Newsletter author shifts from leaks to access-based analysis

The author of a newsletter says he will stop publishing company leaks after doing so for a decade. He plans to use the newsletter’s established audience to share deeper observations informed by sustained access to conversations and by time to reflect on them; he says confidentiality will remain important.

He says his interviews will still focus on strategy, connecting the dots and eliciting information beyond prepared talking points. He also argues that aspiring technology reporters may need to focus intensely on a niche and become exceptionally good at it, amid a difficult traditional-media environment marked by hiring and traffic challenges.