Media Trends
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Collection by Katja Evertz
medium.com
Mailchimp Is Dead (It Just Doesn’t Know It Yet)
medium.com
13 saves · 2020-11-26 · There’s a new 800-pound gorilla in the email marketing jungle, and its name is Amazon
In Media
CNN
Before Substack, there was Medium — and its network is about to get bigger
CNN
3 min read · 103 saves · Jan 14th · Substack has become synonymous with writers looking to go independent. But for many years prior, there was a different go-to place for self-publishing: Medium.
VANITY FAIR
“You Become Hostage to Their Worldview”: The Murky World of Moderation on Clubhouse, a Playground for the…
VANITY FAIR
3 min read · 56 saves · 2020-12-10 · The invite-only app, which has drawn attention for anti-Semitic speech and harassment issues, says it’s focused on making users feel safe. But due to its very nature, it has become a haven for the…
In Social Media
BuzzFeed News
The Pro-Trump Mob Was Doing It For The Gram
BuzzFeed News
4 min read · 58 saves · Jan 8th · The assault on the Capitol, and on democracy, also felt like a meme-making social media performance.
diversitystyleguide.com
Diversity Style Guide
diversitystyleguide.com
From 2018 · Helping media professionals write with accuracy and authority
In Media
Reuters Institute
Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2021
Reuters Institute
127 saves · Jan 7th · This annual report, based on a survey of senior executives, looks at some of the issues facing journalism in 2021 and beyond.
In Media
The New Yorker
Is Substack the Media Future We Want?
The New Yorker
8 min read · 205 saves · 2020-12-28 · Anna Wiener · The newsletter service is a software company that, by mimicking some of the functions of newsrooms, has made itself difficult to categorize.
Business Insider
Subscription newsletter platform Substack has doubled its users as COVID-19 jeopardizes the ad-based media model
Business Insider
3 min read · 2020-07-30 · Amy Borrett · The Andreessen Horowitz-backed platform wants to create a new media model where readers support their favourite writers by paying them directly.
In Media
CJR
The Substackerati
CJR
~18 min read · 272 saves · 2020-11-16 · Did a newsletter company create a more equitable media system—or replicate the flaws of the old one?
In Startups
a16z
The Next Phase of Social? Listen Closely
a16z
10 min read · 150 saves · 2020-12-07 · We’re on the cusp of a wave of audio innovation that will rival the explosion of video apps. Now new social + audio startups are stretching beyond podcasts.
In Media
Axios
Vice becomes first media publisher to launch on OnlyFans
Axios
2 min read · 66 saves · From 2017 · Vice's food vertical, Munchies, will launch a verified channel on the breakout creator platform.
In Media
The New Republic
The Desperate Last Days of Local News
The New Republic
8 min read · 56 saves · 2020-12-14 · From billionaire dilettantes to pension funds, profit-seeking just isn’t compatible with the media’s core democratic functions.
