BusinessSeptember 12, 2025

Puck and Air Mail: A Media Match

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Key Vocabulary

acquire

to buy or take control of something; /əˈkwaɪə(r)/

"Puck will acquire Air Mail."

newsletter

a regular email with news or features; /ˈnjuːzˌlɛtər/

"Air Mail is a weekly newsletter."

investor

a person or firm that gives money to a company; /ɪnˈvɛstər/

"TPG is an investor in Air Mail."

Listening

Puck and Air Mail: A Media Match

Puck will buy Air Mail, a digital weekly started by Graydon Carter in 2019. Puck is a newsletter company led by Jon Kelly. Graydon Carter is a former editor of Vanity Fair. Air Mail publishes a weekly email for readers who like culture and travel.

Carter explored a sale in 2024 and hired advisers to look at options. The two companies share some investors, including firms linked to Standard and TPG. The agreement brings together two subscription-focused outlets. Air Mail raised money from TPG and RedBird. Puck began in 2021 and grew by adding new newsletters.

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Quiz

1. Who started Air Mail?

2. When did Air Mail start?

3. Who leads Puck?

Reading Practice

Read the article from the Listening section aloud. Your AI teacher will give you pronunciation feedback.

Discussion

Do you read any email newsletters? Which ones do you like and why?

Have you ever paid for online content? What made you decide to pay?

What do you think about small news sites joining together? Would you keep reading both?