A better future for news
on.substack.com · 2,257 words · saved by 3 readers
Why we’re building Substack
News & Views A better future for news Why we’re building Substack Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie Jul 18, 2017 264 14 14 Share In September 1833, Benjamin Day, the 23-year-old son of a hatter, put the New York Sun on sale for a sixth of the price of its competitors. The sensationalism-stuffed Sun, selling for a penny an issue, quickly became the most-read newspaper in America. The key to its low price and popularity was a business model innovation that would change the news industry forever: advertising. The ad-supported model would undergird a golden age of newspapers that lasted 180 years. Th
saved by
related reading
- Nintil - [Guest post] How Substack Became Milquetoastnintil.com
- Check your Pulse #45sariazout.substack.com
- Substack for Investing and Business Writerssubstack.com
- Substacksubstack.com
- Rethinking paywallstherebooting.com
- Patreon Should Buy Substack to Save Creatorsevery.to
- Top three predictions for the News Publishing industryftstrategies.com
- The Future of the News Business: A Monumental Twitter Stream All in One Place | Andreessen Horowitza16z.com
- BAM is now reader-supportedbitsaboutmoney.com
- Introducing Everyevery.to
- A Q&A with The Atlantic's Nicholas Thompsondigiday.com
- TechCrunch+ Termination - Lux Capitalluxcapital.com