Casey Newton is rebuilding his newsletter around scoops and original reporting, cutting the link roundups and even analysis. The bigger question: What kinds of editorial businesses cannot be replaced by AI? (Laura Hazard Owen, Nieman Lab)
- Casey Newton is dropping Platformer's link roundups and news analysis, betting that original scoops are the only part of tech journalism AI cannot do well enough to replace him.
- He argues that the press corps is too small, distribution is broken, and chatbots will soon outperform most newsletter writers at routine analysis, not just in tech but in politics, business, and sports.
- Monday's announcement was Platformer's biggest day for new paid subscriptions this year, which is either encouraging or a reminder that audiences love a pivot announcement more than the pivot itself.
