A few years ago I had a harebrained idea. I decided to start a publishing company to produce my own work because I’m a coward and couldn’t face certain multiple […]
The Explosive Success of The Barefoot Investor
In the furiously competitive, attention-span-of-a-gnat world of bookselling, The Barefoot Investor has bucked the trend in a huge way. In this post, David Burton, Editor in Chief of For Pity […]
Thoughts on Social Media Self-Regulation
This week’s cover story in the The Economist – ‘Social media’s threat to democracy’ – argues that rather than enlightening citizens, social media platforms are reinforcing people’s biases and eroding the […]
Changing Forms of Journalism
Over the last few years, it’s been impossible to avoid hearing the speculation about the life of Journalism, particularly in print media. Despite much talk to the contrary, it seems […]