What is a Medium Publication?

Plus where to find a list of Medium pubs, how Medium editors get paid, and more.

hyperrealistic parametric wave design featuring a beautiful woman — Upscaled by @MKCW(( (fast). I thought the wavey vibes of this image matched with how I think of how publications on Medium work, as a layer of visibility you add on top of a story.

Short answer: a Medium publication is a themed collection of stories from one or more authors. The theme can be anything — cats, AI, or whatever the publication owner wants the theme to be.