Video and podcast recording tool maker Riverside is giving its users a new way to reach their audiences: newsletters.

Newsletters are increasingly integrating podcasting, with platforms like Substack and beehiiv offering features for audience ...

This piece originally ran on Casey Newton’s Substack, Platformer. We’re republishing it here because it offers a lot of great detail about what it’s like to leave a media company and start your own ...

Much like the economy at large, the platforms like Substack operate on superstar economics, favoring big players over independent creators.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration announced last week that it will open a municipal clinic that is the first of its kind: It will provide free “gender-affirming” care to people who ...

Prince William’s most recent statement to The Sunday Times’ Roya Nikkah has sparked a vast amount of chatter. For those unversed with the contents in this piece, it included some personal promises by ...

I have few followers, so my paid products won't sell. Is there anyone who thinks that? I was the same way. I have about 300 followers on X. My sales record on Brain was zero. I don't have any big ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Greta Caruso and Fanny Singer about their newsletter on feeding kids, and how to get the child in your life to love summer produce. The fresh produce of summer is coming ...

I worry about my students' writing. Many professors do these days. A 2025 Inside Higher Ed survey found that 85% of undergraduates use AI in their coursework, and a large chunk simply let bots write ...

Jake Reiner, the 34-year-old son of slain filmmaker-actor Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner, recalled his parents and the horrific aftermath of their murders in an emotional Substack post. “On the ...

Kuwaiti American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been held in a Kuwaiti prison for six weeks. He was arrested on March 3 in Kuwait City and faces prosecution in a special tribunal. On March 2, he ...

Explore how Substack writers use newsletter platforms to earn from paid subs, build niche communities, and thrive in the expanding creator economy through independent publishing. Pixabay, ...