The Unsung Hero of Indie Journalism
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The Unsung Hero of Indie Journalism

Since its arrival in 2019, Automattic’s Newspack hasn’t attracted much attention within the WordPress community, despite a decent amount of coverage by WP Tavern and some from Post Status. It’s been largely unreported on beyond its role as a flashpoint in the recent Twitter drama between Matt Mullenweg and GoDaddy. Even after Matt’s explanation in…

Substacking the Deck πŸƒ Jared Newman…

Substacking the Deck πŸƒ Jared Newman notes over at FastCompany that “writers who crave independence should skip Substack.” He refers to several WordPress-powered alternatives, including Newsletter Glue “which lets me instantly send out WordPress posts as nicely formatted newsletters.” βœ‰οΈ Personally, I don’t find Substack too appealing. It reminds me of Medium back in its…

Automattic has announced Newspack by WordPress.com,…

Automattic has announced Newspack by WordPress.com, describing it as a “next-generation publishing platform” that’s “aimed at small- and medium-sized news organizations.” The main site is accepting applications for charter participants, who will receive free service until January 2020. Beyond that point, “operating fees of between $1,000 per month and $2,000 per month will be applied…

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