ZB Plus

NZME announced:

Newstalk ZB is expanding digitally, with a new subscription service as part of a revamped website – and a high-profile writer is leading the charge as editor. …

Philip Crump, who has carved out a reputation as an agenda-setting writer through his Substack blog and on X (formerly Twitter) under the pseudonym Thomas Cranmer, has been hired as the editor of ZB Plus.

The former lawyer said no topics would be off-limits.

“ZB Plus is all about building on the success and quality of Newstalk ZB’s audio experience with a superb digital experience to match,” he said.

“Subscribers will have unparalleled access to insights from some of the country’s best-known radio hosts and political commentators, journalists and respected business, economic and political columnists.”

The site is recruiting journalists and a stable of columnists is also being confirmed.

This is great news. Philip has done immensely valuable investigative journalism through Twitter and Substack and having that exposed to a wider audience is a very good thing.

Several columnists, including Katherine Rich, Muriel Newman, Bruce Cotterill andFran O’Sullivan, have already been confirmed, among others, to complement news content.

I’ll be tempted to subscribe!