picture a tiny campus on the countryside with about 300 students cows walking
with about 300 students cows walking
with about 300 students cows walking slowly and peacefully over the
slowly and peacefully over the
slowly and peacefully over the schoolyard yes seriously that is my high
schoolyard yes seriously that is my high
schoolyard yes seriously that is my high school in the year 1988 in a small town
school in the year 1988 in a small town
school in the year 1988 in a small town in Switzerland this senior I admire
in Switzerland this senior I admire
in Switzerland this senior I admire walks up to me and she says I read some
walks up to me and she says I read some
walks up to me and she says I read some of your stories you seem to have great
of your stories you seem to have great
of your stories you seem to have great ideas would you like to take over from
ideas would you like to take over from
ideas would you like to take over from me as the editor-in-chief of the school
me as the editor-in-chief of the school
me as the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper I was like are you kidding of
newspaper I was like are you kidding of
newspaper I was like are you kidding of course in no time I was able to learn
course in no time I was able to learn
course in no time I was able to learn everything about the value creation
everything about the value creation
everything about the value creation chain of a product the first in a series
chain of a product the first in a series
chain of a product the first in a series of amazing and challenging
of amazing and challenging
of amazing and challenging entrepreneurial experiences in my life
entrepreneurial experiences in my life
entrepreneurial experiences in my life do you know what the single best thing
do you know what the single best thing
do you know what the single best thing about a school newspaper is it is that
about a school newspaper is it is that
about a school newspaper is it is that you really really know your readers
you really really know your readers
you really really know your readers teachers and students alike you meet
teachers and students alike you meet
teachers and students alike you meet them every day they tell you what
them every day they tell you what
them every day they tell you what bothers them what give them sleepless
bothers them what give them sleepless
bothers them what give them sleepless nights what needs to change you sell
nights what needs to change you sell
nights what needs to change you sell them the paper personally putting it
them the paper personally putting it
them the paper personally putting it into their hands on the schoolyard
into their hands on the schoolyard
into their hands on the schoolyard taking their money looking them in the
taking their money looking them in the
taking their money looking them in the eyes
eyes
eyes this experience shaped my understanding
this experience shaped my understanding
this experience shaped my understanding of journalism and entrepreneurship more
of journalism and entrepreneurship more
of journalism and entrepreneurship more than anything else I did not pursue a
than anything else I did not pursue a
than anything else I did not pursue a career in journalism because my calling
career in journalism because my calling
career in journalism because my calling was to start and build up a company that
was to start and build up a company that
was to start and build up a company that helps others create and implement great
helps others create and implement great
helps others create and implement great ideas but I watched from afar how media
ideas but I watched from afar how media
ideas but I watched from afar how media developed over the last 25 years and
developed over the last 25 years and
developed over the last 25 years and this development often gave me pause so
this development often gave me pause so
this development often gave me pause so I did not have to think very long when
I did not have to think very long when
I did not have to think very long when about two years ago two of the most
about two years ago two of the most
about two years ago two of the most renowned Swiss journalists who are
renowned Swiss journalists who are
renowned Swiss journalists who are discussing to create a new digital
discussing to create a new digital
discussing to create a new digital magazine approached me they were looking
magazine approached me they were looking
magazine approached me they were looking for someone
for someone
for someone to join the team to support them with
to join the team to support them with
to join the team to support them with idea finding and collaboration skills
idea finding and collaboration skills
idea finding and collaboration skills over the course of our first meetings I
over the course of our first meetings I
over the course of our first meetings I started to grasp the set of problems
started to grasp the set of problems
started to grasp the set of problems that make it impossible for journalists
that make it impossible for journalists
that make it impossible for journalists in many media companies today to do the
in many media companies today to do the
in many media companies today to do the job they would really really love to do
job they would really really love to do
job they would really really love to do well in forming their audience about
well in forming their audience about
well in forming their audience about issues that are important here are three
issues that are important here are three
issues that are important here are three of those problems problem number one
of those problems problem number one
of those problems problem number one publishers are cutting funds for
publishers are cutting funds for
publishers are cutting funds for journalists and journalism every year
journalists and journalism every year
journalists and journalism every year closing regional titles or pooling
closing regional titles or pooling
closing regional titles or pooling editorial teams across different regions
editorial teams across different regions
editorial teams across different regions this leads to a substantial lack of
this leads to a substantial lack of
