Publishing Lessons from Dave Pell, the Web’s Most Fascinating Email Newsletter Writer

Dave Pell, the man behind the extremely popular curated email newsletter “NextDraft,” has perhaps the best list of testimonials anywhere.

On most testimonial pages, you might see one marquee name, followed by a list of no-names. Mr. Pell’s testimonials involve a list of Who’s Who in the news world.

For example, Steve Bodow, Executive Producer of The Daily Show, said, “Dave finds stuff I didn’t see but should have. Add that to his drop-dead sexiness and you’ve got yourself an indispensable newsletter.”

Then there’s this one from CNN Executive Editor Ram Ramgopal: “NextDraft is a must-read. Dave scours the Internet and …read more