The newsletter-hosting site Substack advertises itself as the last, best hope for civility on the internet—and aspires to a bigger role in politics in 2024. But just beneath the surface, the platform ...

What do Alex Berenson, Bari Weiss, and Glenn Greenwald have in common? They’ve all railed against being deplatformed—be it a Twitter ban or the loss of a job at a prestigious publication—only to find ...

About a year ago, writer and University of Berkeley professor Grace Lavery accepted a six-figure deal from Substack, under the newsletter platform's Pro scheme. At the end of January this year, Lavery ...

Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie says that creators jumping ship from 'mainstream media' like Jim Acosta, Joy Reid and Mehdi Hasan are a big driver of the growth. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor ...

Substack has industry-leading newsletter tools and a platform that independent writers flock to, but its recent content moderation missteps could prove costly. In late November, the Atlantic reported ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A 1961 sideboard by Knoll, crafted in rosewood and marble, is “both harsh and challenging”, writes Sami Reiss ...