this leads to a substantial lack of media diversity which means that some
media diversity which means that some
media diversity which means that some people can literally just get
people can literally just get
people can literally just get information from one provider no matter
information from one provider no matter
information from one provider no matter how much and what they read
how much and what they read
how much and what they read cutting resources also leads to a
cutting resources also leads to a
cutting resources also leads to a drastic lack of time for journalists
drastic lack of time for journalists
drastic lack of time for journalists which means that they cannot spend the
which means that they cannot spend the
which means that they cannot spend the time needed to research and deliver
time needed to research and deliver
time needed to research and deliver outstanding stories problem number two
outstanding stories problem number two
outstanding stories problem number two more and more media are either bought by
more and more media are either bought by
more and more media are either bought by or funded by people with a specific
or funded by people with a specific
or funded by people with a specific political agenda influencing the
political agenda influencing the
political agenda influencing the editorial teams into the direction of
editorial teams into the direction of
editorial teams into the direction of that agenda creating a journalism that
that agenda creating a journalism that
that agenda creating a journalism that is mostly looking at the world from a
is mostly looking at the world from a
is mostly looking at the world from a single perspective problem number three
single perspective problem number three
single perspective problem number three media companies today more than ever are
media companies today more than ever are
media companies today more than ever are in business with the advertisers and
in business with the advertisers and
in business with the advertisers and thanks to the endless options of
thanks to the endless options of
thanks to the endless options of measuring behavior of consumers online
measuring behavior of consumers online
measuring behavior of consumers online content can be optimized to make more
content can be optimized to make more
content can be optimized to make more people click on it or for people to read
people click on it or for people to read
people click on it or for people to read content that they think is journalism
content that they think is journalism
content that they think is journalism but is in fact advertisement or content
but is in fact advertisement or content
but is in fact advertisement or content that is paid disguised as journalism all
that is paid disguised as journalism all
that is paid disguised as journalism all these problems and some more lead to
these problems and some more lead to
these problems and some more lead to journalism that is no longer doing what
journalism that is no longer doing what
journalism that is no longer doing what it is first and foremost supposed to do
it is first and foremost supposed to do
it is first and foremost supposed to do providing citizens with unbiased
providing citizens with unbiased
providing citizens with unbiased information to quote the character
information to quote the character
information to quote the character Mackenzie McHale from the series the
Mackenzie McHale from the series the
Mackenzie McHale from the series the news
news
news there is nothing more important in a
there is nothing more important in a
there is nothing more important in a democracy than a well-informed
democracy than a well-informed
democracy than a well-informed electorate in Switzerland it is even
electorate in Switzerland it is even
electorate in Switzerland it is even more important because we do not just
more important because we do not just
more important because we do not just elect our politicians we actually vote
elect our politicians we actually vote
elect our politicians we actually vote on important issues directly as citizens
on important issues directly as citizens
on important issues directly as citizens several times a year our complex world
several times a year our complex world
several times a year our complex world calls more than ever for outstanding and
calls more than ever for outstanding and
calls more than ever for outstanding and independent journalism there was never
independent journalism there was never
independent journalism there was never so much need for information in a sea of
so much need for information in a sea of
so much need for information in a sea of noise there was never so much
noise there was never so much
noise there was never so much interesting and important topics to
interesting and important topics to
interesting and important topics to cover and explore and so many incredible
cover and explore and so many incredible
cover and explore and so many incredible possibilities to deliver content in an
possibilities to deliver content in an
possibilities to deliver content in an informative as well as interesting way
informative as well as interesting way
informative as well as interesting way but it’s not really journalism that is
but it’s not really journalism that is
but it’s not really journalism that is having a crisis it is the business model
having a crisis it is the business model
having a crisis it is the business model of the large publishing companies that
of the large publishing companies that
of the large publishing companies that is no longer functioning it has become a
is no longer functioning it has become a
is no longer functioning it has become a system that does not allow journalists
system that does not allow journalists
system that does not allow journalists to do their job properly so we decided
to do their job properly so we decided
to do their job properly so we decided to create a new company that would allow
to create a new company that would allow
to create a new company that would allow for truly independent journalism
for truly independent journalism
for truly independent journalism accountable only to its readers what
accountable only to its readers what
