We are a worker-owned co-op. We believe the best way forward for media and journalism is without generative AI, without VC money and investors to pay back, and without corporate overlords more concerned about posting endless profits than the actual writing that is supposedly their “product.” Instead, we will operate on a subscription model: you pay us directly for the work we make. You know, like how a business is supposed to work!
Many of us are former union shop stewards and organizers who have seen firsthand what worker power and solidarity can accomplish. We are inspired by the growing worker-owned movement in media (especially in food media, with sites like Best Food Blog and Gourmet) that is giving legacy publications a run for their money. That ethos informs what we cover and how we cover it. As worker owners, our obligations are to ourselves, to our ethics, and to our subscribers.
With your subscriptions, we hope to build a site focused on equity and stability that can afford to pay everyone involved—writers, editors, artists, fact-checkers—fairly. We strive to be transparent about our business financials and strategies.
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