The utterly brilliant @welltold, a platform for longform writers and doc makers, now has its very own online bookshop, offering the best in non-fiction.
https://t.co/oYAZfuafea
Congratulations and good luck to @ManveenRana - one of our earliest supporters - for her new podcast for @thetimes. It’s a classy listen, and it’s only Day One. https://t.co/dAA7e6jJvr
We've got a NEW DATE for Scrollfest - it's Thursday 23 April for a wonderful evening of live journalism - true stories told by excellent storytellers in front of a live audience. What's not to like?
I got to interview some of the UK's best editors about the reputational benefits of longform journalism for this piece for @welltold https://t.co/59PArIKoe0
“No matter how the world has changed, no matter how the technology changes, the power of strong storytelling and deeper journalism still has a significant place in the world of today, and I don’t see that changing any time soon.”
Read more from our own @tumbling_after
And @jessbrammar tells us: “Every outlet is fighting more than ever to hold people’s attention. And the key to that has to be in the quality of the storytelling.”
* It also drives loyalty among readers - and these are valuable. In one test, loyal readers made up 11% of sites’ audiences, but generated more than half their revenue.