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Meta keeps finding new ways to not pay its creators
PLUS: Why Netflix will come out ahead in the Warner Bros bidding war
16 hrs ago • Simon Owens
The journalists embracing AI in their reporting
PLUS: Why the biggest creators are going analog
Feb 20 • Simon Owens
Apple's move into video podcasts is too little too late
PLUS: Why the traditional book publishing industry no longer treats self-published authors like second class citizens
Feb 19 • Simon Owens
He Shut Down Time’s Moscow Bureau. Then He Built His Own Magazine
Co-founder Nathan Thornburgh explained how the magazine Roads & Kingdoms rebuilt itself after Anthony Bourdain's death.
Feb 18 • Simon Owens
Why influencers are creating fake sponsored content
PLUS: Why several pop stars have set up camp on Substack
Feb 18 • Simon Owens
Every news outlet should produce a video podcast
PLUS: Why tech CEOs love going on podcasts
Feb 17 • Simon Owens
How a small journalism nonprofit is holding the largest pharma companies to account
Diane Salvatore explained how the MedShadow Foundation uncovers the hidden ingredients and side effects of prescription drugs.
Feb 16 • Simon Owens
Why sports leagues are going all in on the Creator Economy
PLUS: Video podcasts are replacing TV talk shows.
Feb 12 • Simon Owens
Is it time for YouTube to invest in prestige TV?
PLUS: Netflix is getting more efficient with its content spending.
Feb 11 • Simon Owens
A couple teenagers launched a media company that now drives 240 billion annual views
Pubity Group co-founder Kit Chilvers explained how the company scaled from a few Instagram meme pages to a global network.
Feb 9 • Simon Owens
The threat of Google Zero was always overblown
PLUS: How Netflix and Spotify teamed up to fight off YouTube
Feb 6 • Simon Owens
Democrats may have found their media counterweight to Fox News
PLUS: Why the media couldn’t resist sports betting
Feb 4 • Simon Owens
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