accountable only to its readers what does that mean it means putting
does that mean it means putting
does that mean it means putting journalism at centre stage and it means
journalism at centre stage and it means
journalism at centre stage and it means putting the reader at center stage and
putting the reader at center stage and
putting the reader at center stage and cutting out everything else it requires
cutting out everything else it requires
cutting out everything else it requires making sure that journalists work in an
making sure that journalists work in an
making sure that journalists work in an environment that gives them the freedom
environment that gives them the freedom
environment that gives them the freedom time and agency to do their job well and
time and agency to do their job well and
time and agency to do their job well and to make sure that readers know that what
to make sure that readers know that what
to make sure that readers know that what they are getting from these journalists
they are getting from these journalists
they are getting from these journalists has no intermediate no advertisers to
has no intermediate no advertisers to
has no intermediate no advertisers to make happy no 3rd interests to cover an
make happy no 3rd interests to cover an
make happy no 3rd interests to cover an environment in which journalists are
environment in which journalists are
environment in which journalists are only accountable to their readers their
only accountable to their readers their
only accountable to their readers their conscience and their professional ethos
conscience and their professional ethos
conscience and their professional ethos the truth is that this kind of
the truth is that this kind of
the truth is that this kind of journalism cannot be free of charge if
journalism cannot be free of charge if
journalism cannot be free of charge if there is no intermediate between the
there is no intermediate between the
there is no intermediate between the journalists and the reader the reader
journalists and the reader the reader
journalists and the reader the reader has to pick up the bill this is the only
has to pick up the bill this is the only
has to pick up the bill this is the only way to ensure truly independent
way to ensure truly independent
way to ensure truly independent journalism if journalists try to create
journalism if journalists try to create
journalism if journalists try to create a magazine on their own they have a
a magazine on their own they have a
a magazine on their own they have a journalist’s perspective if business
journalist’s perspective if business
journalist’s perspective if business people want to
people want to
people want to come up with a new model for digital
come up with a new model for digital
come up with a new model for digital journalism they have a business
journalism they have a business
journalism they have a business perspective if IT developers create a
perspective if IT developers create a
perspective if IT developers create a platform for awesome digital journalism
platform for awesome digital journalism
platform for awesome digital journalism they have a developer’s perspective but
they have a developer’s perspective but
they have a developer’s perspective but if all of them do it together from the
if all of them do it together from the
if all of them do it together from the beginning they need to understand each
beginning they need to understand each
beginning they need to understand each other’s thinking universes and positions
other’s thinking universes and positions
other’s thinking universes and positions and find unique solutions together this
and find unique solutions together this
and find unique solutions together this is why from the beginning the founding
is why from the beginning the founding
is why from the beginning the founding team of our company was composed of
team of our company was composed of
team of our company was composed of journalists businesspeople and IT
journalists businesspeople and IT
journalists businesspeople and IT specialists all working closely together
specialists all working closely together
specialists all working closely together all on I level all following a clear and
all on I level all following a clear and
all on I level all following a clear and common purpose we also wanted to
common purpose we also wanted to
common purpose we also wanted to integrate the people who know best what
integrate the people who know best what
integrate the people who know best what really is to change in Switzerland for
really is to change in Switzerland for
really is to change in Switzerland for journalists to do their job well we
journalists to do their job well we
journalists to do their job well we invited people working at many different
invited people working at many different
invited people working at many different media companies in Switzerland to join
media companies in Switzerland to join
media companies in Switzerland to join the conversation early we all met for
the conversation early we all met for
the conversation early we all met for more than a year every second week over
more than a year every second week over
more than a year every second week over wine and dinner to discuss the best way
wine and dinner to discuss the best way
wine and dinner to discuss the best way to create our media company up to 80
to create our media company up to 80
to create our media company up to 80 people many of them journalists who
people many of them journalists who
people many of them journalists who never spoke a word to the outside about
never spoke a word to the outside about
never spoke a word to the outside about these gatherings because that would have
these gatherings because that would have
these gatherings because that would have been the end of the idea we trusted and
been the end of the idea we trusted and
been the end of the idea we trusted and still trust that sharing our ideas and
still trust that sharing our ideas and
still trust that sharing our ideas and insights will improve them we want to
insights will improve them we want to
insights will improve them we want to share our insights with others in the
share our insights with others in the
