Ford every [revenue] stream...

New revenue streams are the new black, aka, a media company’s gotta do what a media company’s gotta do.

The latest: Wired is launching a $4,000/year membership program that basically gets you in on a ~tech influencers & startups club~ and the Boston Globe gets funding for a classical music critic from nonprofits. The underlying theme: media outlets (especially newspapers) have to start thinking of themselves not only as a public service/information provider — they’ve also got some lucrative assets in terms of access, connections, prestige, and credibility. The only problem now: how do you convince people to pony up for it??

One last link: 730DC is a daily newsletter for #theyouths in DC (if you are one of said youths and live in the DMV area, you should def. sign up!) that I hella loved for its local coverage & sassy tone. And what’s super cool is that they recently published a lil’ piece about their renewed commitment to hire writers and stuff that mirror the DC population they serve (aka, not just white dudes). Kudos, 730DC! Hip local news at its finest.

Like Deez Links? Forward to a #youth.