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After exposure by a nonprofit news outlet, New York is rescinding its policy banning most journalism by prisoners

Hanaa' TameezJanuary 31, 2023

New York Focus, the Empire State–centered newsroom, aims to hold Albany accountable

“How is it possible that my state, that I’ve lived in all my life, is run like this?”

The Freelance Isn’t Free Act passes to protect workers contracted by New York companies (even if they don’t live in the state)

The passage of the law especially benefits freelance workers who live outside of New York but are contracted by companies in the state. Hanaa' Tameez

Laura Hazard OwenOctober 13, 2020

New York Magazine brings the 16-year-old Curbed back to life (but says goodbye to its local sites)

“Curbed, of all the digital properties that were created in the birth of internet journalism, has always felt to us editors like a long-lost sibling.”

Hanaa' TameezFebruary 18, 2020

Share and share alike: A new tool from AP is helping New York’s local news outlets spread their stories more widely

“On most days of the week, I’m competing with them.” But when the situation’s right, local news outlets are using one another to augment their own resources.

Joshua BentonSeptember 25, 2019

Vox Media and New York magazine isn’t a marriage, but it’s a deal that makes sense

Two companies with similar editorial values and brands that mostly complement instead of overlap. This is the kind of smart merger we should see more of.

Laura Hazard OwenMay 7, 2019

Publishers love getting affiliate revenue from their reviews. So is it okay for Amazon to pay to get more of those reviews upfront?

This might be a rare instance of the goals of a platform genuinely aligning with the goals of a publisher — or another case of publishers’ revenue streams being at the mercy of a tech company’s priorities.

Joshua BentonNovember 13, 2018

So some people will pay for a subscription to a news site. How about two? Three?

New York magazine and Quartz both now want readers to pay up. How deep into their pockets will even dedicated news consumers go for a second (or third or fourth) read?

Joshua BentonJanuary 18, 2018

Media companies should open up an HQ2

If it’s good enough for Amazon, why not for news publishers? Trade in your New York rent for a wider, subway-phobic pool of talent.

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 6, 2017

Under its new CEO, New York Magazine is branching out into more “voice-y news products”

“We’re making sure that we’re appropriately marketing directly to consumers and really selling subscriptions at full price.”

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