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Traditional media and Substack can grow together
Thoughts on building a better media ecosystem
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Hamish McKenzie
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Escape from Hell World
Reflections on a relationship with a writer who loved and then fell out of love with Substack
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My remarks at Substack’s recent politics party in Washington D.C.
We’re leaning into politics discourse (because it needs more sanity)
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Hamish McKenzie
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In service of writers
Every few months, I get to spend some time in New York, and I use it to meet with as many writers as I can.
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Hamish McKenzie
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I grilled Substack CEO Chris Best about the product and OnlyFans and you'll never guess what happened next
My voice sounds kinda weird?
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Chris Best
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Hamish McKenzie
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A simple vision for the future of media organizations
Support the talent rather than owning it
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Hamish McKenzie
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Grow beauty
A brief dispatch from Earth
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Hamish McKenzie
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Ken Klippenstein on his ban from X, election interference, and freedom of the press
Independent reporter Ken Klippenstein, formerly of The Intercept and now on Substack, has been permanently banned by Elon Musk’s X for publishing a post…
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Hamish McKenzie
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Ken Klippenstein
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Four ways traditional media can work with Substack
Together, we can reset the media ecosystem
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Hamish McKenzie
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Thank you for coming to my TED talk
From the temple to the garden, via Vancouver
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Hamish McKenzie
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In conversation with Chris: Jeff Bezos, the new media, and a free press
A recording from Hamish McKenzie's live video
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Hamish McKenzie
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Chris Best
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The dawn of media democracy
A conversation with my favorite reply guy about how the media and society are evolving
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Hamish McKenzie
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Scoot
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