I know I’m biased, but I think the media industry is objectively interesting. It must be the most brutal industry in the world. It combines the relentless change of the technology business with the low barriers to entry of the construction business. 30 years ago, the hardest thing about running a newspaper business wasn’t the reporting, analysis, graphic design — nothing like that. The hardest thing was distribution. Whoever had a fleet of vans big enough to deliver a hundred thousand papers per day had the advantage. The distribution thing made it hard for new newspapers to enter the market,…

Join The Currency

INTRODUCTORY OFFER.

Sign up today: Full annual membership for just €200.

Don’t miss out on what is going on with our daily unique stories from our team of skilled journalists and insightful commentators.

Members of The Currency get full access to over 3,200 exclusive interviews, investigations, and analysis, plus over 220 podcasts.

Annual membership is just €200 for the first year, a saving of €100.

Or try The Currency for the first month for a special introductory rate of €5, a saving of €20.

Cancel at any time.

To become a member today click here.