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We don't want you to use this AI framework for writing, but you might just do it anyways
Let's start with the part most guides skip: this AI prompting process for writing might be a terrible idea for your work. If you write literary fiction, personal essays, reported journalism, or any creative work…
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The professional journalism workforce has contracted sharply over two decades, yet someone still has to file the city council story, fact-check the zoning variance, and ask the governor about the budget shortfall. A Poynter analysis…
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When Nonprofits Hire in Pairs, Pay Attention Something worth watching is happening in the advocacy and nonprofit space right now. Organizations aren't just filling one communications vacancy and calling it a day. They're building out…
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The gap between adoption and accountability is closing faster than anyone expected. AI tools have moved from pilot programs into production across newsrooms and marketing teams, and the consequences are certainly no longer hypothetical. Publishers…
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Let's start with the numbers. Since the late 1990s, employment in the American publishing industry has dropped by 40 percent, from roughly 91,000 jobs to around 55,000 today, according to Publishers Weekly analysis cited by…
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The creators of "Hacks" fielded questions about a potential reboot before the show's fifth and final season even wrapped. When Variety asked if they'd consider bringing Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels back, showrunners Paul W.…
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Purpose-Led Organizations Are Building Serious Comms Teams Something interesting is happening in today's listings: mission-driven organizations are hiring for roles that would look right at home at a top agency or brand. Earthjustice, the nation's…
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OpenAI is no longer testing the advertising waters. It's building infrastructure. Code discovered in OpenAI's ads manager by Adweek reveals conversion tracking capabilities being wired directly into ChatGPT: the technical foundation for performance-based advertising at…
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The Junior Talent Pipeline Is More Interesting Than You Think Senior roles get the headlines. Director of this, VP of that. But the most revealing signal in any job market is what organizations are building…
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Nobody throws you a going-away party when you leave freelancing. The launch gets celebrated. The first client win, the byline, is the day you go full-time independent. But the reverse transition happens quietly, in private…
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