Griff

@griffgaff.bsky.social

CEO sfstandard.com

That’s a wrap 🎬 Huge thanks to everyone who bundled up for Edward Scissorhands at the Presidio — the perfect finale to this season of Sundown Cinema! This series wouldn’t have been possible without the support of Waymo, MUBI, and PIER 39 ✨ 📸: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades

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We’ve acquired @charterworks.com — a big step forward for The Standard. We’re also welcoming Charter CEO Kevin Delaney — cofounder of Quartz and former WSJ and NYT editor — as our editor-in-chief. Together, we’re building a newsroom that reflects where San Francisco — and the world — is headed.

The Standard acquires Charter, welcomes Kevin Delaney as editor-in-chief

The acquisition brings the future-of-work media company's team and expertise to The Standard, strengthening our coverage of how San Francisco shapes the world.

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Custom feeds have the potential to radically change the nature of how news works on social media. Today, we share a bit about how the @sfstandard.com is making the most out of this moment with powerful, engaging @graze.social feeds for their readers!

How the San Francisco Standard uses Graze to hone their social media strategy

Bluesky is giving control over the algorithm in unprecedented ways - learn about how The San Francisco Standard is making it key to their social strategy

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Three weeks ago we launched memberships at @sfstandard.com, and I've been blown away by the response. Thousands of readers have already joined us, showing that San Francisco wants and deserves a different kind of news organization.

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“At $29 annually (good luck with churn on $129 annual in 2nd year) this makes steeper the climb to the 3M additional subs needed to fill the $100M hole that Bezos & Will dug deeper this past year. Obviously, the right strategy here is to offer essential VALUE, not discounts, to drive subscribers.”