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2 weeks ago | 
smartbrief.com | Nicole Penn
4 min read Digital TechnologyMarketingPractical AI Meta’s recent announcement that it will begin using AI to automatically generate ad copy and creative based on an advertiser’s goal is a major inflection point for the digital marketing world.
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Mar 28, 2025 | 
smartbrief.com | Nicole Penn
3 min read Digital TechnologyMarketing Brands are learning they need to pivot quickly and decisively to changing consumer sentiments, especially today as economic uncertainty continues in the US and globally. Recent consumer sentiment data underscores the need for agile, data-driven marketing strategies.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
thedispatch.com | Alex Demas |Michael Warren |Nicole Penn |Charlotte Lawson
The government restricted media depictions of same-sex relationships, adultery, and smoking in 2015. Published January 21, 2025 A viral Instagram post with more than 94,000 likes claims that LGBT content has been banned from Chinese television. “China has banned transgenders from TV including a ban on showing LGBT relationships on television,” the post reads. The post is accurate, but the prohibitions it references aren’t new.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
thedispatch.com | Nicole Penn |Daniel N. Gullotta |Thomas Sheppard |Ben Rolsma
Who gets to decide who’s been the most faithful to the country’s creeds? Published January 18, 2025 In his seminal 1989 book The Democratization of American Christianity, historian Nathan Hatch posited that the forces of democratization and religious disestablishment unleashed by the American Revolution galvanized an unprecedented outpouring of spiritual enthusiasm.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Mary Trimble |Grayson Logue |James Sutton |Nicole Penn
By , , and Published November 27, 2024 Happy Wednesday! It goes without saying that we’re thankful for all of you, our readers and members. We’re also grateful for a few days of rest—we’ll be back in your inboxes on Monday! And if you’re looking to get a leg up on your holiday shopping on Black Friday, The Dispatch has you covered.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Nick Catoggio |Razib Khan |Charles Hilu |Nicole Penn
Published November 25, 2024 The problem with seeking rhyme or reason in Donald Trump’s policies is that not only is he not an ideologue, he’s—ahem—“mercurial.”He believes in “America First” … yet began his first term as president by bombing Syria and ended up assassinating the head of Iran’s Quds Force. He’s a populist fighting for the working man … whose biggest domestic accomplishment was a tax-cuts bill that primarily benefited the rich.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Sarah Isgur |Charles Hilu |Nicole Penn |Greg Fournier
A deep dive into country music Published November 25, 2024 Is it country? Is it pop? Are these genres slowly merging? Sarah Isgur invites journalist and music critic Kelefa Sanneh, author of , to discuss the art of music criticism and the evolution (or devolution) of country music.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Jamie Weinstein |Charles Hilu |Nicole Penn |Greg Fournier
The case against American engagement in Taiwan. Published November 25, 2024 Jamie is joined by Lyle Goldstein—director of the China Initiative at Brown University and the director of Asia Engagement at Defense Priorities—to discuss Goldstein’s case against American engagement in Taiwan. The Agenda:—Potential Chinese invasion scenarios—Democracy vs. realism—Red lines in the Pacific—Strategic ambiguity—China’s military capability—World War II—Moral considerations
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Michael Reneau |Nicole Penn |Greg Fournier |Alex Demas
Will the regime squash the faithful? Published November 24, 2024 Angela Lu Fulton, Southeast Asia editor at Christianity Today, joins Michael Reneau to discuss her reporting on the court cases against pro-democracy leaders in Hong Kong and how faith plays an important part in their activism. The Agenda:—Hong Kong’s democracy protests—The story of Benny Tai—The church’s declining membership in Hong Kong—What’s happening in Mynamar
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Rachael Larimore |Nicole Penn |Greg Fournier |Alex Demas
Plus, Donald Trump is bringing Florida to Washington. Published November 23, 2024 Hello and happy Saturday. How are your Thanksgiving preparations coming? Here in the Ohio bureau, we have the requisite two turkeys in the fridge, and I’ll do a big trip to the store tomorrow, before we put up the Christmas tree.
