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? Essay: A Leading Question
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25 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2024
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This week: We are occasionally asked why we link to scientific journals, news outlets, and sometimes even opinion pieces that are behind paywalls.In a world where HBO HBO Max Max and Spotify and everyone else raise prices once a month, it’s a great question:Our newsletter is free — why the hell do we make you click through to something that costs money?Here's What You Can Do:Donate to the 19th, a diverse, indie, non-profit newsroom reporting on gender, politics, and policy. They do amazing work.Volunteer with Documenters to fill the gap in local media coverage and make sure public meetings are on the record.Get educated about what journalists can do to help journalism survive, from getting involved in policy to unionizing.Be heard about helping journalists and publishers receive fair compensation from tech platforms for use of their content and ask your representative to support the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act.Invest in companies that align with your values using fennel.Get more:Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at importantnotimportant.comSupport our work and become a Member at importantnotimportant.com/upgradeGet our merchGot feedback? Email us at questions@importantnotimportant.comFollow us on Twitter at @importantnotimpFollow us on Threads: www.threads.net/@importantnotimportantSubscribe to our YouTube channelFollow Quinn: on Twitter - twitter.com/quinnemmett; Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social; Threads -
Released:
Jun 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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