Heather Joslyn is well into her third year at The New Stack, and only a month or so into her tenure as EIC at the most technical tech pub in the business. Yet Heather by her own estimation is not overly technical. How does she do it?
Here are the latest paid content rates from The New Stack. The submission below is provided by Benjamin Ball, the publication’s director of sales and account management.
This month’s SWMS-Semrush Top 15 Index brings The New Stack, InfoWorld and Fortune into fascinating focus. By studying each publication’s 15 most-read articles in January, February and March, specific themes emerge.
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.
Celebrating its sixth anniversary this Spring, The New Stack has built a successful tech edit franchise without relying upon web advertising or subscription revenue. Founder and publisher Alex Williams relies instead on sponsored posts, podcasts and ebooks dedicated to deep-tech education and professional development — augmented by news and analysis from staff editors and contributors.
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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.
… 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.
