The Digital Weekly is an independent digital news publication founded in 2019. We cover the markets, businesses, technologies, and cultural shifts that define how the next decade gets built — not how the last one was reported.
The Digital Weekly is an independent digital news publication founded in 2019. We cover the markets, businesses, technologies, and cultural shifts that define how the next decade gets built — not how the last one was reported.
We are a small, professional newsroom. Not a content farm. Not a syndicated wire. Not a public relations amplifier. Every story we publish is researched, written, edited, and fact-checked by our staff or by contributors held to identical standards.
Our mission
To deliver clear, contextual, and useful journalism for readers who want more than a headline — and to do it without sacrificing rigor for speed, or independence for scale.
We believe the modern reader is underserved by two extremes. On one side: shallow aggregation that recycles the same wire-service reporting with new clickbait packaging. On the other: paywalled deep-research that’s accessible only to subscribers paying four figures a year. The Digital Weekly exists in the middle ground — substantive enough to be useful, accessible enough to be free.
Our editors make a daily judgment about which stories deserve attention. We say no to the morning’s tenth blockchain-coin pump piece. We say yes to the story about how a regulatory change in Brussels is going to reshape semiconductor supply chains for the next three years. We try to write the version of each story we’d want to read ourselves.
What we cover
Our editorial coverage is organised into five primary sections:
Markets & Crypto
Equities, fixed income, commodities, foreign exchange, and digital assets — plus the macroeconomic context shaping them. We cover policy decisions from the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, and emerging-market central banks. We track earnings, deal flow, and capital-markets activity at depth. We don’t publish “BTC up 4% today” filler; we publish what’s actually shifting in the underlying microstructure or regulatory landscape.
Business
Corporate strategy, startups, leadership, labor, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory developments, and the operational realities of running companies at scale. We’re interested in the second-order effects: how a tariff change reshapes a manufacturer’s supply network, what a CEO’s compensation package signals about a board’s strategic intent, why a Series C round closed at a 60% step-up despite worsening market conditions.
Technology
Artificial intelligence, infrastructure, consumer hardware, developer tools, and platform economics. Our tech coverage assumes you can tell the difference between a model release and a marketing event. We write for engineers, product managers, and investors who already understand the basics and want the analysis layer on top.
Opinion & Culture
Long-form essays, criticism, and reported features on how digital technology is reshaping ordinary life. We commission pieces from working scholars, practitioners, and writers with demonstrable expertise. Opinion content is clearly labelled as opinion. Reporting and opinion are separated by design and by reader signal.
The Weekly Brief
Our flagship Sunday-morning newsletter. Five stories worth your time, hand-picked by our editors, with original commentary explaining why each matters. Free to read, no paywall, no clickbait, no AI summarisation. Sign up at /newsletter/.
How we work
Stories at The Digital Weekly originate three ways: from staff reporters working their beats, from contributor pitches we accept, and from tips submitted via our newsroom inbox. Every story regardless of origin goes through the same pipeline:
- Assignment — A senior editor approves the angle, scope, and reporter assignment.
- Reporting — The reporter conducts interviews, reviews documents, and develops the story. Editors check in on progress at agreed intervals.
- First draft — The reporter submits a draft. The editor reads for structure, clarity, and accuracy.
- Fact-check — A separate editor verifies every factual claim against the source documents and interviews. For sensitive stories, this includes legal review.
- Copy-edit and headline-write — A copy editor polishes language, checks style consistency, and proposes headlines and decks.
- Publication — The story goes live with the reporter’s byline, bio, social handles, and timestamps.
From assignment to publication, a routine reported story takes 3–10 days. Investigations take weeks or months. Breaking-news desk pieces — when something material has actually broken — can move from tip to publication in 90 minutes, with the trade-off being a smaller fact-check pass before publication and a more aggressive update cycle afterward.
Editorial independence
Our editorial decisions are made by our editorial team, and only our editorial team. No advertiser, sponsor, source, investor, board member, or business-side employee has the right to review or approve stories prior to publication. Editorial and business operations are organisationally separate by design.
This independence is enforced through documented policy — see our Editorial Guidelines — and through hiring. Reporters and editors are evaluated on the quality of their journalism, not on revenue impact. Promotions and bonuses are decoupled from advertising or sponsorship relationships.
If we get a story wrong, we correct it publicly and explain what changed. Read our corrections policy.
How we’re funded
The Digital Weekly’s revenue comes from four sources:
- Newsletter sponsorships — Brand sponsors purchase clearly-labelled placements within The Weekly Brief. Sponsors do not see content prior to publication and do not influence editorial coverage.
- Display advertising — Tasteful, brand-safe display advertising sold through reputable programmatic networks. We do not run interstitial pop-ups, auto-play video, or adversarial ad formats.
- Sponsored content — Limited paid content from brands whose offerings relate to our editorial coverage. All sponsored content is labelled Sponsored at the top of the article, in the URL slug, and in every social share. Sponsored content is produced separately from editorial and is not promoted through editorial channels.
- Custom partnerships — Research reports, event sponsorships, and bespoke newsletter series with select brands.
We do not accept payment for editorial coverage. We do not allow advertisers to influence editorial decisions. We do not use affiliate links in editorial content. Read our full advertising policy.
