business models

A number of supertankers on the sea, surrounded by smaller boast. A media ecosystem metaphor.

This is how the future media ecosystem will look Members Public

The death of Buzzfeed News and the bankrupty of Vice make it clear how the new media ecosystem is developing: it's surprisingly… nautical?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Publishing
An old-fashioned journalist succumbs to despair.

Media’s no good, very bad week Members Public

More proof that VC funding and journalism are poor bedfellows — and that you should never trust a social media platform.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Social Media

The Canary becomes a flock: left-wing site reforms as a workers’ co-operative Members Public

The politics site's former management is gone, and the staff are now collectively running the title. Can they align their business model with their values?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
business models

Why the Streisand effect could hit The Times’s bottom line Members Public

The Times pulling a story about the prime minister shows a strange mix of deference to authority, and a disregard for its paying members. And that could be bad for subs numbers.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
The Times

Subscriber revenue: what's the future — and the limit? Members Public

How do you win an audience. convert them to subscribers — and retain them in tough economic times? A news:rewired panel explores past sucesses and future strategies.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
news:rewired

I miss deadlines. Would you? Members Public

Some thoughts on B2B newsletters, the endless pivot to video, and Substack's growing moat.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Video

Lunchtime links: subs, Google News and the problem with Wikipedia Members Public

It must be the silly season. LinkedIn is getting into subs? Plus some useful stuff on Google News and a critical look at the media/Wikipedia intersection

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
links

Why newsletters won't kill newspapers Members Public

And why unbundling the opinion columnists might be a good thing for news in general.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
newsletters