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?
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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.
training
Should you turn your video cam on in online training?
The pandemic has turned everything into a video call — but could we be making smarter decisions about when to turn on the camera?
Social & Digital coffee break: escaping the Facebook shadow
It’s not really a surprise that Facebook can’t be trusted — but are we really taking the steps we need to end our additions to it? This, and many other useful topics in today’s digest.
aggregation
Social & Digital Coffee Break: Google tools, social media stats and free money
A round up of news you can use in your social media and digital publishing work. Just don't click on the last link, unless you want to despair of men.
Journalism
Poor story construction can spread COVID-19 misinformation
Why poor story structure is going to make some people scared of bank notes.
YouTube
Members only: more on YouTube and news, and other reader feedback
Reader feedback on recent posts, and some plans for the future of this site.
niche
Metamorphosis of the Journalist
In today’s round-up of good internet reading, we learn to love the niche, look (again( at newsletters, and get attention hacking
newsletters
Understanding Editorial Newsletters: a brief guide
The hype around the "star journalist" newsletter is in danger of obscuring a deeper and more important truth about the role of newsletters in journalism.
comments
The need for intelligent skepticism, proved through links
Can you trust your commenters? Can you trust your transcription service? In the digital world, here be dragons…