Reuters expands digital subscription to Australia, New Zealand
Reuters has expanded its digital subscription strategy for its website and mobile app to Australia and New Zealand. The subscription plan will be available to users in Australia for A$1.50 and New Zealand for NZ$1.50 a week. There are no introductory offers or surprise price increases. Earlier this year, Reuters launched digital subscriptions in Europe, […]
Tech site The Verge is adding a paywall
Tech news site The Verge, part of Vox Media, is going to add a paywall for its website, reports Maxwell Tani of Semafor. Tani reports, “On Tuesday, the company will also be launching a sitewide subscription to its technology vertical, The Verge. (Status reported earlier this year that Vox was weighing paywalling it.) Beginning this week, the Verge will […]
Ex-Business Insider EIC Carlson starts Dynamo
Nicholas Carlson, the former editor in chief of Business Insider, has started a video company called Dynamo with the backing of people in business journalism, reports Benjamin Mullin of The New York Times. Mullin writes, “As he was leaving Business Insider, Mr. Carlson sounded out Henry Blodget, the former chief executive of the company, on his next […]
London’s City AM considers dropping Monday edition
London business newspaper City AM is looking at dropping its Monday print edition, going down to three days a week, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “Staff were told on Tuesday that the planned changes will put a small number of roles at risk of redundancy. “City AM initially went down to a four-day print […]
WSJ’s Tucker brought fresh eyes to the publication
Peter Kafka interviewed Wall Street Journal editor Emma Tucker on his podcast about the changes she has made at the publication since joining in early 2023. Subscriptions are up 7% in the past year. “I felt that the Journal was in a very good place but could be more ambitious with its appeal to new digital […]
Bloomberg Media has added 200,000 subs in last four months
Bloomberg Media says it has added 200,000 subscriptions in the last four months as part of a growth plan, reports Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher reports, “Bloomberg Media’s announcement it has hit 740,000 subscriptions represents a nearly 50% growth in paid subs in a year. “Bloomberg Media chief operating officer Julia Beizer told Press Gazette most of […]
Newcomer on the success of his tech newsletter
Eric Newcomer writes about the success of his eponymous tech newsletter, which started four years ago and now has $2 million in revenue and has a goal of reaching $4 million in 2025. Newcomer writes, “In 2023, Newcomer generated $712,000 in net income on $1.6 million in revenue. “In January, we hired Madeline Renbarger from Business Insider to join […]
The Economist is aiming to “future-proof” its business
The Economist has “returned to brand advertising” and rolled out free subscriptions for students as part of a bid to “future-proof” the business, reports Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher reports, “The free subscriptions offer began to roll out at the end of July, providing high school and university students aged 16 and older free access to […]
How editorial fuels Bloomberg’s success
A Substack that tracks Bloomberg LP examines its success concludes that the editorial product is one of the key drivers. The Substack reads, “A dedicated team of editors, journalists, and reporters working only for Bloomberg were tasked with generating proprietary financial content. An in-house team could better optimize for speed, accuracy, and brevity to convey […]
How The Economist reaches a younger audience
Marcela Kunova of Journalism.co.uk writes about how The Economist has been successful in reaching a younger audience. Kunova writes, “To address this challenge, The Economist focused on creating new formats to meet the needs of Gen Z. One example of this is Economist Espresso, launched in 2014 as a quick, digestible daily briefing that presents global news in […]
