Mill Media

Really enjoying the newish online newspaper The Londoner, part of Mill Media who also launched The Post in Liverpool. It’s a great way to read in-depth city-wide stories which rarely get covered elsewhere. Recently there’s been a piece on Oxford St and the latest plans for its future. which included a quote from Westminster Council that they “…don't agree with the premise that the high street is inevitably going to die” https://lnkd.in/ecJT8Sp2 #highstreets #localmedia #London

🚨 We're very excited to welcome Moya Lothian-McLean and Robbie Armstrong to the team, who will be heading up our new title in Glasgow, launching next month. Moya comes from Novara Media and has written from the The New York Times and gal-dem.com. Robbie has made documentaries and shows for the BBC and written for Vittles and The Guardian. Moya told Press Gazette: “I’ve been raving about Mill Media ever since I first stumbled across them – I’m a paid up subscriber to multiple Mill publications! It’s become apparent they’re doing something very exciting in the media landscape, which is part of a push to revive long-form, rich journalism at a local level. Reading Mill Media pieces made me feel excited and envious. It’s the kind of work every journalist wants to be doing. When the call came, I had to answer it!" https://lnkd.in/ePzn5BUZ

It is an inevitable risk of the 24-hour news cycle that those reporting events, desperate for new information, lead the story or step into it, rather than report it. We saw it, of course, on 7 October: those who travelled with terrorists to report on their actions were part of the conspiracy. And there's a risk that, needing new information, journalists, look at change, any change, as a good thing, because it gives them a new ingredient to present to the masses. Is that why we have a 'liberal' media? That bad news and complaint journalism is easier than reporting on the status quo and how we need to get on with life? The best journalism is surely that which simply reports events, and proffers sufficiently broad information to allow the reader to become better informed and able to form a personal view. But we are lazy, and we read the media which we believe will give us the shortcut to the opinion that we'd like to hold. And then we read the newspaper that we think that we should read in order to hold such views. Long, slow, journalism, when it's offered by Joshi Herrmann and Mill Media and the like, forces the reader to think for themselves and form their own opinions. We should cherish those chances of independent thought, without somebody trying to ram their ideas of what's right and wrong down our throats.

A must-read long read...

🚨 Just 9 days left to join us as a staff writer in London. It's going to be an amazing team, working on the kind of in-depth journalism London needs. Please share the job posting with friends. We're also hiring an editor in London too.

📢 Just 10 days left to apply for our two Staff Writer positions in London! We're on the lookout for talented writers who are passionate about bringing US-magazine style journalism to the UK. If you have the skills and vision to make it happen, we want to hear from you! https://lnkd.in/eRDfyGGF

Join us 👉

Join our founder Joshi Herrmann in Manchester on Monday, July 1st, for a live election edition of The News Meeting podcast with James Harding, the editor of Tortoise, former Times and BBC executive and long time fan of The Mill. There will be additional special guests. Get your free tickets here: https://lnkd.in/emThkknN

'Nimble, disciplined and different: How The Mill is swimming against the tide of journalism hardships' 💁♀️ Great piece about us by Jacob Granger for Journalism.co.uk. 'Last week Mill Media announced that further expansion is on its way in Glasgow this summer, and in London in autumn, following last year's group investment valuing the company at £1.75m. It is hiring for eleven roles in the next six months as well.' https://lnkd.in/exqV_f_9

Lost all techno optimism? No fear, I'm here :) In this week's newsletter: - The sorry state of social media. From a business perspective, it's hard to justify spending time on it - what do we do instead in 2024 and beyond? Some top tips from Brian Clark on getting back to biz basics: "People and relationships power everything, and that won't change." 👏 - How to launch and grow a local news site. Scaling your paid subscriptions, growing a tight team, building loyalty and community vibes - NUJ London Freelance branch talk tonight with Joshi Herrmann, founder of Mill Media. Looking forward to hearing about their six-figure readership milestone, exciting expansion into London and Glasgow, and new opportunities for writers. Some GOOD media news for a change! #newsletters #journalism #socialmedia Substack