Axios has been named the 'Hottest in News' by Adweek on their 2024 Hot List, standing out in a media landscape where many are struggling. Punchbowl News, a startup founded in 2021, has gained recognition for its coverage of Congress, becoming a key player in Capitol Hill news. The success of new media companies like Axios and Punchbowl News highlights a trend where niche-focused, high-quality journalism is resonating with audiences and attracting talented journalists.
Great work by @adonsports - and thank you to those willing to talk to her to bring this story to light. https://t.co/bGYBO0oaLA
Thanks to @Adweek for the recognition of our newsroom's incredibly powerful reporting. https://t.co/O495KBI5Xd https://t.co/MXgBhNIcnZ
Other young publications have struggled to maintain their newsrooms this year. https://t.co/C2NM6SV3VC
Adweek has Punchbowl News on its Media Hot List. Adweek says Punchbowl News is "one of the most promising news startups in the industry." https://t.co/mBCd5HyjOG https://t.co/5PaxnelM5K
The moment @nytimes sees you not as a startup any more but a publication that the startups are emulating... Look, ma, we're all grown up! "Instead of trying to reach everybody on the internet, they have kept more narrow lanes of coverage and targeted high-income readers,…
“Instead of trying to reach everybody on the internet, they have kept more narrow lanes of coverage and targeted high-income readers, following a path more similar to the 10-year-old tech website The Information or the politics outlet Politico.” https://t.co/ma5MjuWaYR
The new class of news start-ups — @PuckNews , @PunchbowlNews, @TheAnkler and @semafor are among the most prominent — have kept spending down and hired carefully. They are all centered on newsletters covering specific niches with broad appeal. They have attracted top journalists…
"Some of the other new companies finding early traction include publications on the newsletter platform Substack, such as The Free Press and The Bulwark, which have attracted tens of thousands of paid subscribers." https://t.co/OIZrW0MFmC
I'm deeply honored, all of us are. Thank you @UWJournEthics for recognizing our work. https://t.co/rAk96ZXLfx
NYT giving some recognition to the news media's green shoots: "A handful of digital start-ups are finding success — so far, at least — by learning lessons from their troubled predecessors," @BenMullin and @katie_robertson write https://t.co/clicP4TuR1
🔥 Axios was named Hottest in News on Adweek's Hot List. The annual list honors 2024’s buzziest people, platforms and companies in news and media. Read more about why Axios made the list: https://t.co/fagwc6Pah7 https://t.co/YQzb13Pj4N
Punchbowl News, started in 2021 by three former Politico reporters, aggressively covers Congress and has become “the hometown newspaper of Capitol Hill in a lot of ways,” said Anna Palmer, a founder and the chief executive. https://t.co/xJwOiAnI8G
🌶️Congrats + thank you to my colleagues and our amazing audience @Adweek names @Axios "Hottest in News" on '24 #HotList: •"Axios continues to thrive" as most of media dwindles Why it matters: People crave trustworthy, healthy expertise ... Get Axios: https://t.co/lOxaA6VY6W https://t.co/6RJyfw2AcY