How an ACBJ paper started a newsletter 25 years ago
James Breiner, the former publisher of the Baltimore Business Journal, writes about how he started a newsletter in 2000. Breiner writes, “People told me how much they liked the newsletter. It gave them empowering information directly in their in-box. It was personal, from me, the publisher. It felt real, genuine, trustworthy. “Dozens asked to be […]
Coy’s economics newsletter at NY Times to end next month
Peter Coy, who has been writing an economics newsletter for the New York Times Opinion section since 2021, will be leaving next month. The last newsletter will be Feb. 7. “For most of the last three years he’s published three newsletters a week, on topics ranging widely from Social Security to his necktie collection,” wrote […]
The Athletic is starting a sports business newsletter
The Athletic announced Wednesday it is launching “MoneyCall,” a sports business newsletter curated by Dan Shanoff, managing editor of sports business. The newsletter will be weekly, and it will include The Athletic’s sports business and media reporting, with insights directly from its newsroom. “MoneyCall” will feature breaking news, predictions and analysis. Readers can also expect […]
Edgecliffe-Johnson to write CEO newsletter for Semafor
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson will write an invitation-only newsletter for chief executives, The CEO Signal, for Semafor, reports Katie Robertson of The New York Times. Robertson reports, “Mr. Edgecliffe-Johnson, formerly FT’s U.S. news editor, said in an interview that other ‘C.E.O.-branded’ media products were intended for a more junior and more aspirational audience, while his newsletter would be written directly […]
FT starts an India newsletter
The Financial Times has launched a new newsletter, “India Business Briefing.” The newsletter will be sent out twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. The first two issues will be free to read online, then it will be available for premium subscribers. “India Business Briefing” will be written by Veena Venugopal, who joined the FT […]
How tech journalist Newcomer has created a $2 million business
Simon Owens interviewed tech journalist Eric Newcomer about his career and how he’s grown his newsletter business to $2 million in revenue. Owens writes, “Major CEOs like Dara Khosrowshahi at Uber and Tony Xu at DoorDash granted him early interviews, and in January 2021 he published a deeply reported, insidery look at the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz […]
Reis joins SoFi for personal finance newsletter
Helen Reis has joined SoFi as deputy newsletter editor for its new On the Money personal finance newsletter. She previously was with The Messenger as senior editor overseeing its personal finance coverage. Reis was also senior news editor of The Balance, a personal finance website owned by Dotdash Meredith and primarily focused on service journalism. […]
WSJ’s “Intelligent Investor” newsletter switching to paid
“The Intelligent Investor,” a weekly Wall Street Journal newsletter, is becoming a paid offering. Jason Zweig writes “The Intelligent Investor” every weekend for The Journal. He also writes “Back in Business,” an occasional column about financial history. Jason is the author of “Your Money and Your Brain,” on the neuroscience of investing, and the editor […]
Newcomer seeks a senior reporter and event host
Newcomer is looking for a reporter with a demonstrated track record of getting notable financial scoops who has the charisma and expertise to emcee 200-person events for Silicon Valley insiders. Newcomer is leveling up. We just announced that we’re on track to generate more than $1 million in profit off of more than $2 million […]
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 […]
