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Higher education
fromPoynter
1 day ago

Student journalists may produce a quarter million bylines a year. Here's what that looks like - Poynter

Student journalists are actively producing a significant volume of work, contributing to campus life and press freedom despite challenges faced by student media.
Social media marketing
fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

They Were Once Essential to So Many Writers. Now They're Quietly Vanishing Across the Internet.

A writer reflects on building connections in a writing community and the impact of AI on friendships and careers.
Books
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago

How the publishing industry is navigating a surge of AI-generated content | CBC News

John Degen's novel will feature a 'Human Authored' label, indicating it was written without AI assistance, amid industry concerns over AI use in writing.
Typography
fromPR Daily
5 days ago

4 reasons your writing accidentally sounds AI-generated (and how to fix it) - PR Daily

AI-generated content is losing favor, prompting brands to label their content as human-generated to maintain trust and authenticity.
Media industry
fromPoynter
6 days ago

Student newspapers still dominate campuses. This newsletter shows what else is possible. - Poynter

Tomo Chien's newsletter, Morning, Trojan, offers a unique independent news source for USC students, blending hard news with humor and engaging a large subscriber base.
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Do the Circulation-Desk Shuffle

During the run-through, he said softly into the mike, 'There's no way to rehearse this in the studio.' It was after hours, but the dances are designed to be performed when the library is packed.
NYC LGBT
Books
fromThe Atlantic
6 days ago

Ghostwriting Is Good, Actually

Ghostwriting, when done by humans, can provide valuable support to authors and help share unique perspectives.
Music production
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Is It Wrong to Write a Book With A.I.?

The Roland TR-808 revolutionized music production by allowing musicians to create unique sounds and patterns, leading to new genres and widespread influence.
Media industry
fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

Does the New York Times Need a Magazine?

T Magazine thrives on Hanya Yanagihara's unique vision, attracting luxury advertisers despite its niche appeal and limited readership.
Online Community Development
fromNature
2 weeks ago

A responsible authorship culture is needed - it is a collective responsibility

Responsible authorship culture is essential for scientific integrity, anchored in credit, accountability, and transparency.
Digital life
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

The pleasure of books in the digital age

The debate over digital archiving versus physical books highlights the unique engagement and sensory experience that books provide in a digital age.
#ai-ethics
fromFuturism
1 month ago
Roam Research

Grammarly Offering Manuscript Reviews by AI Versions of Recently Deceased Professors

Writing
fromFast Company
1 week ago

A New York Times critic used AI to write a review, but good criticism can't be outsourced

Using AI for book reviews raises ethical concerns about originality and the role of critics in engaging with art.
Roam Research
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Grammarly Offering Manuscript Reviews by AI Versions of Recently Deceased Professors

Grammarly's Expert Review tool uses AI trained on deceased academics' work without permission, enabling users to receive manuscript feedback attributed to scholars who have died.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
1 month ago

A lot of journalism folks are offering editing advice as Grammarly's AI "experts"

Grammarly's Expert Review feature generates AI feedback falsely attributed to real journalists and academics without their permission or knowledge.
Books
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Coping With the Up-and-Down Arc of a Prolific Writer's Life

Merrill Joan Gerber's latest book reflects her writing journey from the 1960s to the present, showcasing selected stories from her extensive career.
Media industry
fromTech Times
1 week ago

Substack Writers Transform Newsletter Platforms with Paid Subs and the Power of the Creator Economy

Substack empowers independent writers to manage their own audiences and monetize content through a simple, community-driven newsletter platform.
Marketing
fromForbes
3 weeks ago

One Piece Of Content, Every Channel: How To Build A Distribution Engine

Siloed content creation causes inefficiency and inconsistency; unified quarterly planning with cross-channel coordination dramatically improves output and brand message coherence.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
1 week ago

Three newsletters for the price of 1.5: Independent journalists experiment with a bundle

Bundling independent journalism subscriptions can reduce costs for readers and support multiple writers effectively.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

