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Amber Sherman, MLK50 & the experiment every newsroom should watch

Oct 6, 2025

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10 min read

Amber Sherman, MLK50 & the experiment every newsroom should watch

How one Memphis creator turned her community-driven explainer videos into a newsroom partnership model worth replicating

Liz Kelly Nelson
Liz Kelly Nelson
Independent Journalism Under Threat: The Case of Mario Guevara

Oct 3, 2025

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7 min read

Independent Journalism Under Threat: The Case of Mario Guevara

Plus: A massive set of Friday links about Casey Newton, Mia Sato, Sophia Smith Galer and more!

Liz Kelly Nelson
Liz Kelly Nelson
Do you HAVE to pick between vertical video and newsletters?

Oct 1, 2025

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8 min read

Do you HAVE to pick between vertical video and newsletters?

So far, the numbers say that creators are choosing one or the other. But Dave Jorgenson's LNI launch may signal the gap is narrowing.

justin bank
justin bank
Independent journalism or corporate control? The choice is now

Sep 25, 2025

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9 min read

Independent journalism or corporate control? The choice is now

Plus: New Pew audience data, more journos going the indie route and Status grows

Liz Kelly Nelson
Liz Kelly Nelson
🌍 What’s Next: Global 'Creator-model Journalists to Watch' lists

Sep 18, 2025

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6 min read

🌍 What’s Next: Global 'Creator-model Journalists to Watch' lists

Plus: Silencing dissent Is the strategy. Independent voices are the solution

Liz Kelly Nelson
Liz Kelly Nelson
🌊The massive creator wave at ONA25

Sep 15, 2025

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9 min read

🌊The massive creator wave at ONA25

Plus: Mapping local creators, WaPo + Substack and what's coming up at Project C!

Liz Kelly Nelson
Liz Kelly Nelson
How did Tangle get to 70k+ paid subscribers?

Sep 13, 2025

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15 min read

How did Tangle get to 70k+ paid subscribers?

The paid subscription system that Tangle and Outpost built together is yours for the taking

Going Solo’s open + Journalists Pay Themselves Joins Project C

Sep 8, 2025

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7 min read

Going Solo’s open + Journalists Pay Themselves Joins Project C

Plus: UT course coming soon, and we’re live at ONA this week!

Liz Kelly Nelson
Liz Kelly Nelson
Back Indie Media this September

Sep 2, 2025

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3 min read

Back Indie Media this September

33 independent journalists. One simple challenge. Pick one, subscribe, and keep vital reporting alive.

Liz Kelly Nelson
Lex Roman
Liz Kelly Nelson, Lex Roman
Is it possible to NOT have a paywall?

Aug 30, 2025

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14 min read

Is it possible to NOT have a paywall?

The 51st shows us how it's done...with a warning that it's not as easy as it looks

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