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What I learned from a year on Substack - by Casey Newton
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Your questions about Platformer, answered
A year ago, I quit the best job I ever had to start Platformer . Today I wanted to tell you all how it’s going, what I’ve learned, and how I hope the business will evolve in year two. My hope is that this piece offers some texture to ongoing discussions about how the creator economy and traditional journalism intersect, and proves useful both to journalists considering making a move like this and readers who are curious about whether this model can offer a more sustainable path for journalism than the rocky one we’ve been on lately. I. Let’s start with the good news. Platformer is, thanks to y
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