We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
(Maybe not the absolute best sign for a subscription-driven business?) “Former Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones president [Katie] Vanneck-Smith told the Publisher Podcast Summit in London on Wednesday that although Tortoise began life in 2019 by focusing on articles that could take 25 to 30 minutes to read, they realised ‘it wasn’t working’ because people were only spending about four minutes with them on average.” —
Tags:
longform,
slow news,
Tortoise