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I recently came across The Game Discoverer Newsletter, which seems to be about 100x more insightful and data rich than boilerplate journalism like Kotaku. They

I recently came across The Game Discoverer Newsletter, which seems to be about 100x more insightful and data rich than boilerplate journalism like Kotaku. They also have some other interesting data tools for game developers. More broadly, I'm not sure general "journalism" really has a bright future outside of the big names that can field huge advertising budgets. I'm more convinced that niche sites should specialize on a specific topic and figure out a use-case that makes it worth subscribing to from a business perspective, not an ideological one. Links: 1. A good overview post: https://simonowens.substack.com/p/how-the-gamediscoverco-newsletter https://simonowens.substack.com/p/how-the-gamediscoverco-new... 2. https://newsletter.gamediscover.co https://newsletter.gamediscover.co 3. https://gamediscover.co https://gamediscover.co

WithinReason 3y ago
Thanks! There is RSS too: https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/feed https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/feed
mcphage 3y ago
> More broadly, I'm not sure general "journalism" really has a bright future outside of the big names that can field huge advertising budgets. To be fair, it doesn't have a bright history outside of that, either.
- keiferski 3y ago
  I actually do think there are many great opportunities for journalists to reframe themselves as sources of intelligence for business use cases, in the way that Game Discoverer has. There are a ton of Substacks that have this same basic model. Another great example is the Financial Times, which seems to be doing well financially. The key point here being that these publications are providing businesses with useful information, not just writing reviews and commentary for a mass audience.