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    Articles tagged Substack (9)

    Christine SchmidtOctober 21, 2019
    From newsroom to newsletter: How local journalists are DIYing important coverage via email
    Just as blogging allowed a new cadre of journalists to work outside established news organizations in the early 2000s, the email newsletter boom has done the same in local communities. “This is more than 40 hours a week for far less than minimum wage. To be frank, it’s exhausting. I only do it because it’s so important.”
    Laura Hazard OwenOctober 8, 2019
    Substack’s first media company is The Dispatch, a center-right site founded by former Weekly Standard and National Review editors
    It’s a step forward for Substack, which had been focused on individuals’ newsletters but is now testing out broader offerings for media companies.
    Jake ShapiroAugust 12, 2019
    PodPass wants to build the identity layer for podcasting (before some big tech company does it first)
    “Ultimately, we hope that a critical mass of podcasters, hosting providers, and apps/platforms will help shape and adopt PodPass as a generative strategy to expand podcasting — creating more value for listeners and creators alike.”
    Email newsletter platform Substack nabs $15.3 million in funding (and vows it won’t go the way of other VC-funded media companies)
    Christine SchmidtFebruary 7, 2019
    In a hot week for audio, paid newsletterer Substack introduces a way for podcasters to earn money
    “It’s not paying for the newsletter or the audio file. It’s the connection to the mind.”
    Shan WangJuly 9, 2018
    More than 11,000 people are paying (yes, paying) for email newsletters on Substack’s platform
    On average, they’re paying just under $80 per year. About 40 or so indie publishers with paid offerings are making what Substack calls “meaningful money.”
    Shan WangApril 11, 2018
    The Dutch newsletter platform Revue, with around 30,000 users, is opening up subscription features
    Revue pitches an easy-to-use authoring interface with many small but useful additional features, all developed together with or as requests from its users.
    Ricardo BiltonFebruary 6, 2018
    With an increased focus on paid newsletters, Substack is opening up its tools to more creators
    “People will always pay for news they can put on the company credit card, but we’ve always believed that that it’s far from the only thing people will pay for.”
    Stratechery, but for jokes about Frasier: Mallory Ortberg tries the paid newsletter route
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