Business Insider founder Blodget is starting Regenerator
Business Insider founder Henry Blodget is starting a new publication called Regenerator. He writes, “We’re the publication for people who want to build a better future. “We analyze the most important questions in innovation — tech, business, markets, policy, science, culture, and ideas. “This is our ‘alpha’ version. For now, we’re free, and our staff […]
Fast Company/Inc. tighten paywalls
Fast Company and Inc. are tightening their paywalls, making four daily stories reserved for paying subscribers, reports Sara Guaglione of Digiday. Guaglione reports, “Part of the reason for doing this is to create more value for subscribers, but the paywall changes are also part of a larger strategy shift to grow consumer revenue at Mansueto Ventures, in […]
Dow Jones launches custom news feed for client
Dow Jones & Co. has launched a custom news feed for users of London Stock Exchange Group’s Workspace financial data platform, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “News and data from Dow Jones publications The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Market Watch and Investor’s Business Daily will appear in a customised dashboard, curated by a […]
Biz magazine owner: “Be exceptional at a narrow thing”
Simon Owens interviewed Mitch Bettis, owner of Arkansas Business Publishing about his business strategy and his success. Founded in 1974, the company operates dozens of local, niche publications that mostly operate in the business-to-business space. The company growing, and it’s managed to expand its print readership over the past decade. “I couldn’t believe a place like this […]
Wired is dropping its paywall for FOIA-based reporting
Wired is going to stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The Freedom of the Press Foundation writes, “This approach makes a lot of sense from the standpoint of civil duty. They’re called public records for a reason, after all. And access to public documents is more […]
Is the Washington Post going after WSJ subscribers?
The New York Times Dealbook newsletter examines whether the change in editorial page focus at the Washington Post by owner Jeff Bezos means it wants to attract readers from The Wall Street Journal. Dealbook writes, “Bezos is working on changing the paper’s business strategy, and the editorial page shift could be seen as an appeal to Journal […]
How Harvard Biz Review plans to differentiate itself
Bron Maher of Press Gazette interviewed new Harvard Business Review editor Amy Bernstein and outgoing editor Adi Ignatius on how it plans to differentiate itself. Maher writes, “One way Harvard Business Review is pursuing growth amid the headwinds is by building out its offering for c-suite readers, which Ignatius will oversee in his new role as editor at […]
BizTimes Milwaukee: We want to make the biz community smarter
BizTimes Milwaukee publisher Dan Meyer writes about its philosophy as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. Meyer writes, “When Small Business Times started in 1995 the goal was to cover and serve owner-managed companies of all sizes. Our name changed to BizTimes Milwaukee in 2008, but our mission remains much the same today. We exist to make the […]
Morning Brew’s expansion plans
Christiana Sciaudone of A Media Operator looks at how Morning Brew can double in size. Sciaudone writes, “Meanwhile, Morning Brew plans to continue going deeper into its B2B verticals like HR and marketing. When they niche within a niche, say sports marketing in marketing, both marketers and readers are more engaged. That includes both live […]
Politico leaders send out note to readers
Politico Media Group CEO Goli Sheikholeslami and Politico’s Global Editor-In-Chief John Harris sent the following out to its readers: POLITICO has been the subject of debate on X this week. Some of it has been misinformed, and some of it has been flat-out false. Let’s set the record straight. POLITICO is a privately owned […]
