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 #382: Brain Implants Are a Thing Now

Set the sci-fi aside. There are serious business implications here.

FIR #381: The State of Trust in 2024

Edelman’s Trust Barometer Reveals Declining Trust in Scientists

FIR #380: Vanguard Leaves Investors Twisting in the Wind

Poor communication left investors unaware they couldn’t trade new Bitcoin ETFs

FIR #379: Top Communication Trends for 2024

From global elections to climate change, disinformation to AI, communicators face challenges

FIR #378: AI for Crisis Communications

Artificial Intelligence can help you respond faster and better when it hits the fan

FIR #377: Two Decades of Podcasting

Neville and Shel begin their 20th year of producing FIR

FIR #376; Is the Internet Pendulum Swinging Back to Weirdness?

A power shift is coming, says Anil Dash, with individuals reasserting their place on the net

FIR #375: ChatGPT Speaks for Itself about its PR Capabilities

The generative AI chatbot doesn’t think it’ll replace human communicators.

FIR #374: Getting Your News from AI

OpenAI has signed a deal with a major publisher to include news in its training set