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I tried building a version of this in 2015 called Uncoverage. Beacon did too. Not enough people cared enough to support individual journalists. real stories take too long to write, all journalists need editors, and the value prop feels unfamiliar and seems thin for subscribers. Some are trying now on Patreon.

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I think that's an important point that you'd have to support a small group like, editor/journalist combo.

I imagine you could get a pay scale based on page views, and a model where if you don't use the subscription you get ads.

It'd be interesting to see built.

I was also thinking it'd be nice to see recommendations separated from the hosting. I guess there just aren't enough people interested in it.

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