A few Medium stories you may have missed recently — Every day, thousands of writers turn to Medium to share their stories and ideas with the world — from data science deep-dives to humor, illustration, sports, and more. …

A somewhat complete history of our first decade, and the stories that got us talking, thinking, and sharing — Medium turned 10 this month. A decade ago, we built a place on the internet for stories that aren’t too long or too short, but… that in-between length. Our simple, beautiful publishing tools gave you the freedom to focus on your words, and our platform connected you with other readers…

“How many times does the past have to repeat itself to stay in the past?” wrote Kyiv resident Tony Solovjov on Medium last weekend. Solovjov fled his home city only to come back days later, and then to leave again for a city further west — where he’s waiting, like…

As a Medium creator, your About page is a place to introduce yourself and to contextualize your writing for your readers — especially new ones who are looking for reasons to click “follow.” …

Redesigned to help you dive deeper into the things that interest you most. — At its core, Medium is a network of readers, writers, and ideas. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for people to explore that network broadly — discovering new ideas and perspectives — and deeply — connecting with authors and topics that offer consistent insight and knowledge…

Your perspectives and ideas helped us understand a pivotal year — In 2021, over 534,000 writers published 2.3 million stories on Medium — about everything from personal growth to programming to data science and beyond. You shared honest, personal points of view. You started conversations and asked important questions. You made sense of the unexpected. 2021 brought surprises — an ever-evolving…

Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to everyone who submitted! — Medium’s curators, staff, and a host of guest judges have spent hours and hours reading the nearly 10,000 entries in our first-ever Medium Writers Challenge. We challenged creators, new and experienced, to write original essays on four topics: death, reentry, space, and work. …

Grow your community, earn more money. — In 2017, Medium launched the Partner Program to further our mission of rewarding quality ideas by helping writers monetize their work. Since the program’s inception, participants have collectively earned more than $28 million. Now we’re giving writers more ways to earn money as they grow their Medium following. Today, we’re…

Email subscription is now easier than ever. — Medium has two important jobs: connect readers with the stories and writers they care most about, and help writers find and grow their audience. It’s in that spirit that we’ve moved towards a more relational Medium: re-orienting the app around following, prioritizing writer discovery, and launching email subscriptions, which let…