Why tech journalist Newton launched a newsletter
Quentin Hardy interviewed tech journalist Casey Newton about his decision to launch a newsletter, called The Platformer, and become his own boss. Here is an excerpt: Quentin Hardy: You had a rising career in traditional journalism, but left to start your own thing. What was behind that move? Casey Newton: It was 2020. COVID. I was living like a retiree, […]
Business newsletter company WorkWeek raises $12.5 million
Workweek, a newsletter publishing platform serving business professionals, raised $12.5 million, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “The new professional networking platform will launch with a membership for HR leaders and health system leaders and soon, franchise operators. The company hopes to launch more niche networks in the coming months around professional topics, such as […]
Bloomberg’s Trentmann starts CFO newsletter
Bloomberg News senior editor Nina Trentmann wrote the following on LinkedIn: Those who know me know that there’s one topic in particular that I am interested in: Corporate finance, and the people in charge of it – CFOs. During my six-and-a-half years at the The Wall Street Journal, I got to interview many of them. […]
FT starts “The State of Britain” newsletter
The Financial Times has launched “The State of Britain,” a newsletter about the United Kingdom’s search for growth, productivity and its place in a changing world. It will be written by the public policy editor Peter Foster. The newsletter will help readers navigate Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union, its largest trading partner. It […]
Reuters seeks a newsletters and notifications producer
With a portfolio of 18 newsletters and hundreds of thousands of subscribers, Reuters has a growing audience of readers finding our journalism in their inboxes. The Newsletter & Notification Producer will be responsible for contributing to the development of the Reuters.com newsletter portfolio, by providing regular reports and deep dives into newsletter analytics. The Newsletter […]
“Opening Bell Daily” syndicates with Inc. magazine
“Opening Bell Daily,” a markets newsletter started last month by former Business Insider reporter Phil Rosen, is now being syndicated by Inc. magazine. “We’re delighted to add Phil Rosen’s terrific and incisive coverage of the stock market to Inc.’s daily report,” says Inc. magazine editor-in-chief Mike Hofman in a statement. “When I learned that Phil was […]
How Garfinkle is shaping the Term Sheet newsletter
Allie Garfinkle of Fortune, who writes its Term Sheet newsletter, was interviewed by SBS Communications about her job. Here is an excerpt: A number of the tech industry’s top journalists have previously been Term Sheet writers. How are you making the newsletter your own? What changes can we expect? My joke about this: I was […]
Berke’s cannabis newsletter nearing 15,000 subscribers
Jeremy Berke, who left Business Insider in late 2022 to start his own daily newsletter, says “Cultivated Daily” is up to nearly 15,000 subscribers. Berke just announced a strategic partnership with Grown In to increase the subscriber base. “Right now, we are focused on growing the list as large as possible, so these are all […]
FT seeks a reporter for its Unhedged newsletter
The Financial Times is seeking a reporter to contribute to Unhedged, the FT’s New York-based markets and finance newsletter. Unhedged, with almost 50,000 subscribers and a popular podcast, is one of the FT’s most high-profile products, and this role is an opportunity to display sharp writing and analytical insight to a large, appreciative and engaged […]
Gaffney becomes lead writer for STAT News’ “Morning Rounds” newsletter
Theresa Gaffney is now the lead writer for the “Morning Rounds” newsletter at STAT News. She has been a reporter and podcast producer at STAT. She covers health care, new research, and public policy, with a particular interest in mental health, gender-affirming care, and LGBTQ+ patient communities. She also has been writing the “Morning Rounds” newsletter on Mondays […]
