Interview: Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson on paywalls, print and the pursuit of profit
The Atlantic, a 165-year-old US current affairs magazine, has achieved an enviable transition from analogue to digital. TheAtlantic.com regularly ranks…
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Exclusive: Tortoise raises £10m from investors to expand audio, events and membership
“Slow news” start-up Tortoise has secured £10m of new funding to invest in audio journalism, events and growing its membership…
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Axios launches $599-a-year Pro newsletters: Q&A with senior editor George Moriarty
Axios, the five-year-old publishing startup that has established itself as a leading source of national news in the US, has…
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Advertising industry predicts ‘strong’ budget growth in 2022
The advertising industry’s trade body has predicted strong advertising growth of 5.2% in its forecast for 2022 – albeit slightly…
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A new model for local news? Axios Local and 6am City plan launch of 100+ newsletters across US
Two innovative online American publishers believe they have found a formula that can reverse the decline of local news. Between…
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BBC local news expansion plan is ‘direct threat’ say commercial news publishers
The News Media Association has written to the BBC Board demanding it withdraw plans to extend the corporation’s digital local…
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Is the Athletic worth $550m? How NYT deal compares with other news media valuations
On some basic financial measures, the New York Times’ $550m acquisition of the Athletic is one of the priciest media…
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Time magazine celebrates bumper year as it plans to double down on NFTs
Time achieved its highest revenue growth in “well over a decade” last year, the publisher’s chief executive and editor-in-chief has…
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