substack

Posts about the newsletter platform that’s slowly pivoting towards a member-publishing aggregator.

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

Substack buys in community management expertise Members Public

The VC-backed newsletter firm has acquired community management consultants People & Company

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
community management

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

Six thoughts about the Substack Local initiative Members Public

Newsletter platform Substack is chucking $1m of its VC cash at local news journalism. Is this helpful — or just marketing?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
substack

How newsletters will inevitably change media and the power of journalists Members Public

Worrying about Substack is just a proxy for worrying about the business impact of losing star journalists to their own newsletters.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
creator economy

Morning Conference: blogrolls, audience engagement and the discovery problem Members Public

Why Substack and Medium are looking back on 2001's tech to solve the biggest challenge in media

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Morning Conference emails

Morning Conference: what the Unsplash sale and the Substack investment mean for you Members Public

Some swift analysis on the two big publishing deals of yesterday.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Morning Conference emails

Morning Conference: asking the right questions Members Public

How to ask better questions as a journalist, some changes to Substack — and the changes Twitter needs to make.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Morning Conference emails