Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Medium<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a0N\/A<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0Medium<\/em> Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission: \u201c<\/strong>Our sole purpose is to help you find compelling ideas, knowledge, and perspectives.<\/span> We don\u2019t serve ads\u2014we serve you, the curious reader who loves to learn new things. Medium is home to thousands of independent voices, and we combine humans and technology to find the best reading for you\u2014and filter out the rest.\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n \u201cMedium<\/span>\u00a0is a publishing platform where people can read important, insightful stories on the topics that matter most to them and share ideas with the world<\/span>.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Inquiring minds on the web. Medium publishes content across a vast array of topics to interest all sorts of readers.<\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0A Medium Corporation.<\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0No.<\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0Civilian publication.<\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Online.<\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0Articles of varying lengths.<\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Daily.<\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:\u00a0<\/strong>Medium\u2019s\u00a0Write a Post<\/a>\u00a0page has information on posting, editing, importing articles and directs authors to information on creating an account.<\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0Articles on a plethora of topics, grouped into broad categories such as Technology, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Creativity and more. Anyone and everyone can post articles, granted they create an account on the website.<\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Medium\u2019s Curation Guidelines: everything writers need to know<\/a>\u00a0is a section that discusses the writing standards and rules, as well as the curation process.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen publishing a story on Medium, you can choose to make it eligible for curator review and distribution behind Medium\u2019s paywall. What does it mean to be curated? When a story is curated, it becomes eligible to be distributed to readers across Medium surfaces \u2014 on the homepage, on topic pages, in our app, in our Daily Digest newsletter, and in other emails \u2014 and shared via Medium\u2019s recommendation system.\u201d3<\/sup><\/p>\n \u201cCurators are looking for thoughtful, clearly written pieces that tell a compelling story, convey an interesting idea, or share a smart point of view. Curators will not distribute misinformation, stories with clickbait headlines, stories that are primarily marketing a product or service, or stories with excessive typos and errors.\u201d4<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Professional, yet casual.<\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong> No style guide is specified;\u00a0Medium\u2019s Curation Guidelines<\/a>\u00a0provides the rules and standards that should be followed.<\/p>\n See \u201cMedium for Nonprofits, Explained<\/a>\u201d for suggestions. See also the\u00a0SJSU iSchool\u2019s Medium site<\/a>. And you can search Medium for \u201clibraries\u201d and \u201clibrarians\u201d to find lots of examples from other sources.<\/p>\n Given the sheer number of daily users on Medium, it could be a great place to submit writing, especially if you have never been published before. However, there are plenty of articles out there about how it can be difficult to get your work seen since there are so many postings per day, as well as\u00a0how you can increase your viewer traffic<\/a>.<\/p>\n The following articles may be helpful for those interested in posting on Medium:<\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong> Anyone can read articles for free, but monthly subscribers get access to more content and curated collections. \u201cBecome a Medium member for $5\/month or $50\/year and get unlimited access to the smartest writers and biggest ideas you won\u2019t find anywhere else.\u201d5<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong> Published in English but read worldwide. The majority of readers are in the United States.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0According to statistics, the majority of Medium\u2019s readers are college educated.7<\/sup> The sheer number of topics covered, and the breadth of articles published shows that Medium readers are curious information seekers who have many interests.<\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Varied. There are certainly articles written by LIS professionals, but they are often geared towards the general public. Examples:\u00a0Three Lessons I\u2019ve Learned About People from Being a Librarian<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Google\u2019s Slow Fade with librarians<\/a>.<\/p>\n Medium is a unique platform for writers in many ways, but its \u2018clapping\u2019 feature allows for readers to respond to articles, and in turn directly shows authors how widely read their work is. It can be difficult to increase readership across Medium, but there are plenty of third-party websites that give you tips and tricks to improve visibility.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0September 6, 2020<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Medium ISSN:\u00a0N\/A Website:\u00a0Medium Home Purpose, objective, or mission: \u201cOur sole purpose is to help you find compelling ideas, knowledge, and perspectives. We don\u2019t serve ads\u2014we serve you, the curious reader who loves to learn new things. 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