Newsletter & Feed Sources for Post Ideas
Recurring email digests monitored for post ideas across the four content tracks. Reviewed against Gmail June 2026.
| # | Publication | Sender | Frequency | Topics | Tracks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PolicyTracker | admin@policytracker.com | Daily / several per week | Spectrum allocation, FCC/Ofcom/NTIA international telecom policy | uw, irs, acs |
| 2 | Spectrum & Telecom Headlines | jo@ftidc.com | Daily | Curated FCC, NTIA, and telecom trade press clips | uw, irs, acs |
| 3 | RCR Daily | LinkedIn newsletters-noreply | Daily (weekdays) | 6G, AI networks, telco strategy, spectrum economics | uw, irs |
| 4 | ASEE FirstBell | FirstBell@asee.bulletinmedia.com | Daily | Higher ed policy, STEM workforce, engineering education | sgs, acs |
| 5 | Chetan Sharma / Mobile Future Forward | chetan@chetansharma.com | Weekly | Mobile industry strategy, AI monetization, wireless ecosystem | uw, irs |
| 6 | 6GWorld | info@6gworld.com | Weekly+ | 5G-Advanced, 6G standards, RF systems, webinars | uw, irs |
| 7 | IEEE Information Theory Society | newsletter@itsoc.org | Monthly + periodic | Shannon theory, ISAC, communications research | uw, irs |
| 8 | Analysys Mason Insight | insight@info.analysysmason.com | Monthly | Spectrum strategy, operator economics, telecom analysis | uw, acs |
| 9 | AAC&U | communications@aacu.org | ~Biweekly | Higher ed research, civic purpose of universities, STEM | sgs, acs |
| 10 | ARI / Silicon Crossroads | ecosystem@theari.us | Irregular/frequent | DARPA programs, defense R&D, hard tech innovation ecosystem | irs |
Notes
- Janice Obuchowski — not active in 30-day window; check quarterly for spectrum policy commentary
- Apex Standards (apexstandards.com) — 3GPP/NTN tracking; event-triggered, not a regular digest; watch for irs topics
- FTI clips (#2) — addressed to cdk@ftidc.com with Nick copied; confirm intended subscription
- For 6GWorld and Chetan Sharma: AI-and-spectrum policy angles can feed acs as well as uw/irs
Usage
When drafting a post outline, check these feeds first for recent news hooks, data points, or policy developments that fit the target track. Especially useful for the “hook” and “Part 1” sections of long-form posts.
Scan Prompt
Paste this into Cowork to scan the newsletters and generate post topic ideas:
Scan my Notre Dame Gmail (jnl@nd.edu) for recent issues of the following newsletters. For each sender, fetch the 2–3 most recent threads from the past 30 days and extract any items that could seed a post.
Senders to scan: - admin@policytracker.com (PolicyTracker) - jo@ftidc.com (Spectrum & Telecom Headlines) - newsletters-noreply@linkedin.com subject:(RCR) (RCR Daily) - FirstBell@asee.bulletinmedia.com (ASEE FirstBell) - chetan@chetansharma.com (Chetan Sharma / Mobile Future Forward) - info@6gworld.com OR piotr@6gworld.com (6GWorld) - newsletter@itsoc.org OR oe@itsoc.org (IEEE IT Society) - insight@info.analysysmason.com (Analysys Mason) - communications@aacu.org (AAC&U) - ecosystem@theari.us OR siliconcrossroads@theari.us (ARI / Silicon Crossroads)
For each newsletter, identify 1–3 items that could become a post. For each candidate idea, provide: - Headline: a working post title - Hook: one sentence — what’s the angle or provocation? - Track: sgs / uw / acs / irs (can be multiple) - Source: which newsletter, and the approximate date/subject of the issue
After scanning all feeds, present the full list of ideas grouped by track. Do not draft any posts yet — just propose the topics for Nick to select from.
Context: Nick Laneman is a wireless engineering professor, spectrum policy expert, and PhD mentor. His four content tracks are: - sgs — Strategic Graduate Student: career ownership, research culture, PhD mentorship - uw — Understanding Wireless: wireless technology explained for smart non-experts - acs — American Citizen Scholar: science/tech policy, public roles of researchers, civic purpose - irs — Interfering Radio Systems: technical wireless, interference, coexistence, standards
Last updated: June 2026