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Sophie CulpepperOctober 3, 2023

Aiming for 500,000 subscribers by 2026, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution takes a big swing on growth

“We want to cloak ourselves in all things Atlanta. And frankly, in recent years, we haven’t necessarily done that.”

Joshua BentonAugust 10, 2023

The poster child for micropayments for news is getting out of the micropayments business

Blendle has been selling news by the article for nearly a decade, but “very limited” demand and the rise of digital subscriptions have done the idea in.

Joshua BentonMay 1, 2023

Micropayments. Elon Musk thinks he’s got a “major win-win” for news publishers with…micropayments.

After all, who would news companies rather trust their revenue to than the guy who calls them a “relentless hatestream”?

Joshua BentonNovember 23, 2020

Another bit of good news from Apple: Publishers can now offer targeted discounts in the App Store

Want to offer a special introductory rate for students and educators? Superfans of your local football team? People who’ve hit your paywall five months running? You now can through the App Store on iPad and iPhones.

Joshua BentonNovember 18, 2020

Apple is reducing the cut it takes from most news publishers’ subscriptions

Instead of taking 30% of new subscribers’ payments, it’ll take 15%. The money’s welcome, but it’s also a reminder of how little control publishers have over the terms they get from tech giants.

Joshua BentonNovember 9, 2020

Can Spotify be the one to convince people to pay for podcasts?

The Swedish music giant is apparently testing out podcast-only subscription offers. But the market for paid premium podcasts is pointedly unproven.

For the first time, The New York Times’ digital subscriptions generate more revenue than its print ones

Joshua BentonJuly 16, 2020

These McClatchy financials are a window into how much damage Covid-19 has done to the newspaper business

When McClatchy declared bankruptcy in February, its debts were crushing, but its operating numbers weren’t so bad. But the coronavirus ripped away more than a quarter of its revenue in just a few weeks.

Sarah ScireApril 6, 2020

For its must-read coronavirus coverage, The Atlantic is rewarded with a huge surge of digital subscriptions

A focus on big-swing stories and “high-intensity, highly fraught journalism” let the magazine put up traffic and subscription numbers more expected from a top national newspaper.

Joshua BentonSeptember 25, 2019

Vox Media and New York magazine isn’t a marriage, but it’s a deal that makes sense

Two companies with similar editorial values and brands that mostly complement instead of overlap. This is the kind of smart merger we should see more of.

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