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The Guardian Launching First US Podcast Amid Reader Revenue Growth

By Christiana Sciaudone • April 16, 2026

Hearst Newspapers Expands AI-Powered Tax Tool in Texas After Seeing Strong Conversions

By Christiana Sciaudone • April 16, 2026

Alphaville: Why the Extremely Paywalled FT’s Shitposting ‘Skunkworks’ is Still Free to Read

By Bron Maher • April 16, 2026

For the First Time in Years, Pessimists Outnumber Optimists in Event Industry: PULSE Survey

By Shannon Thaler Cherry • April 14, 2026

Five Years in, Axios Local Still Isn’t Profitable. Can it Be?

By Kari McMahon • April 13, 2026

A simple collage displaying the homepages of the first three newsletters bundled together by Trustfnd, a start-up that hopes to let journalists reach and monetize their audiences together. Trustfnd's first paid product, bundle passes, lets groups of three journalists sell time-limited access to all their newsletters at a discount. The first three journalists to get involved are Marisa Kabas, Katelyn Burns and Kat Tenbarge.

Bundling for Independent Journalist Subscriptions Moves One Step Closer

By Bron Maher • April 10, 2026

WTWH Media Acquisition Targets Hosted-Buyer Executive Events

By Shannon Thaler Cherry • April 9, 2026

Food Is No Longer Just About Feeding People. Plan Accordingly

By Matthew Swenson • April 8, 2026

This News Company Built its Database on its Editorial Chops

By Christiana Sciaudone • April 8, 2026

Local News Now Did Everything Right. It Didn’t Count on a Local Economic Downturn

By Christiana Sciaudone • April 3, 2026

Future Forecast Audience Stability. Now It’s Planning for Decline.

By Bron Maher • April 1, 2026

Inside the Invite-Only Space Tech Dealmaking Summit Launching This Year

By Shannon Thaler Cherry • March 31, 2026

We look up from close to the ground to see a soldier operating a drone above them. The sky is cloudy and grey, and all we see in the background is a simple concrete arch and some trees. The picture illustrates a story about news that Politico co-founder Robert Allbritton had invested in The Arsenal, a subsidiary of Tim Mak's The Counteroffensive which covers defense tech in Ukraine and Europe.

Politico Co-Founder Invests in European Defense Tech Media in Kyiv

By Bron Maher • March 30, 2026

Robert Allbritton’s Model for New NOTUS: Subs, Ads and Events (but Maybe Not ‘Junk’ Programmatic)

By Bron Maher • March 26, 2026

The Economist Refines B2B Offering to Jump Start Growth

By Christiana Sciaudone • March 26, 2026

Axios Expands AI+ Summit Franchise Into Three-City Series

By Lisa Plummer Savas • March 24, 2026

A screenshot of The Observer homepage, illustrating a story about the company making a round of voluntary redundancies - the first since it was acquired by Tortoise Media from The Guardian.

The Observer Opens Voluntary Redundancy Round

By Bron Maher • March 19, 2026

Breaker founder, Lachlan Cartwright, outside Rupert Murdoch's 95th birthday party on March 7, 2026, at The Grill in NYC. After staking out the event with his snapper for eight hours, a FOX representative rewarded him with a slice of Rupert's birthday cake. Credit: Jesse Ward/COPYRIGHT: BREAKER MEDIA

OMG Stop Forwarding & Pay Already: Breaker Media’s Fed Up

By Christiana Sciaudone • March 18, 2026