share our insights with others in the media landscape because there should be
media landscape because there should be
media landscape because there should be many more media companies who are
many more media companies who are
many more media companies who are interested in being in a relationship
interested in being in a relationship
interested in being in a relationship with their audiences directly in the
with their audiences directly in the
with their audiences directly in the same collaborative way we created our
same collaborative way we created our
same collaborative way we created our manifesto for journalism as we all think
manifesto for journalism as we all think
manifesto for journalism as we all think it should be it is the manifesto for
it should be it is the manifesto for
it should be it is the manifesto for everyone involved in our venture but at
everyone involved in our venture but at
everyone involved in our venture but at the same time we are sure that most
the same time we are sure that most
the same time we are sure that most journalists everywhere agree with its
journalists everywhere agree with its
journalists everywhere agree with its content creating that manifesto with all
content creating that manifesto with all
content creating that manifesto with all the different people involved in our
the different people involved in our
the different people involved in our cause helped us identify what we would
cause helped us identify what we would
cause helped us identify what we would be focusing on what bound us together
be focusing on what bound us together
be focusing on what bound us together what our mission is and how we will
what our mission is and how we will
what our mission is and how we will connect to our future readers here it is
connect to our future readers here it is
connect to our future readers here it is spoken by the founding team owner
spoken by the founding team owner
spoken by the founding team owner journalist Moz
journalist Moz
journalist Moz Canada Makati owned a democratic kind of
Canada Makati owned a democratic kind of
Canada Makati owned a democratic kind of Rights
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earth of the kind with an ethnic Thomas
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no aqui ridges for closes public-owned
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we named our future digital magazine a
we named our future digital magazine a public gaze pública means the common
public gaze pública means the common
public gaze pública means the common good or the public affair we want to
good or the public affair we want to
good or the public affair we want to reclaim the common good and the public
reclaim the common good and the public
reclaim the common good and the public affair make sure that people talk about
affair make sure that people talk about
affair make sure that people talk about things that are important to all of us
things that are important to all of us
things that are important to all of us as a society and help reclaim the things
as a society and help reclaim the things
as a society and help reclaim the things that we must take care of together it
that we must take care of together it
that we must take care of together it felt good to reclaim the word Republican
felt good to reclaim the word Republican
felt good to reclaim the word Republican and to give it back its original meaning
and to give it back its original meaning
and to give it back its original meaning in a world in which it had become a mere
in a world in which it had become a mere
in a world in which it had become a mere shadow of its former self to make sure
shadow of its former self to make sure
shadow of its former self to make sure that we have a structure that can
that we have a structure that can
that we have a structure that can actually accomplish what we want reader
actually accomplish what we want reader
actually accomplish what we want reader center journalism we worked very hard at
center journalism we worked very hard at
center journalism we worked very hard at creating a unique and at the same time
creating a unique and at the same time
creating a unique and at the same time simple model our structure has two sides
simple model our structure has two sides
simple model our structure has two sides the cooperative project our is a
the cooperative project our is a
the cooperative project our is a not-for-profit organization with the
not-for-profit organization with the
not-for-profit organization with the goal to strengthen democracy by
goal to strengthen democracy by
goal to strengthen democracy by developing new media projects that are
developing new media projects that are
developing new media projects that are of true value to the citizens in a
of true value to the citizens in a
of true value to the citizens in a democracy it shares its knowledge work
democracy it shares its knowledge work
democracy it shares its knowledge work and insights in an open source manner
and insights in an open source manner
and insights in an open source manner with everyone who is interested in that
with everyone who is interested in that
with everyone who is interested in that cause the public on the other hand has
cause the public on the other hand has
cause the public on the other hand has only one mission to do great journalism
only one mission to do great journalism
only one mission to do great journalism that is in business with its readers as
that is in business with its readers as
that is in business with its readers as powerful as possible
powerful as possible
powerful as possible as small as necessary able to become
as small as necessary able to become
as small as necessary able to become profitable within a reasonable amount of
profitable within a reasonable amount of
profitable within a reasonable amount of time we will publish only one to three
time we will publish only one to three
time we will publish only one to three stories per day and focus on the big
stories per day and focus on the big
stories per day and focus on the big debates that are crucial for our society
debates that are crucial for our society
debates that are crucial for our society and for citizens with a global mindset
