{"id":1325,"date":"2021-04-29T13:04:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T11:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/29\/substack-the-future-of-news-or-a-media-pyramid-scheme\/"},"modified":"2021-04-29T13:04:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T11:04:18","slug":"substack-the-future-of-news-or-a-media-pyramid-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/29\/substack-the-future-of-news-or-a-media-pyramid-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Substack: the future of news \u2013 or a media pyramid scheme?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The company says it\u2019s creating a viable alternative for readers and writers \u2013 but is it trying to have its cake and eat it?<\/p>\n

Since launching in 2017, Substack has been touting itself as a \u201cbetter future for news<\/a>.\u201d Their offering was simple: email newsletters with an option for subscribers to pay monthly fees for content \u2013 like Netflix for newsletters.<\/p>\n

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\nThe company says it\u2019s creating a viable alternative for readers and writers \u2013 but is it trying to have its cake and eat it?
\nSince launching in 2017, Substack has been touting itself as a \u201cbetter future for news.\u201d Their offering was simple: email newsletters with an option for subscribers to pay monthly fees for content \u2013 like Netflix for newsletters.
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The company says it\u2019s creating a viable alternative for readers and writers \u2013 but is it trying to have its cake and eat it? Since launching in 2017, Substack has been touting itself as a \u201cbetter future for news.\u201d Their offering was simple: email newsletters with an option for subscribers to pay monthly fees for …<\/p>\n

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