Artists are struggling to engage with their audiences online, but the virality of the short-form video platform is coming at an opportune time for the genre—challenging how music is packaged, shared and listened to.

Apple has fixed a headache for analytics; and TikTok is now connected to Headliner

Roger Lynch talks unionization, Bon Appétit and Anna Wintour.

Dave Wiskus is on a mission to empower creators.

Is it time for journalists to get off Twitter? One of the nation’s leading newspapers has made a presence on the social platform optional. We’ll talk about why, and what effects this could have on the quality of reporting and the safety of reporters. Also, Warner Bros. Discovery’s takeover of CNN and HBO, the collapse of Black News Channel and the USA Today’s innovative use of comic journalism. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

When the CEO of Scholastic died suddenly last year, he left control of the family empire to a former colleague—his ex-girlfriend. Now there may be a showdown brewing over billions of dollars in kids’ fare.

It’s strange to think that I knew what Substack was as soon as it was put in front of me. But I did—it was an attempt to wrap email in a platform, with promising initial promises, but the goal of strengthening Substack itself.Sure, there were a lot of things about Substack that looked good at the outset—the fact that they effectively gave the platform away for free was a vast improvement over the model of charging money after you reached a certain subscriber size—but every new publisher that jo…

The company has an iOS app and big new ambitions. Should writers be scared?

I’m going to miss writing and making video for you all.

In this issue, we have sought to convey the scope and ambition of CJR over the course of its life. The stories are organized thematically, rather than chronologically, to help connect the dots from one age to the next.

Apple News is introducing its first daily local newsletter for the Bay Area and is actively exploring expanding the offering to other cities. The Bay Area daily local newsletter, which is reminiscent of a daily local paper, includes top stories across local news, sports, politics, dining and more. …

What comes next.

It’s completely unclear why.

Well hello, reporters! It’s that time of year again. RevEye My most popular post on Substack this year (kinda surprisingly to me) was also the most recent, RevEye! RevEye helps you avoid making an oopsie by checking if images have already been published online. This helps prevent you from b

This annual report, based on a survey of senior executives, looks at the key issues facing journalism in 2022 and beyond.

This annual report, based on a survey of senior executives, looks at the key issues facing journalism in 2022 and beyond.

Podcast ads start to act more like the web

Trying to move podcasts to web-like “industry standard advertising” is worse than violating the spirit of *If it ain’t broke don’t fix it* — this is breaking something that definitely works for something we know doesn’t.

The Wall Street Journal's stubborn conservatism.

Tracing the evolution of tech’s three eras, and why the fourth era — the Metaverse — is defined by its bifurcation with the physical world.

The Verge turns five on November 1st, and we’re in the process of refreshing our entire brand for the next five years. In Refreshing The Verge, we’ll be looking at how that refresh process works,...

Things look a little different around The Verge today. Very different. Like a thousand lasers shining through your mind, pointing at the future.

pResponses to this report written by journalists and media scholars. Each focusing on a specific issue raised,  including legal considerations (Victoria Baranetsky), online harassment (Michelle Ferrier), representation (Leonor Ayala Polley), audience trust (Benjamin Toff), and objectivity (Laura Wagner), can be read here. Executive Summary Journalists increasingly rely on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter […]/p

Yesterday, we published a report that explores journalists’ experiences with and views of newsroom social media policies. Below are five responses to the report written by journalists and media scholars. Each of these focuses on a specific issue raised in the report, including legal considerations (Victoria Baranetsky), online harassment (Michelle Ferrier), representation (Leonor Ayala Polley), audience trust (Benjamin Toff), and objectivity […]

"If I was queen for a day, what I would honestly do is fire every journalism professor and hire adjuncts working in the field. That's, like, my dream."

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By Walt Hickey Welcome to the Numlock Sunday edition. This week, I spoke to Ernie Smith who writes the Tedium and Midrange newsletters. A week ago he had a great story, ‘A Chart-Record Feast 🎶’ in Midrange. Here's what I wrote about it: Last week saw two milestones on the music charts. The first is that “All Too Well” by Taylor Swift reached the number one spot on Billboard’s Hot 100, and at

Michael Fisher (aka MrMobile) joins us this week to talk Samsung's latest and the state of foldables..