and for citizens with a global mindset
and for citizens with a global mindset in the years to come we also want to
in the years to come we also want to
in the years to come we also want to have an ongoing dialogue with our
have an ongoing dialogue with our
have an ongoing dialogue with our readers about our work and spend much
readers about our work and spend much
readers about our work and spend much time debating with them online and at
time debating with them online and at
time debating with them online and at life events its journalists job to
life events its journalists job to
life events its journalists job to invest as much time as necessary into a
invest as much time as necessary into a
invest as much time as necessary into a story to make it understandable to a
story to make it understandable to a
story to make it understandable to a reader in much less time than the
reader in much less time than the
reader in much less time than the journalist needed to research and write
journalist needed to research and write
journalist needed to research and write it as Constantine one of the journalists
it as Constantine one of the journalists
it as Constantine one of the journalists founders of a public puts it it’s the
founders of a public puts it it’s the
founders of a public puts it it’s the journalists who have to suffer not the
journalists who have to suffer not the
journalists who have to suffer not the readers we needed to explain the urgency
readers we needed to explain the urgency
readers we needed to explain the urgency of the problem set I described earlier
of the problem set I described earlier
of the problem set I described earlier and the necess
and the necess
and the necess for readers to pick up the bill we did
for readers to pick up the bill we did
for readers to pick up the bill we did not want consumers we wanted people who
not want consumers we wanted people who
not want consumers we wanted people who really really cared about our mission to
really really cared about our mission to
really really cared about our mission to be the first members of our community
be the first members of our community
be the first members of our community how do you convince future readers to
how do you convince future readers to
how do you convince future readers to become active and spend money to get
become active and spend money to get
become active and spend money to get independent journalism when online
independent journalism when online
independent journalism when online offers are mostly free we decided to do
offers are mostly free we decided to do
offers are mostly free we decided to do a crowdfunding to convince at least 3000
a crowdfunding to convince at least 3000
a crowdfunding to convince at least 3000 people of our cause each person who pays
people of our cause each person who pays
people of our cause each person who pays the membership fee of 240 Swiss francs
the membership fee of 240 Swiss francs
the membership fee of 240 Swiss francs per year owns a part of Republic because
per year owns a part of Republic because
per year owns a part of Republic because their contributions are pooled in the
their contributions are pooled in the
their contributions are pooled in the co-operative who owns about 45% of the
co-operative who owns about 45% of the
co-operative who owns about 45% of the digital magazine all of them are now our
digital magazine all of them are now our
digital magazine all of them are now our publishers and take great pride in that
publishers and take great pride in that
publishers and take great pride in that instead of the five weeks we thought we
instead of the five weeks we thought we
instead of the five weeks we thought we would need to get 3000 members we
would need to get 3000 members we
would need to get 3000 members we reached our crowdfunding goal within
reached our crowdfunding goal within
reached our crowdfunding goal within just seven hours the next day we had
just seven hours the next day we had
just seven hours the next day we had already reached 10,000 members which
already reached 10,000 members which
already reached 10,000 members which equals 2.4 million Swiss francs
equals 2.4 million Swiss francs
equals 2.4 million Swiss francs it was the largest crowdfunding for a
it was the largest crowdfunding for a
it was the largest crowdfunding for a media venture ever worldwide it was
media venture ever worldwide it was
media venture ever worldwide it was overwhelmingly clear that our passion to
overwhelmingly clear that our passion to
overwhelmingly clear that our passion to find a new functioning business model to
find a new functioning business model to
find a new functioning business model to provide outstanding journalism was
provide outstanding journalism was
provide outstanding journalism was contagious and that people agreed with
contagious and that people agreed with
contagious and that people agreed with our assessment of the problem and saw
our assessment of the problem and saw
our assessment of the problem and saw the necessity to being part of the
the necessity to being part of the
the necessity to being part of the solution
solution
solution many of the almost 14,000 people who
many of the almost 14,000 people who
many of the almost 14,000 people who participated in the crowdfunding have
participated in the crowdfunding have
participated in the crowdfunding have shared a statement and a picture on our
shared a statement and a picture on our
shared a statement and a picture on our community wall becoming avid ambassadors
community wall becoming avid ambassadors
community wall becoming avid ambassadors for the cause helping us to find
for the cause helping us to find
for the cause helping us to find additional members our break-even point
additional members our break-even point
additional members our break-even point is at 22,000 members if we have a stable
is at 22,000 members if we have a stable
is at 22,000 members if we have a stable readership at this level or higher a
readership at this level or higher a
readership at this level or higher a public will be truly and uniquely funded
public will be truly and uniquely funded
