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 #497: CEOs Wrest Control of AI

The latest BCG AI Radar survey signals a definitive turning point:...

FIR #496: A Proposed New Definition of Public Relations Sparks Debate

Neville and Shel dive into the ambitious new definition of public relations...

FIR #495: Reddit, AI, and the New Rules of Communication

Reddit, the #2 social media site in the US, has surpassed TikTok to...

FIR #494: Is News’s Future Error-Riddled AI-Generated Podcasts, or “Information Stewards?”

In the long-form episode for December 2025, Neville and Shel explore...

FIR #493: How to (Unethically) Manufacture Significance and Influence

For somebody who posts on X or other social media platforms...

FIR #492: The Authenticity Divide in Omicom’s Layoff Communication

In this short midweek episode, Shel and Neville dissect the communication...

FIR #491: Deloitte’s AI Verification Failures

Big Four consulting firm Deloitte submitted two costly reports to two...

FIR #490: What Does AI Read?

Studies purport to identify the sources of information that generative AI...

FIR #489: An Explosion of Thought Leadership Slop

In the long-form episode for November 2025, Shel and Neville riff...