Tom Johnson

co-founder and energy writer at NJ SPOTLIGHT

plainfield, new jersey, united states

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ccampaignbrief.com

eelevaterapidcity.com

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Tom is a veteran reporter in New Jersey, having been an editor at weekly and daily newspapers in the state as well as covering environmental and energy issues for 27 years at The Star-Ledger. He helped found NJ Spotlight in May 2010 with John Mooney. The website is dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of policy issues affecting the state's residents and businesses.

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Podcast: Writing is telepathy: AI tools, automation, an intentionally offline life -- conversation with CT Smith

Podcast: Writing is telepathy: AI tools, automation, an intentionally offline life -- conversation with CT Smith passo.uno) and I talk with CT Smith, who writes on a blog at docsgoblin.comand works as a documentation lead for Payabli. Our conversation cov... See more

idratherbewriting.com•Tom Johnson•Jan 4, 2026

Book review of 'If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies'-why AI doom isn't as visceral as nuclear war

Book review of 'If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies'—why AI doom isn't as visceral as nuclear war If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, Eliezer Yudkowsky, founder of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), and Nate Soares, its president, argue th... See more

idratherbewriting.com•Tom Johnson•Jan 3, 2026

12 predictions for tech comm in 2026

12 predictions for tech comm in 2026 Note: Some content here is AI-assisted. 1. AI hype levels off In 2026, the hype around AI will level off and a more practical view will take hold. Productivity gains from AI aren’t on an exponential curve. The velocity... See more

idratherbewriting.com•Tom Johnson•Jan 1, 2026

A hodgepodge of ideas spewing in my head

A hodgepodge of ideas spewing in my head What’s wrong with short, hardly developed ideas? Indeed, this seems to be the mode I’m operating in lately. The more I use AI tools to write docs, the more I’m sitting there context-switching as I write prompts, gi... See more

idratherbewriting.com•Tom Johnson•Dec 26, 2025

Book review of "Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI" by Ethan Mollick - an educator embraces experience-based AI learning

Book review of "Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI" by Ethan Mollick — an educator embraces experience-based AI learning Co-Intelligenceby Ethan Mollick isn't a riveting, controversial book on AI that will ratchet up your p-doom or send your head... See more

idratherbewriting.com•Tom Johnson•Dec 17, 2025

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Podcast: Writing is telepathy: AI tools, automation, an intentionally offline life -- conversation with CT Smith

Book review of 'If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies'-why AI doom isn't as visceral as nuclear war

12 predictions for tech comm in 2026

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Podcast: Writing is telepathy: AI tools, automation, an intentionally offline life -- conversation with CT Smith

Book review of 'If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies'-why AI doom isn't as visceral as nuclear war

12 predictions for tech comm in 2026

A hodgepodge of ideas spewing in my head

Book review of "Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI" by Ethan Mollick - an educator embraces experience-based AI learning