public will be truly and uniquely funded by its readers and will sustain itself
by its readers and will sustain itself
by its readers and will sustain itself we are now in the process of preparing
we are now in the process of preparing
we are now in the process of preparing our launch which will happen in January
our launch which will happen in January
our launch which will happen in January 2018 from the founding team we have
2018 from the founding team we have
2018 from the founding team we have grown into a team of more than 20 people
grown into a team of more than 20 people
grown into a team of more than 20 people who are working on making our idea a
who are working on making our idea a
who are working on making our idea a reality the largest part of this team
reality the largest part of this team
reality the largest part of this team are journalists or as we like to call
are journalists or as we like to call
are journalists or as we like to call them the expedition team into reality
them the expedition team into reality
them the expedition team into reality this very diverse team of women and men
this very diverse team of women and men
this very diverse team of women and men of different ages
of different ages
of different ages and with different political stand
and with different political stand
and with different political stand points is working very hard on their
points is working very hard on their
points is working very hard on their first stories to provide content that
first stories to provide content that
first stories to provide content that will make a true difference in the vast
will make a true difference in the vast
will make a true difference in the vast sea of media noise and distractions that
sea of media noise and distractions that
sea of media noise and distractions that we all experience today they are
we all experience today they are
we all experience today they are debating about stories every day
debating about stories every day
debating about stories every day identifying the most relevant ones
identifying the most relevant ones
identifying the most relevant ones everyone on our team is creating the
everyone on our team is creating the
everyone on our team is creating the digital presence of a public together
digital presence of a public together
digital presence of a public together developers designers businesspeople
developers designers businesspeople
developers designers businesspeople founders editors community developers
founders editors community developers
founders editors community developers come together to fulfill our promise
come together to fulfill our promise
come together to fulfill our promise there is no boss saying how it should be
there is no boss saying how it should be
there is no boss saying how it should be or rather there are now 14,500 bosses
or rather there are now 14,500 bosses
or rather there are now 14,500 bosses and Counting already our publishers are
and Counting already our publishers are
and Counting already our publishers are watching us as we work on fulfilling our
watching us as we work on fulfilling our
watching us as we work on fulfilling our promise and we know exactly who we are
promise and we know exactly who we are
promise and we know exactly who we are working for there are important
working for there are important
working for there are important developments and challenges ahead in
developments and challenges ahead in
developments and challenges ahead in many areas that concern all of us in
many areas that concern all of us in
many areas that concern all of us in every corner of this planet we live in a
every corner of this planet we live in a
every corner of this planet we live in a complex ever-changing networked world
complex ever-changing networked world
complex ever-changing networked world and many of those challenges we can only
and many of those challenges we can only
and many of those challenges we can only solve together good journalism can help
solve together good journalism can help
solve together good journalism can help us understand these issues and help us
us understand these issues and help us
us understand these issues and help us come to better decisions and solutions
come to better decisions and solutions
come to better decisions and solutions it took courage to start something new
it took courage to start something new
it took courage to start something new and rethink a system that no longer
and rethink a system that no longer
and rethink a system that no longer works what motivates us is that we are
works what motivates us is that we are
works what motivates us is that we are not alone trying to create sustainable
not alone trying to create sustainable
not alone trying to create sustainable reader founded journalism there are
reader founded journalism there are
reader founded journalism there are several projects that started before us
several projects that started before us
several projects that started before us or are just starting now such as the
or are just starting now such as the
or are just starting now such as the correspondent in the Netherlands or
correspondent in the Netherlands or
correspondent in the Netherlands or hippota in Luxembourg also big
hippota in Luxembourg also big
hippota in Luxembourg also big newspapers as The Guardian or the New
newspapers as The Guardian or the New
newspapers as The Guardian or the New York Times have seen a substantial
York Times have seen a substantial
York Times have seen a substantial increase in paid subscriptions in the
increase in paid subscriptions in the
increase in paid subscriptions in the current political climate join the
current political climate join the
current political climate join the movement and create models that put the
movement and create models that put the
movement and create models that put the audience at the center of your
audience at the center of your
audience at the center of your activities and allow journalists to work
activities and allow journalists to work
activities and allow journalists to work truly independently the time is ready
truly independently the time is ready
truly independently the time is ready for more of us thank you
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