BOTW: Publishing communities, backwards ad revenue and media’s lost trust

Welcome to Best of the Week, mostly written on Friday afternoon on a train heading up the NSW north coast, and finished on Saturday morning on a train heading back down again.

Happy Franchise Appreciation Day. Except for Harvey Norman. More on that shortly.

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Finally, a publishing community emerges

If I didn’t know better, I’d think Sydney consists only of converted wharfside warehouses. I’ve been seeing a lot of oak beam action this week.