How to Save the Media
$38.24
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2026
Summary
A clear-eyed examination of why modern media lost public trust—and what it will take to earn it back.
Social networks tore apart a media industry that had taken two hundred years to build, swapping broadsheets and broadcasts for algorithms and addiction feeds. Now what?
The media is in chaos even though its fundamental job hasn’t changed. The demand is still there: people still crave great stories and robust reporting. And there’s no shortage of supply: there are more creators…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798893312034 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Hamish McKenzie |
| Publisher: | Authors Equity |
| Imprint: | Authors Equity |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 274g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 213mm |
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Critics Review
How to Save the Media is a diagnosis and a call to action: a case for new models that reward depth over division, independence over gatekeeping, and enduring relationships over fleeting clicks. For anyone who cares about journalism, creativity, public discourse, or the future of the internet, this is an essential map of how media can find its way forward. – Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of Supercommunicators and The Power of Habit
Hamish McKenzie’s How To Save the Media is a manifesto for the direct-relationship model of media. No one is smarter about the virtues of this path. McKenzie immerses us in a decade of media disruption, from the vantage point of the disruptor himself. As he describes Substack’s founding, its growth, and the key decisions that kept the company in the advance guard, he lays out an inspiring vision of where we can go next. An urgent read for an industry at an inflection point. – Richard Plepler, Former Chairman and CEO of HBO and Founder, EDEN Productions
Hamish McKenzie
Hamish McKenzie is a writer, journalist, and media entrepreneur, and the cofounder of Substack. He is the author of Insane Mode, a critically acclaimed book on Tesla and the electric-car revolution, and previously served as Tesla’s lead writer. Originally from New Zealand, he writes widely on technology, culture, and the future of media.
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