Sundberg: Legacy media will partner with Substackers rather than raise staff comp
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Emily Sundberg, founder of Feed Me, discusses whether legacy media outlets will overhaul journalist compensation to compete with seven-figure Substack creators.
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“I see traditional media companies more likely to start doing, like, handshakes with Substack writers than starting to completely restructure how they're paying their staff.”
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