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.


All Episodes

FIR #502: Attack of the AI Agent!

In the February long-form episode of FIR, Shel and Neville dive...

FIR #501: AI and the Rise of the $400K Storyteller

AI isn’t replacing communicators — it’s amplifying the value of communication,...

FIR #500: When Harassment Policies Meet Deepfakes

AI has shifted from being purely a productivity story to something...

FIR #499: When Saying Nothing Sends the Wrong Message

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) responded to member requests...

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...