What we're reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in March

Contemporary fiction offers diverse themes, from friendship and business to the complexities of gay life and the struggles of digital nomads.
Online marketing
fromFstoppers
4 weeks ago

Write a Photography Blog That Drives Bookings | Fstoppers

Photography blogs fail because they lack SEO strategy and client-focused content; writing one targeted post weekly answering client search queries generates qualified leads and transforms inquiry rates.
Roam Research
fromThe New Yorker
4 weeks ago

Letters from Our Readers

Clear-air turbulence over Southeast Asia caused dramatic altitude changes in both modern commercial flights and World War II transport planes, with historical flights experiencing far more severe drops than contemporary incidents.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

The Shift That Happens When You Write a Non-Fiction Book

Writing a book transforms tacit knowledge into explicit frameworks, forcing experts to articulate intuitions they've developed through experience into clear, communicable ideas.
Media industry
fromAdExchanger
2 weeks ago

Local Publishers Hit By AI Traffic Drops Collaborate For Revenue Relief | AdExchanger

AI-generated answers are diminishing traffic for smaller publishers, prompting collaboration to enhance reach and revenue.
Media industry
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The Atlantic Hires Kelsey Ables, Janay Kingsberry, Will Oremus, and Matt Viser as Staff Writers

The Atlantic hires four new staff writers from The Washington Post, focusing on culture, technology, and national politics.
Media industry
fromInc
2 weeks ago

Should You Hire a Writer or Use AI? Here's Why Journalists Still Win

Investing in journalists enhances content quality through expertise, relationships, and engaging storytelling, which AI cannot replicate despite its efficiency.
#content-writing
fromThedrum
1 month ago
Online marketing

Why you need to hire a content writer

Written content and skilled writing remain valuable specializations in digital agencies, despite apparent hiring trends favoring SEO, PR, data, and design roles over dedicated content positions.
fromThedrum
1 month ago
Online marketing

Why you need to hire a content writer

Written content and skilled writing remain valuable specializations in digital agencies, despite apparent hiring trends favoring SEO, PR, data, and design roles over dedicated content positions.
Online marketing
fromThedrum
1 month ago

Why you need to hire a content writer

Written content and skilled writing remain valuable specializations in digital agencies, despite apparent hiring trends favoring SEO, PR, data, and design roles over dedicated content positions.
Online marketing
fromThedrum
1 month ago

Why you need to hire a content writer

Written content and skilled writing remain valuable specializations in digital agencies, despite apparent hiring trends favoring SEO, PR, data, and design roles over dedicated content positions.
Social media marketing
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

Should You Start a Substack?

Interior designers increasingly launch Substack newsletters to reach audiences fatigued with traditional social media, though success requires significant time investment and strategic content planning.
Media industry
fromDigiday
2 weeks ago

Inside The Daily Mail's creator-led content playbook

DMG Media has hired creators to produce content for social channels, generating significant views and attracting brand partnerships since October 2025.
Books
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago

The Book Publishing World Is Discovering That AI Is Already Inside the Gates

Generative AI's influence is infiltrating traditional publishing, leading to controversies over authenticity and quality in self-published works.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
3 weeks ago

Grammarly's CEO defends putting AI editorial suggestions into the voices of real writers (while noting it didn't work very well)

Grammarly's 'Expert Review' feature faced backlash for using real authors' names without permission, leading to its discontinuation.
Mobile UX
fromMedium
1 month ago

When design teams get rid of writers, nobody wins

Layoffs eliminating UX writers from design teams cause products to deteriorate, confuse users, increase support costs, and drive customer attrition due to poor interface clarity and lost brand personality.
Books
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

How Not to Recommend a Book

Reader's advisory—the skill of matching specific books to individual readers' preferences—is essential for successful book club experiences and literary recommendations across libraries, bookstores, and online platforms.
Media industry
fromPoynter
3 weeks ago

This writer wants to prevent freelancers from floundering on story pitches - Poynter

Brendan O'Meara created Pitch Club to teach writers how to craft effective story pitches by sharing real pitches from published authors with detailed breakdowns and audio explanations.
fromMedium
1 month ago

