One of the internet’s top platforms for independent writing is facing a growing backlash from some writers over its announcement last month that it won’t block Nazis from its services, a decision that ...
More is not always best when it comes to attracting paid subscribers to journalism. This is the view of Farrah Storr, head of publisher partnerships at Substack UK, speaking at the Press Gazette ...
The six-year-old self-publishing platform is still a magnet for writers, but WordPress and Beehiiv are vying for market share. After last year’s retrenchment, “we’re just coming out of defensive mode, ...
The newsletter-hosting site Substack advertises itself as the last, best hope for civility on the internet—and aspires to a bigger role in politics in 2024. But just beneath the surface, the platform ...