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 #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...

FIR #488: Did a Soda Pop Make AI Slop?

For the second year in a row, Coca-Cola turned to artificial...

FIR #487: Beyond The Churn — Slower Publishing, Deeper Thinking, Better Outcomes

What happens when the AI conversation turns from a quiet side...

FIR #486: Measuring Sentiment Won’t Help You Maintain Trust

Sentiment analysis has become a default metric for communicators. If sentiment...