Essential evergreen content, the Substack revenue question and the future of student media: this week’s key links
A digital basic people still struggle with, some thoughts on the newsletter opportunity — and an influencer's façade crumbles…
Social & Digital coffee break: Quartz's future crystallises
Quartz goes private, newsroom product management is the future, and more essential reads for today.
Are readers really seeking "good news"? Or are they actually after something else?
The novel coronavirus traffic bump is declining. Should we seek positive news, instead? Or is there another option?
Why we need more than just good coronavirus reporting right now
There is only one story right now: Covid-19. That's not good enough. People need to escape from it, as well as being informed about it.
Your work is better than "content"
Anything truly creative is more than just content.
Cool Content Coming Soon, the rather splendid content-centric event I liveblogged last year, is coming back (soon), and this time to this part of the world:
Yes, Cornwall. In fact, it’ll be at the Eden Project on March 22nd, and if you’re anywhere near that part of the world – or can arrange to be – then it’s well worth half a day of your time and under £40.
