The mess at Medium
Casey Newton,
Platformer,
Mar 25, 2021
I was actually a Medium subscriber for a while, since it was an affordable five dollars a month. When I unsubscribed, it wasn't because of the cost, it was because I wanted to send a message. Being served two-year old articles without dates on them was an actual disservice. This article (co-published with Report Door, and also on the Verge) looks at some of Medium's recent struggles and suggest that management is at fault. Maybe, but publishing is a difficult industry, something that educational content producers should note well. Education has little tolerance for advertising, and at an average cost of $40 per month, the content is less affordable. Historically, education has always needed a patron, either the wealthy (who keep it for themselves), corporations (who can resist the urge to advertise), or governments.
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