@theatlantic launched a new email newsletter at the start of the year dedicated to its crossword. The weekly email explores the origins and other fun facts about a word or phrase from one of the week's puzzles. Read more about their approach on the analysis section of our website voices.media/analysis
Founder of local newsletter network @6amcity Ryan Heafy spoke to us why the network is very close to having a million subscribers across its 24 daily newsletters, about his unconventional route into media – he used to fix Black Hawk helicopters – and how it helped 6AM launch in 16 cities in a year (spoiler: it’s all about operations and scale). If you care about the nuts and bolts of hyper-local newsletter economics this is the interview for you.
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After expanding to an extra 16 cities last summer, 6-year-old hyper-local newsletter publisher @6amcity has seen exponential subscriber growth, this week reaching one million newsletter subscribers. They are also on track to exceed $10 million in revenue in 2022. Co Founder @ryanheafy credits the success to honing their strategy early on. Read the full story on our website voices.media
Abbianca Makoni is a 22-year old journalist who, after completing a four-year apprenticeship at the the Evening Standard, decided to go it alone with own online publication @awallprintss. It shares the voices and stories of under-reported communities around the world, as well as platforming the creative work of different groups across culture, news, arts, music and more. Listen by searching for Media Voices wherever you find podcasts.
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A question that has prompted much debate over the past few weeks: do publishers need an exit strategy from social media? Read our answer and thoughts from our community over at voices.media
NFTs have captured attention as a possible new revenue stream for publishers with initiative and a rich archive. But will they last? @chrismsutcliffe took a look at how the new technology has fared over the past 12 months and what could lie ahead this year. This and more analysis from our #mediamoments report, now on our website voices.media/analysis
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We're hard at work putting the finishing touches to our annual report, Media Moments 2021. Join us at the virtual launch event with this fantastic panel to discuss the key events of the year, and what publishers can expect from 2022. Register on our website voices.media