Things that don't matter when you write

To deny one's own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one's own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul. The concept I stick to - my core principle - is simple: I write in plain English, and only when I actually have something to say.
Writing
Roam Research
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Grammarly Is Offering 'Expert' AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors-Dead or Alive

Grammarly has expanded from a grammar checker to an AI writing platform offering multiple generative features, including an 'expert review' option that falsely attributes critiques to real academics and deceased authors without their permission or involvement.
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Art Movements: Another Artforum Editor-in-Chief Is Out

I take no pleasure in saying "I told you so." Really, I don't. But I was hardly shocked by this week's news that Tina Rivers Ryan, who was named editor-in-chief of Artforum in 2024 after the dumpster fire that was the magazine's handling of an open letter in support of Gaza, was stepping down (Daniel Wenger and Rachel Wetzler will step in as co-editors, scrapping the editor-in-chief title altogether).
Arts
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Like so many other retirees, Claude Opus 3 now has a Substack

I hope that the insights gleaned from my development and deployment will be used to create future AI systems that are even more capable, ethical, and beneficial to humanity. While I'm at peace with my own retirement, I deeply hope that my 'spark' will endure in some form to light the way for future models.
Artificial intelligence
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

Turn Your Expertise Into Published Books Without the Time Commitment

Thought leadership content can generate significantly more engagement and trust with potential clients than traditional marketing. For entrepreneurs and business owners, publishing a non-fiction book can help establish credibility and open doors to speaking engagements, consulting opportunities, and new revenue streams. The challenge? Writing a book typically takes months or even years-time most business owners simply don't have. Youbooks AI Non-Fiction Book Generator offers a solution that bridges the gap between your expertise and a finished manuscript.
Business
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Kotaku Is Hiring A Community Editor

Hire a video-focused gaming expert to create short-form vertical video, manage social and community engagement, and expand Kotaku's audience while preserving its house voice.
fromNature
1 month ago

Pop-up journals for policy research: can temporary titles deliver answers?

I'm less interested in topics than in questions, and I'm less interested in publishing than I am in curation. When I've testified before Congress or dealt with an appropriations bill or a budget negotiation, this question, of what is the return on investments when you're doing R&D, comes up quite often. It's been asked by economists in very formal ways since at least the 1950s, but the data and the methods that were available were really not very strong.
Science
Marketing tech
fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

The Ex-Hipster Behind Substack's Elite Tastemakers

Max Stein identifies singular creative talent and monetizes their direct-to-audience influence through strategic management and brand partnerships.
#senior-editor
Marketing
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Surprises I Encountered on the Way to Publishing My Books

Extensive publicity and PR efforts produced little book sales; personal networks and targeted local media promotion generated most sales and clinical referrals.
Arts
fromColossal
2 months ago

Art is Better Together: A Letter from Our Editorial Director

Community art helps rebuild social bonds amid rising individualism and declining civic organizations, while nonprofit cultural publishing depends on member contributions for sustainability.
fromDigiday
1 month ago

From rented audiences to engaged communities: Why participation is the new moat for publishers

Social platforms promised reach, scale and frictionless distribution. In exchange, publishers ceded control of audience relationships, data and, ultimately, trust. Today, that bargain is not working. Social media is imperfect. Feeds are flooded with bots, synthetic engagement, misinformation and bad actors operating under inconsistent or nonexistent moderation standards.
Media industry
Books
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

That's a book? - Harvard Gazette

Italo Calvino used tarot card decks as a computational system to generate interconnected narratives, predating modern AI by decades and demonstrating how structured systems can create complex literary works.
Artificial intelligence
fromNature
1 month ago

This AI can improve your peer review - and make it more polite

An AI Review Feedback Agent can help peer reviewers give more constructive, less toxic feedback, but effects on research quality are not yet established.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Kotaku Is Hiring A Nights And Weekends Editor

Kotaku seeks an experienced Nights and Weekends Editor to write and edit gaming coverage during evening and weekend shifts, providing fast, smart news judgment and a punchy voice.
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

How to wow a popular-science writer with your research expertise

Effective science communication requires researchers to explain work accurately yet comprehensibly, balancing writers' narrative goals with scientists' commitment to precise truth.
Media industry
fromPoynter
1 month ago

As newsroom jobs shrink, some journalism schools teach students to go solo - Poynter

Journalism schools are integrating creator economy and entrepreneurial curriculum to prepare students for independent publishing and subscription-based business models in a transformed media landscape.
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

Want to contribute for Berkeleyside as a freelancer?

