Featured news:rewired The future of newsletters The newsletter boom of the last few years shows no sign of abating. What's next for this critical auidnce tool, asked a panel at news:rewired. Adam Tinworth May 24, 2022 5 min read
substack Substack’s app: building the VC moat Substack has launched a reader app for iOS, turning itself from a newsletter company into a platform one. Publishers — beware. Adam Tinworth Mar 9, 2022 3 min read
Featured war Report the Ukraine war – but give people an escape route from relentless horror The war in Ukraine is understandably dominating the headlines. But can we report the conflict well and show empathy for readers? Adam Tinworth Feb 28, 2022 6 min read
newsletters Substack targets the UK, and hires away Elle editor-in-chief The VC-funded newsletter platform looks to secure writers and increase growth in the UK — its second biggest market. Adam Tinworth Nov 30, 2021 2 min read
blogging Premature Blogging Death Notice #357 Why do people keep trying to declare that blogging is dead? Adam Tinworth Oct 12, 2021 1 min read
video I miss deadlines. Would you? Some thoughts on B2B newsletters, the endless pivot to video, and Substack's growing moat. Adam Tinworth Sep 21, 2021 5 min read
newsletters Newsletters: problems, potential and pop-ups Oh, god, look. It's another post about newsletters. Run. Run while you still can. Adam Tinworth Jul 22, 2021 5 min read
newsletters The four things that define a good newsletter Illustrated by explaining just how crap my own newsletter is. Adam Tinworth Jul 12, 2021 3 min read
newsletters Apple closes down open rate tracking Apple is taking aim at one of the key newsletter metrics with software updates coming this autumn. Adam Tinworth Jun 8, 2021 3 min read
newsletters An engaged newsletter audience is better than a big one Newsletters are a great way of reaching readers — but they're granting your access to their in-boxes. Don't abuse that. Adam Tinworth Jun 7, 2021 3 min read
community management Substack buys in community management expertise The VC-backed newsletter firm has acquired community management consultants People & Company Adam Tinworth May 14, 2021 4 min read
newsletters Six things I've learnt from newsletters in the last week It's not all posturing and culture war opinion-making, you know. Adam Tinworth May 10, 2021 3 min read
Members only newsletters Why newsletters won't kill newspapers And why unbundling the opinion columnists might be a good thing for news in general. Adam Tinworth Apr 29, 2021 4 min read
creator economy How newsletters will inevitably change media and the power of journalists Worrying about Substack is just a proxy for worrying about the business impact of losing star journalists to their own newsletters. Adam Tinworth Apr 12, 2021 4 min read
Members only Morning Conference emails Morning Conference: what the Unsplash sale and the Substack investment mean for you Some swift analysis on the two big publishing deals of yesterday. Adam Tinworth Mar 31, 2021 3 min read
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? Adam Tinworth Mar 18, 2021 7 min read
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? Adam Tinworth Dec 10, 2020 4 min read
Paid members only 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. Adam Tinworth Nov 13, 2020 4 min read
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. Adam Tinworth Nov 12, 2020 2 min read
facebook 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. Adam Tinworth Oct 29, 2020 7 min read