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Comms Bestie Group Chat [August 29, 2025]

Aug 29, 2025
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AI Comms training, a RIP to the print AJC, and a surprising WSJ job

Hey,

Here’s what I would have dropped in our comms group chat.

🤖 AI + Comms Webinar: I’m hosting a free workshop with Axios HQ: The Ultimate Guide to AI in Comms: 5 Insights from 170+ Comms Pros. Grab your seat.

📰 AJC RIP: I lived in Atlanta for nearly a decade, so the AJC’s move to go fully digital hit hard. Good mems of clipping AJC stories for my OG ATL clients like HoneyBaked Ham and John Portman.

📱 New Media: The Wall Street Journal journalists: great at reporting, less so at posting. There’s now a job for that.

💌 Reader Mail: Last week you all sent me gems. My favorite? The Tiger Sisters podcast aka “your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sis.” Subscribed immediately.

Chat soon,
Gab Ferree
Founder & Your Comms BFF, Off the Record

PS: Last week’s most-clicked was Eleanor Hawkins on Smart in Public. Apt, since I literally just recorded an ep with The Katies. Stay tuned!

PPS: My chats were also swirling with Taylor’s engagement, Cracker Barrel’s logo flip, and that Fortune piece arguing comms > coding. But I’ll assume you’ve already read those. ☺️ 

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