When journalists skip the curse word, ignore the incoherent, dismiss the most outrageous, or paraphrase, they aren’t telling the complete story. They're sanding the edges of a story. That is a disservice and in fraught geopolitical times & dangerous: stephaniemsmith.substack.com/p/quote-the-...

Journalism job alert! We're looking for a reporter to come join us and our new publication, Founder Brew (which launches in a month!), to explore the messy middle of starting a company. Job description below, hmu w/questions! jobs.lever.co/morningbrew/...

One thing I've noticed about many media conversations is a kind of unexamined background assumption that the news will get out *somehow* -- that if MSM crumbles, someone will take up the slack. But as Lawrence says: maybe not! Maybe we just won't know what's going on.

Quote the President substack.com/@stephaniems...

A fictional memo outlining one potential future just moved billions of dollars. What does that say about where we are with AI: open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

IKEA Reads the Room open.substack.com/pub/stephani... #HanginTherePunch #がんばれパンチ #Punch

“Own yourself. So when it comes for you, not if it comes, no one can steal you.” open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

More people have watched the intv on YouTube than tune in to CBS and the view continue to rise. Viewer backlash has been swift.

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We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.

open.substack.com/pub/stephani... #StephenColbert #FCC #CBS

Since @cbs won’t air this on broadcast it’s important as many people see this online as possible. Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Da... youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?si… via @YouTube

More on this issue. NPR host David Greene is suing Google because its voice product sounds very much like him. The key here is going to be if attorneys can prove Notebook LM was trained on NPR data. Which is what McConaughey’s strategy is looking to address. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power

open.substack.com/pub/stephani... #journalism #washingtonpost

Companies using AI to interview candidates? A terrible use of the technology. For both the applicants…and the brand. stephaniemsmith.substack.com/p/ai-job-int...

In the past year, CEOs backed off corporate activism. With the killing Saturdayin Minneapolis, we are at a tipping point. Corporations have tools at their disposal. Consumers and employees are watching. It's time for CEOs to stand up and meet the moment: stephaniemsmith.substack.com/p/tipping-po...

Her videos are gold. She Found a New Way to Sell High-End Houses: Mock the Rich www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/b...

An incredible piece, well worth your time ICE Took Half Their Work Force. What Do They Do Now? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...

Face to Face, Powell Told Trump He Was Wrong About a Construction Project www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/u...

‘I Want to Clear My Name’: Deported Migrant Takes First Step to Sue the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/u...

What?! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...

[email protected] AP footage of raid. ICE attempts to arrest a landscaper while medical personnel stand in the way, demanding warrant & agent identify himself. You can hear immigrant in the background hyperventilating. It is, in miniature, the cruelty of the policy and the budding resistance to it.

For Deadline Whitehouse @nicollewallace.bsky.social AP footage out of California of a disturbing ICE raid at a medical facility. It, is in miniature, the cruelty of the policy, and the budding resistance to it. There are many Americans who are standing up to help but who need guidance...

AI is increasingly where people turn to find information and solutions. But as AI learns from trusted sources—earned media—there’s a blind spot with major implications for how brands show up—or don’t—in AI-powered discovery. Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

HR using AI to interview candidates? A terrible use of the technology. Read more here. open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

HR using AI to interview candidates? A terrible use of the technology. Read more here. open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

AI is increasingly where people turn to find information and solutions. But as AI learns from trusted sources—earned media—there’s a blind spot with major implications for how brands show up—or don’t—in AI-powered discovery. Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

U.S. job growth appears strong on the surface, but the underlying pace has been slowing www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

If you ever get to the place where injustice doesn't bother you, you're dead. — Molly Ivins

Tillis is channeling McCain vibes.

nonzero chance that neither the World Cup nor the 2028 Summer Olympics take place in the United States the way things are going

very important article!!

Debacle. Incompetence across the board. The D.N.C. Is in Chaos and Desperate for Cash www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...

Can we file suit to force law enforcement to remove masks? @gtconway.bsky.social

AI is reshaping how people discover and trust brands. In the GEO era-Generative Engine Optimization-your brand lives or dies by what the model remembers. If you’re not in the model, you're not in the conversation. open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.

AI is reshaping how people discover and trust brands. In the GEO era-Generative Engine Optimization-your brand lives or dies by what the model remembers. If you’re not in the model, you're not in the conversation. open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

The first civilian detained by U.S. Marines in Los Angeles was an ARMY VETERAN on his way to a VA APPOINTMENT

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