“The publication would rely on an algorithm to gauge how many readers bought a subscription because of a specific writer, the people said. Mr. Kelly is recruiting some of his former colleagues, the people added.”— Edmund Lee, Lauren Hirsch, nytimes.com
“I like Substack as a product. And I am excited by the opportunities it's offering writers. But it is also increasingly hard to ignore a community moderation time bomb waiting to go off as it pulls writers who are more and more brazenly organizing harassment campaigns.”— Ryan Broderick , rt.com
“There may be something distasteful about the fact that Substack benefits from journalists’ financial desperation. But ultimately the core problem here is not that a newsletter platform is helping cash-strapped writers squeeze some tips out of their Twitter followings.”— Eric Levitz, nymag.com