substack
Why Substack's evolution is beginning to worry me
Is the newsletter platform a boon for independent journalism — or the beginnings of another attention gatekeeper that we'll all regret supporting?
crowd funding
PressPad: diversifying media during a pandemic
PressPad's mission to diversify journalism by providing access for young journalists to work opportunities has been knocked back by the pandemic. Here's what they're doing to recover — and how you can help.
social networks
Attack of the clones: all social networks are NOT becoming the same
Yes, all social networks are developing the same feature set. No, that doesn’t mean they’re all becoming the same. Here’s why.
evergreen content
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…
X (Twitter)
Social & Digital coffee break: 3 stories in 3 sentences
Because your time is precious, and I respect it, dammit.
substack
Matt Yglesias leaves Vox for Substack: is he doing a Newton or a Sullivan?
Another writer mired in controversy leaves a Vox Media publication to start his own newsletter. What’s happening here?
newsletters
The two reasons why most newsletters will fail
Like any good gold rush, people aren't paying enough attention to the details of what makes newsletters work. And that will lead to many flaming out. Here's why.
independent publishing
17 years as a media artisan
Isabella Roughol has come up with the perfect name for what I’ve been doing for nearly two decades.
quartz
Social & Digital coffee break: Quartz's future crystallises
Quartz goes private, newsroom product management is the future, and more essential reads for today.