privacy Meets Cybersecurity
January 7, 2021
1:07 pm
[SWMS contributor Rachel Odenweller writes:] As logic would suggest, the more we rely on data, the more at risk we are for cyber attacks. In addition to the myriad struggles 2020 presented us with, it was also the most active year for cybercrime. Reports suggest that cybercrime rates during COVID-19 — from ransomware to phishing — have spiked at rates between 40 and 400 percent.
Big Tech Has a Policy Bullseye on Its Back
January 7, 2021
12:59 pm
[SWMS contributor Rachel Odenweller writes:] Over the past five or so years, we’ve been seeing more tech companies in the congressional hot seat as the attention on the ethics of their business practices grows, both in terms of data privacy and market activities.
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NYT Rolls Out ‘Enhanced’ Bio Pages for Its Reporters
September 22, 2023
Here’s how Mike Isaac presents himself. A single perfunctory paragraph doesn’t cut it anymore in a world of disinformation and synthetic, AI-generated content where no one really knows the agenda. The NYT wants to get out in front of that, especially before the 2024 elections heat up. Read the background behind this in Vanity Fair.
Louise Story On How Smart Journalists Are Using AI
September 22, 2023
Legendary journalist Louise Story reveals how the smartest edit shops are using AI. Here come the flexicles.
‘Time’ Doubles Its POV Content
September 18, 2023
Sara Fischer of Axios nails another scoop: Time is merging its Time Ideas section into a new one, called Time100 Voices. It doesn’t promise big opportunity for tech PR — it aims so high that only the Benioffs and Nadellas stand a chance.
Latest Semrush Research: Mental Health A Top Concern Worldwide
September 18, 2023
Recent research from Semrush, a data partner of ours, reveals the most searched societal issues based on average monthly Google searches between January 2019 and June 2023, and how they rank across 35 countries. Searches related to mental health are skyrocketing.
Marshall Kirkpatrick Renamed His AI Newsletter
September 15, 2023
It is now called AI Time To Impact, and if you care about what’s real in AI and when we need to care about it, AI Time To impact is a must-read.
Much of Gen Z Searches on Social, Not Google
September 12, 2023
Says Digiday today: 40 percent of Gen Z uses TikTok or Instagram when searching for lunch recommendations. The younger you go, the tighter the grip held by platforms. Musk’s calculation that few will ever leave X might not be too far off in the long run.