Our standards
Our newsroom operates under published editorial standards covering sourcing, conflicts of interest, anonymous sources, fact-checking, headlines, photography, sponsored content, artificial intelligence, and plagiarism. These standards are reviewed annually and made publicly available.
For the complete document, see Editorial Guidelines. For how we handle errors, see Corrections Policy. For the newsroom team responsible for executing these standards, see Newsroom Team.
Reader engagement
We welcome story tips, corrections, comments, and feedback. We respond to substantive reader correspondence within two business days. We do not delete critical reader emails. We do not block readers for disagreeing with us.
The fastest way to reach the newsroom is by email — see contact for departmental addresses. For corrections specifically, write to corrections@thedigitalweekly.com.
Who reads us
Our audience skews toward founders, investors, executives, engineers, product managers, journalists, academics, and curious generalists in their late 20s through 50s. They are professionally engaged, technically literate, and well-read across publications. They subscribe to The Weekly Brief because we respect their time.
Roughly 62% of our readers are in the United States, 18% in Western Europe, 12% in Asia-Pacific, and the remainder distributed globally. Many work at companies whose strategy or coverage we report on, and that creates a constant editorial responsibility: we cannot be sycophantic to our own readers’ employers.
Where we are
For postal correspondence requiring physical delivery — legal notices, certified mail — contact legal@thedigitalweekly.com first.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Digital Weekly owned by a larger company?
No. We are independently owned and operated. There is no parent corporation, no media conglomerate behind us, and no outside ownership stakes have been sold that would influence editorial direction.
How do you decide what to cover?
Our editors meet weekly to set the slate. Daily news judgments are made by section editors based on materiality (does this matter?), originality (are we adding to the public record?), and audience (is this for our readers?). We deliberately pass on stories that don’t pass all three tests.
Do you accept guest posts or sponsored articles?
We accept editorial contributions from vetted writers — see Write for Us. We also accept clearly-labelled sponsored content from select brands — see Advertise. We do not accept unsolicited guest posts, link-building submissions, or SEO-driven content.
Can I republish your articles?
Brief excerpts (typically under 200 words) with attribution and a link back are welcome. Full republication requires permission — contact legal@thedigitalweekly.com.
How can I support the work?
Subscribe to The Weekly Brief, share stories you find valuable, send tips to editors, and — if you’re a brand — consider advertising.
About The Digital Weekly — brand & identity
What is The Digital Weekly?
The Digital Weekly (also written as TheDigitalWeekly, Digital Weekly, or TDW) is an independent American digital news publication founded in 2019. We are an online news magazine covering markets, business, technology, and culture. Our editorial home is thedigitalweekly.com and our flagship product is the Sunday-morning newsletter, The Weekly Brief.
What does “TDW” stand for?
TDW is the common short form of The Digital Weekly. We use both names interchangeably across our newsletters, social profiles, and editorial communications. Readers may also see us referred to as Digital Weekly or TheDigitalWeekly News.
Where can I read The Digital Weekly online?
The only official home of The Digital Weekly is thedigitalweekly.com. Our verified social presence:
- Facebook: facebook.com/thedigitalweekly
- X (Twitter): x.com/thedigitalweekly (secondary handle @tdigitalweekly)
- Instagram: instagram.com/thedigitalweekly
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/the-digital-weekly
Any other site or handle claiming to be “The Digital Weekly” is not affiliated with us.
Is The Digital Weekly the same publication as thedigitalweekly.org?
No. thedigitalweekly.org is not affiliated with The Digital Weekly. The .org domain is registered to an unrelated party and is not under our editorial, ownership, or operational control. Our entire publication is published at the .com domain (thedigitalweekly.com). We have documented the .org site’s independent ownership and unrelated editorial direction; see our press page for the official record.
Is there a Delhi-based company also called “The Digital Weekly”?
Yes — an unrelated India-based commercial entity listed on Justdial and Internshala uses a similar name. The Digital Weekly (this publication, at thedigitalweekly.com) is a separate U.S.-based news organisation and is not affiliated with that company.
Is there a podcast called “The Digital Weekly”?
A podcast titled “The Digital Weekly Podcast” on Apple Podcasts is unrelated to this publication. We do not currently produce a podcast under our name; the only audio product we publish is occasional briefings inside The Weekly Brief newsletter.
When was The Digital Weekly founded?
The Digital Weekly was founded in 2019 and has published continuously since then. We are an independent American news publication, not part of a media conglomerate and not backed by any external corporate parent.
Who owns and runs The Digital Weekly?
The Digital Weekly is independently owned and operated by its editorial board. Editorial decisions are made by editors with meaningful equity in the publication. We do not publish for hire, do not accept paid coverage, and do not run guest posts. For the masthead, see our Newsroom Team page.
What is The Weekly Brief?
The Weekly Brief is the flagship Sunday-morning newsletter from The Digital Weekly. Five hand-picked stories per week, with original editorial commentary explaining why each matters. Free to read, no paywall, no AI-generated summaries. Sign up at /newsletter/.
Is The Digital Weekly free to read?
Yes. All editorial content at thedigitalweekly.com is free to read. We are advertiser-supported, not subscriber-funded. See our advertising policy for how we draw the line between editorial and sponsored content.
What topics does The Digital Weekly cover?
Markets, business, technology, cryptocurrency, opinion, and culture. We focus on substantive analysis rather than wire-recycled headlines. See our editorial guidelines for what we cover and how.