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In our short life we have been mentioned in newspapers from the Guardian to the New York Times and recommended by some of the leading global journalists. Here’s a selection of things people have written and said about us.
“The digital publisher of local news whose cheerleaders include Tina Brown, the former editor of the New Yorker, and Mark Thompson, the chief executive of CNN, has made its home high in the roof of the magnificent Royal Exchange, in a trio of rooms, little wider than corridors, that contain not one bit of boring, Scandinavian-inflected office furniture.” Rachel Cook, Observer New Review
“The Mill is one of the most interesting and impressive media startups of the last decade, and crucially one that’s doing really valuable and sustainable public service journalism.” – John Burn-Murdoch, Financial Times
“One local news outlet that has managed to buck the trend is the Mill, a small media company that is providing high-quality, deeply researched reporting to its readership.” – Helen Pidd, The Guardian
“Manchester Mill is doing God’s work on the gap between the city’s front and its reality” – Terri White, Sunday Times
“I’m backing The Mill because of the exceptional quality of its journalism and because it’s such an interesting and encouraging initiative. Britain’s cities need great commercially-sustainable journalism to inform the public and hold powerful institutions to account. That’s what The Mill and its sister publications were founded to do, and what they are consistently achieving.” – Mark Thompson, CEO of CNN, former director general of the BBC and CEO of New York Time
“At the vanguard of quality journalism in England’s great cities” – Patrick Maguire, The Times
“A young publishing business that is reimagining local journalism in large cities by serving readers with longer-form content that does not underestimate their intellects.” – Ian Burrell, the i paper
“The most significant experiment in UK local news of the past few years” – Andy Griffiths, Champion Newsletters
“The saviour of local journalism in the UK might just be a humble newsletter that launched in Manchester only three years ago and is now preparing to expand across the country with backing from investors including former BBC head Mark Thompson. The Mill, founded by Joshi Herrmann, covers everything from homelessness to restaurant-industry bullying in gratifying depth for an audience of 36,000 and counting.” Killian Fox, The Observer
“High quality, deep local reporting is the bedrock of a democratic society, and an essential antidote to the maelstrom of misinformation online. Investing in The Mill’s future growth is my commitment to the vital role of news and local knowledge in shaping confidence and pride in the UK’s cities. If they are not thriving, our country will not thrive. I’ve been a paying Mill member from very early on, and I’m excited by how it – and its sister publications in Sheffield and Liverpool – have grown since then. I hope the company can make a similar impact in other cities across the country.” – Dame Diane Coyle, economist and Cambridge professor
“Always watch the lightning-speed development of the @ManchesterMill with astonishment and awe. Such a good news story for journalism. Amazing what determination, talent and an entrepreneurial spirit can achieve.” – Sophie Yeo, Inkcap Journal
“An exceptional quality publication… The Mill provides purposeful community-centred news and unapologetically expresses a passion for the welfare and advancement of Manchester… The tone of its exemplary newsletters is conversational, and intimate: a friend reaching out. It balances deep seriousness with lightness of touch very judiciously. It fees deeply, locally human.” Enders Analysis
“How do you turn an email into a media business worth more than £1m?” – Matt Chorley, Times Radio
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