Channels with Peter Kafka Matt Yglesias on the election, Substack success and the great unbundling
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Oct 2, 2024 Matt Yglesias, a former Vox.com writer and current creator of the successful Substack Slow Boring, discusses the state of media and politics with refreshing insight. He shares his thoughts on navigating a policy-light election and the rising disdain for media across the political spectrum. Yglesias dives into the challenges of running a three-person business making $1.4 million yearly, examines the impact of Trump on political narratives, and reflects on the evolving landscape of independent media and subscriber retention.
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Lack of Policy Focus
- This election cycle is light on policy discussions, focusing more on narratives and personalities.
- Matt Yglesias, primarily interested in policy, finds this frustrating.
Media Scorn
- Media scorn is intense this election cycle across the political spectrum.
- This is partially due to the increasingly skewed audience of mainstream news.
NYT Readership
- Few conservatives read the New York Times, viewing it as progressive propaganda.
- This leaves the Times with a progressive audience, some of whom want exactly that.