journalism ethics newsletters

NewsletterFIT tracks 27 newsletters that cover journalism ethics as a primary topic, 22 of them with posts in the last 90 days. By publicly shown subscriber count, the largest are W. Kamau Bell asks, "Who's With Me?" (142K), The Etymology Nerd (105K) and The Golden Hour by Karen Attiah (56K). Brands detected sponsoring these newsletters recently include Los Angeles.

Updated Oct 30, 2026 · sorted by publicly shown subscribers · methodology

  1. 1
    W. Kamau Bell asks, "Who's With Me?" 142K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 22 days ago

    Likely audience: Entertainment industry professionals

  2. 2
    The Etymology Nerd 105K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 31 days ago

    Likely audience: Media critics

  3. 3
    The Golden Hour by Karen Attiah 56K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 27 days ago

    Likely audience: journalists

  4. 4
    American Crisis 54K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 24 days ago

    Likely audience: media critics

  5. 5
    Meryl’s CHAOS letter (Critical Health Analysis and OpinionS) 48K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 10 days ago

    Likely audience: investigative journalists

  6. 6
    Michael Tracey 21K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 18 days ago

    Likely audience: legal professionals

  7. 7
    Magnetic North: One Journalist's Quest to Make Sense of the Universe 10K subscribers

    Substack Weekly · last post 16 days ago

    Likely audience: Health and wellness enthusiasts

  8. 8
    Alexander Russo's The Grade 9K subscribers

    Substack Several times a week · last post 20 days ago

    Likely audience: School administrators

  9. 9
    Notes of a Make-Believe Farmer 8K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 10 days ago

    Likely audience: journalism students

  10. 10
    Newsletter Farol Jornalismo 7K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 13 days ago

    Likely audience: political analysts

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    Unraveled 7K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 12 days ago

    Likely audience: journalists and media critics

  12. 12
    Your First Byline 6K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 23 days ago

    Likely audience: Election night reporters

  13. 13
    Lingua Sinica 5K subscribers

    Substack Weekly · last post 21 days ago

    Likely audience: Journalists

  14. 14
    Francis’s Substack 3K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 38 days ago

    Likely audience: Substack readers

  15. 15
    SEENinJournalism’s Substack 3K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 27 days ago

    Likely audience: media professionals

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    Dave Schut 3K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 8 days ago

    Likely audience: Media critics

  17. 17
    The Reported Essay 3K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 20 days ago

    Likely audience: freelance journalists

    Sponsors detected: Los Angeles

  18. 18
    Fourth Estate Convulsions 2K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 14 days ago

    Likely audience: Political observers

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    Eminent Americans 2K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 13 days ago

    Likely audience: journalism students and educators

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    BRAVE —

    Ghost Weekly · last post 15 days ago

    Likely audience: Singaporean media consumers

  21. 21
    Muck Rack Weekly —

    LinkedIn Every two weeks · last post 16 days ago

    Likely audience: media executives

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    Jean-Philippe Cipriani —

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 15 days ago

    Likely audience: Political analysts

  23. 23
    Fourth Watch 18K subscribers

    Substack last post Dec 1, 2024

    Likely audience: media critics

  24. 24
    Civic Journalism Lab 3K subscribers

    Substack last post Apr 13, 2026

    Likely audience: Professional journalists

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    ONEBILLIONMINDS —

    Substack last post Nov 27, 2022

    Likely audience: journalists

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    Divine Innovation —

    Substack last post Oct 16, 2023

    Likely audience: Climate policy analysts

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    The Strut —

    Substack last post Oct 27, 2020

    Likely audience: Journalists and media professionals

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