NEWS: My friends and I now own and run The Onion. I’ll be the CEO.

We’re keeping the entire staff, bringing back The Onion News Network, and share the wealth with staff.

Basically, we’re going to let them do whatever they want. Get excited.

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“I’m having a tough time raising my rates with people who say to me, ‘Well, why should I pay more for San Francisco Chronicle than The New York Times?' If I’m going to succeed, I need them to not only pay more, but maybe 2 or 3 times more than what the Times is charging.” niemanlab.org/2024/04/what-i…

'Celestial events tend to draw highly engaged audiences.'

How local news outlets are covering the covering!!! by Sophie Culpepper

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felt that earthquake in Cambridge, MA

kudos to The Harvard Crimson for breaking a super important Cambridge local news story thecrimson.com/article/2024/4…

this story is beautifully reported and NUTS

Wrote a quick little ditty about Sequencer Magazine, which I am very excited about!
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now Neel Dhanesha's first story for Nieman Lab is up!!

it's about Proof News, Julia Angwin's new attempt to bring the scientific method to journalism:

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Andrew Deck's first story for Nieman Lab is up. it's about the next generation of AI publisher lawsuits and it's very good and interesting! so happy he's here niemanlab.org/2024/03/the-in…

While reporting this story, I heard about a few pregnant moms who went great lengths to take a new cystic fibrosis drug for their baby.

I found this so fascinating because we're usually so cautious about drugs during pregnancy, so I wrote a follow up:

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'We can also offer dedicated beat reporting...even keeping a close eye on your elected representatives in the state or national capitals.' niemanlab.org/2024/03/a-comp…

the Marchioness of Cholmondeley has entered the timeline niemanlab.org/2024/03/this-i… by Ellie Hall

'I have not spoken to the president about Kate Middleton,' Karine Jean-Pierre Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters.

oooh i'm getting ideas for our next Q&A on micropayments