{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/623317507e51370012bc96c3/644907114c3fd3001159d56a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Life after The Times for David Aaronovitch: Going solo on Substack","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/623317507e51370012bc96c3/1648558737757-1e7e6b3b3dfbf86ae760f0222755cc2b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>David Aaronovitch&nbsp;<a href=\"https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/david-aaronovitch-to-depart-the-times-after-18-years/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">left The Times in March</a>&nbsp;after 18 years as a columnist with the paper. But he quickly got underway with his solo venture:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://davidaaronovitch.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Notes from the Underground</a>, hosted on Substack.</p><p><br></p><p>In this week's Future of Media Explained podcast, Aaronovitch discusses his departure from&nbsp;<a href=\"https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/the-times/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Times</a>, why he decided to write for&nbsp;<a href=\"https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/substack/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Substack</a>, and shared his views on how newspaper comment sections have changed in recent years.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"New Statesman Media Group"}