The Best Newsletters for Journalists and Writers
Reporting, media, and the writing craft, from people who do this for a living.
Journalism and writing newsletters fill a gap that traditional media training doesn't cover: how the industry actually works right now, not five years ago.
Here you'll find beat reporters breaking down their process, media critics tracking the collapse and rebuild of local news, and working writers sharing the mechanics of pitching, editing, and getting paid.
Whether you're covering a beat, building a freelance career, or just trying to write better sentences, these newsletters are written by people doing the work, not consultants describing it from the outside.
Newsletters for Journalists & Writers
Pitchfork
Reviews, lists, and the week's new music.
The Honest Broker
Music, culture, and how art survives the algorithm.
Counter Craft
Notes on fiction craft from a working novelist.
Electric Literature
New fiction, essays, and the conversation around both.
Book Riot
Book recommendations for people who already have a pile.
The Paris Review Daily
Poems, interviews, and archival gems from the famous journal.
Lit Hub Daily
The literary internet, in one email.
Austin Kleon
Steal like an artist, then send the newsletter.
David Perell's Newsletter
Essays on writing, ideas, and building an audience.
The Business of Fashion
The industry paper for people who sell clothes.
Grist
Climate solutions journalism, not just the disaster reel.
Heated
Holding the powerful to account on climate.
Heatmap
Climate, energy, and the politics of both.
The Hechinger Report
Nonprofit reporting on inequality and innovation in education.
Aftermath
Worker-owned games and culture journalism.
IndieWire
Film and TV for people who still care about directors.
The Ankler
Hollywood, reported from inside the group chat.
Variety
The entertainment-industry paper of record.
Vittles
Food writing with a point of view.
Decrypt
Crypto and Web3 culture, in readable English.
CoinDesk Daily
The day's crypto news from the biggest crypto newsroom.
Semafor
A newer newsroom that shows its work.
The Free Press
Independent reporting from Bari Weiss and friends.
Forbes Daily
Business news and the people moving money.