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Why we went reader-funded

Advertising shapes what gets covered. We explain why we walked away from it, and what changed when readers paid instead. Independence is expensive. It is also the whole point.

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Advertising shapes what gets covered. We explain why we walked away from it, and what changed when readers paid instead.

Independence is expensive. It is also the whole point.

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