Haley Nahman was having a weird time. She had spent most of the pandemic inside, shuttling around the one-bedroom apartment she shares with her partner, Avi. “Not to paint too bleak a picture, but ...

The cable TV bundle is making a minor comeback – with an assist from YouTube TV. Next year, Google will introduce 10 genre-specific skinny channel bundles that combine broadcast and cable channels ...

Most online political media stars traffic in highly partisan viewpoints. Tara Palmeri hopes that playing it straight will pay off. Tara Palmeri, who formerly wrote for Puck and Politico’s Playbook, ...

When the writer Ryan Broderick joined Substack in 2020, it felt, he told me, like an “oasis.” The email-newsletter platform gave him a direct line to his readers. He did not have to deal with the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kristen Bousquet is an influencer and creator monetization coach. Substack is a subscription-based platform that allows writers, ...

The six-year-old self-publishing platform is still a magnet for writers, but WordPress and Beehiiv are vying for market share. After last year’s retrenchment, “we’re just coming out of defensive mode, ...

One day last June, Patti Smith opened her laptop, typed a brief message to the thousands of readers of her Substack newsletter, and hit Send. “I would be grateful for any suggestions of songs you ...

is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. The appeal of running your own newsletter is obvious and simple: instead of working for a boss, you can work ...

As TikTok’s future hangs in the balance, the newsletter platform is trying to scoop up video creators. As TikTok’s future hangs in the balance, the newsletter platform is trying to scoop up video ...

Giving customers a behind-the-scenes view of your business is a great way to drive loyalty and engagement–and to do just that, founders are increasingly joining one trending platform: Substack. The ...