For Immediate Release

Hosted ByNeville Hobson and Shel Holtz

Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz analyze the news in digital and social media for communications professionals.


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FIR #469: Is Internal Communication Failing?

A growing body of research suggests employees are more disconnected than...

FIR #468: New Threats to Reputation

While a company’s reputation doesn’t appear as a line item on...

FIR #467: Mary Meeker’s 2025 AI Trends Report

Pick a superlative, and it probably applies to Mary Meeker, the...

FIR #466: Still Hallucinating After All These Years

Not only are AI chatbots still hallucinating; by some accounts, it’s...

FIR #465: The Trust-News-Video Podcast PR Trifecta

Seemingly unrelated trends paint a clear picture for PR practitioners accustomed...

FIR #464: Research Finds Disclosing Use of AI Erodes Trust

Complete show notes Debate continues about when to disclose that you...

FIR #463: Delivering Value with Generative AI’s “Endless Right Answers”

Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist, Cassie Kozyrkov, wrote recently that “The...

FIR #462: Cheaters Never Prosper (Unless They Get $5 Million for Their Tool)

A Columbia University student was expelled for developing an AI-driven tool...

FIR #461: YouTube Trends Toward Virtual Influencers and AI-Generated Videos

Videos from virtual influencers are on the rise, according to a...