newsletters
Six things I've learnt from newsletters in the last week Paid Members Public
It's not all posturing and culture war opinion-making, you know.
Why newsletters won't kill newspapers Paid Members Public
And why unbundling the opinion columnists might be a good thing for news in general.
How newsletters will inevitably change media and the power of journalists Paid Members Public
Worrying about Substack is just a proxy for worrying about the business impact of losing star journalists to their own newsletters.
Morning Conference: what the Unsplash sale and the Substack investment mean for you Paid Members Public
Some swift analysis on the two big publishing deals of yesterday.
How do we make independent publishing more diverse? Paid Members Public
Too many of the big names of independent newsletters are white, male and from predictable backgrounds. What's stopping more diverse voices succeeding?
Why Substack's evolution is beginning to worry me Paid Members Public
Is the newsletter platform a boon for independent journalism — or the beginnings of another attention gatekeeper that we'll all regret supporting?
The two reasons why most newsletters will fail Paid Members Public
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.
17 years as a media artisan Paid Members Public
Isabella Roughol has come up with the perfect name for what I’ve been doing for nearly two decades.
