What's behind The Atlantic's expansion into short fiction?
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(Creative Commons image via needpix) Welcome! I'm Simon Owens and this is my tech and media newsletter. You can subscribe over here or just click on this handy little button: Why is The Atlantic launching a section for short fiction? Whenever a publisher launches a new content vertical, I’m able to at least grasp the business argument for such an expansion, even if I don’t agree with it, but The Atlantic’s announcement that it’s launching a section for short fiction left me scratching my head. “We’ve decided to create a new destination for those who seek the intellectual nourishment that fiction provides,”
What's behind The Atlantic's expansion into short fiction?
What's behind The Atlantic's expansion into…
What's behind The Atlantic's expansion into short fiction?
(Creative Commons image via needpix) Welcome! I'm Simon Owens and this is my tech and media newsletter. You can subscribe over here or just click on this handy little button: Why is The Atlantic launching a section for short fiction? Whenever a publisher launches a new content vertical, I’m able to at least grasp the business argument for such an expansion, even if I don’t agree with it, but The Atlantic’s announcement that it’s launching a section for short fiction left me scratching my head. “We’ve decided to create a new destination for those who seek the intellectual nourishment that fiction provides,”