Morning Conference emails
Morning Conference #3: Substack is a "con" and the NYT lost control of its culinary fans
It's been a fraught week in media. And that's without getting to the BBC news about BBC News.
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diversity
How do we make independent publishing more diverse?
Too many of the big names of independent newsletters are white, male and from predictable backgrounds. What's stopping more diverse voices succeeding?
Morning Conference emails
Morning Conference #2: revamped already
A style guide for reporting on statistics, Facebook clamps down on groups, and driving subscriptions with podcasts. Your morning briefing is here.
Morning Conference emails
Morning Conference #1
The first issue of the daily newsletter for OM&HB subscribers.
paywalls
Rewarding good subscriber content is not the same as rewarding clickbait
The Telegraph's plan to incentivise subscriber-friendly content doesn't look like clickbait payments, whatever Twitter says
tabloids
On the Harry & Meghan interview and the UK press
Some reactions from UK media to the accusations of racism levelled during the Oprah interview.
audience engagement
Audience Engagement = Audience Respect
When they complain, we should feel some obligation to explain — even if that goes against the grain of the way we have always operated.
audience engagement
The skill of making emailing spinach go viral
Don't assume every viral story is an accident: you can learn to maximise your chances of it happening.
nick petrie
Why you should subscribe to Nick Petrie's Evolving Newsroom
The Times's deputy digital head has a great new newsletter. Here's why it's worth your time.
digital journalism
Seven lessons in the future of digital journalism
Seven recent stories from around the web — and the underlying themes they represent
ghost
The Ghost of future publishing systems
Or why am I writing about a Christmas present in late January?
online communities
Trump, QAnon and the limits of the “viral” metaphor to describe online communities
Deplatforming Trump and QAnon won’t kill the movement. But it might just stop it growing as fast.