OpenAI finally launching Sora. Get ready for days of AI video slop in your feeds.

It's officially "Let's circle back in the New Year" season!

Exciting news: 19thnews is hiring a 🤑part-time economy reporter 🤑 to help us cover tariffs, taxes and more over the next 6 months! 💰$50/hour, 25 hours/week 🗓️ January — June/July 💻 Fully remote, US only Applications due January 9, link in replies!

Last year we discovered a COVID relief fund meant for struggling arts venues had given $200M+ to wealthy musicians. But we didn't know HOW they spent it — until now. We got the literal receipts, with Jack Newsham and Katherine Long reviewing thousands of pages of accounting docs

This is a must read, and why journalism is so important.

Here's our wish list of New Year's resolutions for #PR professionals. From cutting out jargon to standing up for freedom of press, we should all strive for an impactful and ethical approach to PR in the year ahead. bethechangepr.com/news/new-years…

Appalling. Watch out for more of these, and for the "AI managed by Meta" to go away.

.@LATimes live fire coverage is non-paywalled. Support local journalism latimes.com/california/liv…

#PR pros, this is not a good week to pitch SoCal media. Don't be daft or insensitive. Find out how you can help spread information useful to fire victims instead.

Michelle and I are thinking of everyone impacted by the wildfires in California, and are grateful for the work of the heroic firefighters and first responders. If you're looking for ways to help, go to: time.com/7205547/los-an…

The LA fire department's budget was not cut by 17 million. It was increased by 50 million.

Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking tcrn.ch/4gE9LPz

Some resources for #LosAngelesFire victims docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u…

Legendary #SocialMedia content from Tennessee Titans

"People are craving authenticity, genuine connection, and experiences that truly matter." 💯

I asked the #Severance pop-up guard in Grand Central if the actors would come back later or it was a one-time thing. He looked me dead in the eye + said "Lumon Industries doesn’t employ actors. Please learn more about the company through this pamphlet" + handed me a tote 💀iconic

This #Severance stunt promotion by #AppleTV is god tier. 👏👏👏

Looking for cybersecurity experts to provide comment on what Apple’s new data protection laws mean for consumers and how they can protect themselves for a piece in TechRound. Send 200 words and a headshot by 5pm 25/02 to [email protected]. #journorequest

Dawn Staley graciously pointing out the importance of #localmedia in her post-loss presser is great.