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Simon Hernandez-Arthur’s Journalist Portfolio

Perry slams Obama during New Hampshire appearances

Perry slams Obama during New Hampshire appearances

(CNN) - Libya. Egypt. Israel. Syria. Ukraine. Iraq. Rick Perry ticked the countries off one-by-one, his list …

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Obama hails job growth, slams GOP in weekly address

Obama hails job growth, slams GOP in weekly address

Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama welcomed the growth in employment in Friday's jobs report and took …

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FBI, Secret Service duke it out on the ice

FBI, Secret Service duke it out on the ice

By Simon Hernandez-Arthur, CNN Washington (CNN) -- It might be one of the most intense rivalries in sports. I…

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Meta gives Muse an adorable mascot amid AI doomerism

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By Simon Hernandez-Arthur
| Axios Verified
Meta's new Muse agent greets users with a fuzzy, rosy-cheeked mascot as the company makes a play for mass consumer adoption of agentic AI. Why it matters: A friendly, adorable face helps present the technology as a useful, harmless buddy rather than an existential threat. Driving the news: The Jollybot character was designed by Muse product design lead Alex Cornell, chief AI officer Alexandr Wang said on X. The mascot has become a recurring face in Meta's rollout and partner announcements.
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Power takes over the climate conversation

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By Simon Hernandez-Arthur
| Axios Verified
Illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/Axios The climate conversation inside companies has shifted toward a more immediate business challenge: how to power growth. Why it matters: AI and data centers have turned electricity into a boardroom issue — pulling climate change into conversations about grid costs, infrastructure and reliability. For corporate affairs leaders overseeing sustainability, this means climate has newfound relevance in the business conversation — and more ways to get lost inside it.
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Preventing the next communications crisis Original

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By Simon Hernandez-Arthur
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Communicators are getting unusually close to operations, helping spot and resolve smaller issues before they snowball into a crisis. Why it matters: This kind of intervention can save the company from financial and reputational damage. Context: This insight came out of conversations at MB (LIVE) last week in Chicago, where senior comms leaders discussed how to make the function more essential.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Printing show scripts and operating the teleprompter.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! My parents had an old one tucked away.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

"Le photojournaliste" from Costa-Gavras' Z