AI
Sit quietly and read time: AI, Meta, money and… Tintin?
Some worthwhile reading gleaned from my open tabs over the Bank Holiday weekend…
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?
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?
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.
twitch
The next wave of indie media, the Twitch ban hammer and Google's wallet
Twitch and Reddit ban things, Google might start paying for things, and podcasts still have indie cred. What a way to start the week.
newsletters
Ghost's Publisher Weekly aims to support independent publishers
Publishing platform Ghost is building out a resource site and newsletter for independent publishers.