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And during that time there's no revenue? I'm not sure why I'm being downvoted: as a publisher of multiple online and offline projects it seems an extravagant amount for a publication that has a very narrow scope.

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It's a non-profit, so probably not much if any advertising, and they'll likely be drawing a lot from ProPublica's model in terms of organization, impact, and growth. ProPublica's annual expenses were over $12 million in 2016, and if you're interested you can get a rough breakdown of where that goes in their 990:

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/142...

ProPublica has a much, much wider brief, which should translate into why it receives $16 million in annual contributions. OTOH, I can't see how a site that covers a technology niche can support that level of ongoing contributions.

Tech is not really a narrow niche.

Value isn’t always measured in revenue or the size of the audience.

> And during that time there's no revenue?

Yep. Removing ads and removing revenue removes conflicts.

Unless they're investigating Craigslist, perhaps?

I downvoted you (before the flag) because you were snarky. I wish I could do so again for you not disclosing your newsblocks affiliation.

My 'affiliation' with NewsBlocks (I'm the founder and CEO actually) has zero to do with this topic. Are you suggesting that you would add another downvote simply because it is an ICO?

> I'm the founder and CEO actually)

Yes, you have stated that quite often on a bunch of threads.

> has zero to do with this topic

You are incorrect.

> Are you suggesting that you would add another downvote simply because it is an ICO?

Nope

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