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The AI Paradox: Caught Between Newsroom Burnout and Public Trust
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The AI Paradox: Caught Between Newsroom Burnout and Public Trust

Journalists concerned over the unregulated and unchecked use of AI jumped from 18% to 26% this year, according to the Muck Rack’s State of Journalism 2026 report.

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How to Fail Like A Pro: The Unwritten Rules of Pitching Press Release to Indonesian Journalist
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How to Fail Like A Pro: The Unwritten Rules of Pitching Press Release to Indonesian Journalist

The first press release I ever killed as a journalist at detik.com came with a headline that read: "Indonesia XXX Bank Supports National Financial Services Sector Development Through Strategic Partnership, Ready to Support National Sovereignty Towards the Golden Indonesia 2045 Vision." Twenty-three words. 184 characters. It took me five seconds to read the title alone. I didn't open it.

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Why Is Walmart Wearing Prada?
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Why Is Walmart Wearing Prada?

Walmart’s collaboration with The Devil Wears Prada 2 through its private label, Scoop, feels different. Not because it naturally fits, but because it doesn’t.

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When the CEO Goes Missing: The Crisis Lesson from the Bekasi Train Crash
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When the CEO Goes Missing: The Crisis Lesson from the Bekasi Train Crash

In a crisis, timing is everything. The first hours are like the first chapter of a book, people form their judgments and rarely revise them. Green SM spent those hours hiding.

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Worried About AI Replacing People? In Marketing, It Is Raising the Accountability of CMOs
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Worried About AI Replacing People? In Marketing, It Is Raising the Accountability of CMOs

If you're a CMO, here's a question worth pondering: where does the more immediate threat from AI actually lie?

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Narrative Risk: The Quiet Threat Hiding in the Zero-Click Era
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Narrative Risk: The Quiet Threat Hiding in the Zero-Click Era

Waiting to see what an AI says about you before you manage the narrative is a guaranteed losing strategy

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Confessions of a Former Poacher
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Confessions of a Former Poacher

I went from setting the traps and asking the tough questions to anticipating those exact tactics. Now, my job is to prepare executives to navigate those hazards safely.

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The KitKat Heist That Broke the Internet but Didn’t Break the Brand
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The KitKat Heist That Broke the Internet but Didn’t Break the Brand

Instead of panicking or getting righteous over the theft, KitKat was factual and even sounded a bit blase in its first statement addressing the incident.

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You Can Fool All the Bots Some of the Time and Some of the Bots All the Time, But...
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You Can Fool All the Bots Some of the Time and Some of the Bots All the Time, But...

Google has officially launched a feature to report websites that are found to be spamming.

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AI-nxiety: Stop Using AI, Start Arguing With It
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AI-nxiety: Stop Using AI, Start Arguing With It

Stop using AI as a passive shortcut that replaces your voice. Instead, learn how to overcome AI anxiety by treating it as a sparring partner to sharpen ideas.

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Why PR and SEO Professionals Finally Have to Work Together
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Why PR and SEO Professionals Finally Have to Work Together

The line between PR and SEO is blurring, and brands need to rethink how they approach their visibility strategy.

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Polyperma Crisis: The End of the "Business as Usual" Delusion for Communications Leaders
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Polyperma Crisis: The End of the "Business as Usual" Delusion for Communications Leaders

A polyperma crisis is a communication environment where multiple, interconnected issues emerge, evolve, and persist simultaneously without a clear beginning or end

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Naughty CEOs a Major Cause of Crisis in 2025
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Naughty CEOs a Major Cause of Crisis in 2025

CEO misbehavior was a major cause for corporations apart from the chaos caused by a polarized political environment

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Vanity Metrics vs Real Growth: Why Buying Followers On Social Media Doesn’t Work
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Vanity Metrics vs Real Growth: Why Buying Followers On Social Media Doesn’t Work

Buying followers may boost numbers, but it doesn't drive real growth. Learn why vanity metrics fail and why true success lies in engagement, not numbers.

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Building Trust, Not Just Reach: The Shift in KOL Campaign Strategies for 2026
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Building Trust, Not Just Reach: The Shift in KOL Campaign Strategies for 2026

key opinion leader (KOL) campaigns  shifted from focusing on reach to building trust through more strategic, long-term relationships

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