Guy Raz now owns How I Built This

Guy Raz now owns How I Built This, and the show is leaving NPR for Vox Media. Vox will handle sales, marketing, distribution and live events, video episodes start on YouTube this fall, and the deal terms weren't disclosed. A host who built his name inside public radio walks out as the owner. TheWrap

Jubilee and CNN are teaming up on an Oct. 14 town hall with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. CNN's Erin Burnett does the interview, and it airs on CNN first, then goes to Jubilee's YouTube channel (11 million subscribers). Each side is borrowing something the other has. The Publish Press

OpenAI hired Patreon co-founder Sam Yam to lead creator products. 👀 The Publish Press

Growth in Reverse estimates Heather Cox Richardson's newsletter brings in at least $1 million a month. That's an estimate (roughly 200,000 paying subscribers at $5 a month), not a disclosed figure, and the piece notes she takes no sponsorships. Read it as the ceiling, not a benchmark. Growth in Reverse

CJR on Richard LA, the TikTok creator shot by a U.S. marshal during an ICE arrest in October 2025. A federal judge dismissed the assault charges against Carlitos Ricardo Parias in December 2025, but he has been held at an ICE facility for more than 300 days and his immigration case is on appeal. A press-safety story for people with no employer to call a lawyer. CJR

Informed Earth is taking applications for a free, six-month climate journalism network. It's open to reporters and editors worldwide, including people who cover climate from other beats, and the first cohort starts in January. Applications close Nov. 1. Thanks to Kaitlyn Arford for sharing it. Informed Earth

Maureen Kelleher (Board Rule) used a Chicago school board voter guide as a lead magnet and got 8 free-to-paid conversions in 24 hours, against a goal of 10. Bryan Vance helped her get it looking right. The guide 📈

Bryan M. Vance (Stumptown Savings) finished September with 90 new members against a goal of 100, and built a live membership thermometer that pulls from Stripe and updates every few minutes. 💪

Rose Thomas Bannister (Modo di Bere) got a big response to her first sponsored post for a pasta brand and has posted a second, a vlog. She also launched a crowdfund for post-production on her travel show. The second post · Modo di Bere 🍝

Rick Ellis (All Your Screens) got a nicely complimentary mention in Brian Stelter's Reliable Sources newsletter. 🎉

Becky Bullard (Democrasexy) is out with episode two of The Texan Optimist and has been invited to speak on a creator journalism and Texas panel at the LBJ Library on Oct. 29. Episode two · LBJ Library event 🔥

Julie Rose said Megan Raposa's Sioux Falls Simplified voter guide inspired her, and she plans to copy the approach for her own local elections next year. Megan's guide 👏

Patrick (Conflict Journal) published daily reports for members all through UN General Assembly week, with a tagged page for the series. The series 🕺

Jason Mundok (So Good Media) saw his Instagram numbers jump 10x in 30 days after switching from audio-only to video. 📈

Mythili (Export Quality) sold four prints in a few weeks of offering the collages that illustrate her news stories. Early, but real. Export Quality 🥳

Julie Holstein (Ward 6) celebrated her one-year anniversary with her first newsletter event. 🎉

Jillian Melero finished the Digital Storytelling Accelerator class and made her first short video for Connect Puerto Rico. Watch 👏

Amy Boyle released the 70th episode of Speaking of Phenomenal. Listen 🎉