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#14 — Casey Newton, founder of Platformer, on launching Platformer, on the future of journalism and diversity in paid newsletters
#14 — Casey Newton, founder of Platformer, on launching Platformer, on the future of journalism and diversity in paid newsletters
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50 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Li Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Casey Newton, founder and writer of Platformer News. Casey has been a leading journalistic voices in Silicon Valley for over a decade, most recently writing a daily newsletter for The Verge. Casey covers topics around government intervention in Big Tech, content moderation, and the impacts of social media on society. As discussed in our news roundup, Casey recently left The Verge to start his own publication called Platformer. We're big fans of his work and it’s clear that other people are as well — in just five days Platformer had amassed over 6,000 subscribers. Casey’s story is a perfect example of the passion economy playing out in real time. In this interview, we are going to talk to Casey about:
If he sees more journalists considering moving out of legacy media organizations
If Substack should offer additional benefits like healthcare and legal support
How he thinks about publishing daily vs working on longer pieces
The biggest issues for both traditional media and social media
What changed most about going independent
And more!
Related links:platformer.newseverything.substack.commeansofcreation.substack.comShow theme music: Compassion by Stefan Kartenberg
If he sees more journalists considering moving out of legacy media organizations
If Substack should offer additional benefits like healthcare and legal support
How he thinks about publishing daily vs working on longer pieces
The biggest issues for both traditional media and social media
What changed most about going independent
And more!
Related links:platformer.newseverything.substack.commeansofcreation.substack.comShow theme music: Compassion by Stefan Kartenberg
Released:
Oct 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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