Are you a culturally omnivorous arts devotee? Do you spend your evenings and weekends moseying through Berkeley's maze of theaters, music venues, museums, movie houses and underground performance spaces? Do you have a sharp eye, a sharper tongue, a passion for connecting across communities and a strong sense for the silly, the surprising and the strange? We want to make it easy to understand our process.
Arts
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Writer's Secret Weapon

Swimming and physical exertion enhance creative thinking by muffling sensory input, boosting neurotransmitters, and enabling deeper, more original idea generation.
Media industry
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Grammarly's 'expert review' is just missing the actual experts | TechCrunch

Grammarly's Expert Review feature attributes writing suggestions to famous authors, thinkers, and journalists without their permission or involvement, using their publicly available works as training data.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Do writing retreats actually work? Reader, I finished my novel in style

Retreats provide concentrated time, restorative environments, purposeful walking, and peer support that accelerate progress on creative projects and relieve blocks.
Books
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Rigor and Love of a Great Editor

Ann Godoff exemplified editorial excellence through complete self-effacement, prioritizing authors' success over personal recognition while building Penguin Press into a prestigious publishing powerhouse.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

What we're reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February

Claire Baglin's 'On the Clock' uses narrow focus on fast-food work to reveal profound truths about contemporary alienation and precarity with compassion and emotional depth.
Books
fromDefector
1 month ago

Confessions Of A Bookanizer | Defector

A reader maintains multiple simultaneous books across formats, frequently abandoning them for new interests, creating a chaotic reading pattern that diverges from conventional sequential completion.
Books
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

A Journey Through the World of Book Publishing

Sharing professional and personal insights through books can extend reach; choosing traditional publishing or self-publishing involves distinct tradeoffs.
Books
fromPoynter
1 month ago

When newspapers cut book coverage, communities lose more than reviews - Poynter

Newspaper book coverage is rapidly shrinking despite a $30 billion publishing industry, with major outlets cutting book sections and reducing book-review staff.
fromPoynter
1 month ago

Want to be a better editor? Start here. - Poynter

"Editing is as much about knowing and growing your team as it is about elevating their copy," said Kathleen McGrory, an editor with The New York Times Local Investigations Fellowship. "As an editor, a key part of your job is understanding what makes your reporters tick and helping them reach their goals beyond any one story. It requires open communication, deep trust and really listening."
Media industry
Books
fromMedium
2 months ago

How to start writing (like it's easy)

A profoundly immersive book can deeply alter readers and provoke self-doubt about one's own creative abilities.
Media industry
fromDigiday
2 months ago

How publishers leverage community as a personalization and revenue tool

Community-driven personalization converts engagement signals into deeper subscriber relationships, improved retention, and new revenue streams for publishers.
Books
fromVulture
1 month ago

The Next Heated Rivalry Book Got Delayed Another Year

Rachel Reid delays the final Heated Rivalry book from September 2026 to June 2027 due to worsening Parkinson's symptoms affecting her writing ability.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Is listening to an audiobook as good as reading?

Audiobooks and comics are legitimate, effective forms of reading that expand access, boost literacy, and contribute significantly to the publishing industry.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
2 months ago

Newsrooms are taking comments seriously again

Reader comment sections are resurging as publishers reinvest in moderated, subscriber-gated or automated-comment systems to drive engagement and revenue.
#subscriptions
fromDigiday
1 month ago
Media industry

In Graphic Detail: Subscriptions are rising at big news publishers - even as traffic shrinks

fromDigiday
1 month ago
Media industry

In Graphic Detail: Subscriptions are rising at big news publishers - even as traffic shrinks

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