Welcome to this week’s edition of The Reading Garden, where every Friday we spotlight three must-read articles (now videos too!) that we’re paying attention to, and break down what they mean for legacy media.
Let’s dive in.
1. Why Social Media's Future is Feature Length
Traditional media often sees user-generated content as the death of storytelling, but as TV writer and fellow Substacker Jon Stahl argues, social platforms might actually be on the verge of a long-form narrative boom.
Rather than resisting the shift, studios could embrace it. Who knows… blending Hollywood’s proven expertise with UGC’s spontaneity might just spark a new golden age of long-form storytelling.
How is it that in 2025, fully entrenched in the digital age, physical bookstores are making a comeback? One word: community.
Trends don’t move in one singular direction, it’s more of a spiral. So as we think abou…
