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Substack and beehiiv offer lifeboats* to WaPo staffers.
The recent layoffs at The Washington Post highlight the shifting landscape of media and journalism, prompting platforms like Substack and beehiiv to step in and offer support to affected journalists. For brand strategy, this underscores the importance of adaptability and community engagement, as brands can leverage their platforms to provide value and support during industry disruptions.
Feed Me: Substack and beehiiv offer lifeboats* to WaPo staffers. *More accurately, wood and saws to build their own lifeboats. Hello everyone. This morning I found out that I am in TBPN’s Super Bowl commercial. The ad includes the logo of every guest who has appeared on the show. Co-host Jordi Hays acknowledged in an interview with Adweek that “It’s completely unnecessary for a media company to buy advertising.” He also said that they believe in doing things just for fun.
Hell yeah. Today’s newsletter includes: beehiiv and Substack are both offering to help journalists affected by The Washington Post layoffs, Chloe Malle is rumored to be bringing cat coverage to Vogue, real estate advice from the Feed Me Tip Line, and Zuck shared his coding playlist. Bloomberg Philanthropies, David Protein, and DoorDash are all hiring on the Feed Me Job Board. This is how I find out they’re opening a food hall in the former Lord & Taylor. F&F pizza and a cheese conveyor belt under one roof… This is how I find out they’re opening a food hall in the former Lord & Taylor.
F&F pizza and a cheese conveyor belt under one roof… Artnet’s Janelle Zara, a temp gossip columnist at Wet Paint, took a stab at trying to figure out who is behind the anonymous art gossip account @artnotnet.
“This is a person whose enthusiasm for the art world strikes a very specific tenor: too bubbly to be a dealer, too unconcerned with attribution to be a journalist, yet thoroughly invested in industry news.” Her best guess is that it’s an advisor — “probably blond.” Artnotnet isn’t the only hot anonymous art world gossip outlet at the moment; The Art Daddy is also gaining traction on Substack. Artnet’s Janelle Zara, a temp gossip columnist at Wet Paint, took a stab at trying to figure out who is behind the anonymous art gossip account @artnotnet.
“This is a person whose enthusiasm for the art world strikes a very specific tenor: too bubbly to be a dealer, too unconcerned with attribution to be a journalist, yet thoroughly invested in industry news.” Her best guess is that it’s an advisor — “probably blond.” Artnotnet isn’t the only hot anonymous art world gossip outlet at the moment; The Art Daddy is also gaining traction on Substack. Substack launched a new recipe feature in their CMS. Substack launched a new recipe feature in their CMS. My X feed is dominated by news of The Washington Post slashing 30% of its employees.
Layoffs include people on the business side and more than 300 of the roughly 800 journalists in the newsroom, according to The New York Times. The Post will also be closing the sports department in “its current form,” killing the books section, restructuring its metro section and gutting its foreign reporting — including laying off a reporter in the middle of a warzone. If you were affected by The Washington Post layoffs and have an idea for Feed Me, especially one that involves our growing D.C. audience, send me an email at emily@readfeedme.com. My X feed is dominated by news of The Washington Post slashing 30% of its employees.
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The article discusses significant layoffs at a major publication and the responses from emerging platforms, highlighting important trends in media that could influence brand strategy, though the concepts of adaptability and community engagement are not entirely new.