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Q&A: Marisa Kabas on Scooping the World on the Federal Funding Freeze
If your job isn’t to inform people in a way that will help them, then I don’t really understand what your job is.” Late last ...
How an independent journalist who broke a major White House scoop is growing her newsletter business — and why she left Substack
Marisa Kabas is an independent journalist who runs a newsletter called The Handbasket. She broke down how she built and grew ...
Nieman Journalism Lab2d
An independent journalist doubled paid subscriptions after scooping everyone on the federal funding freeze
When The Washington Post ran its first piece on the federal funding freeze last week, its reporters gave credit where it was due: It was independent journalist Marisa Kabas who had broken the story.
The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation’s media
Independent journalists live outside the mainstream and their numbers are growing. They have just had a big moment: a woman ...
The Hindu2d
The independent journalist who ‘scooped’ the U.S. national media from her apartment
Marisa Kabas’s scoop this past week was a key moment ... she posted a screen shot of the memo on the social media site Bluesky. Then she waited. Her stomach was in knots. She calmed herself ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch4d
From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation’s media
Marisa Kabas’ scoop this past week was a key moment ... she posted a screen shot of the memo on the social media site Bluesky. Then she waited. Her stomach was in knots. She calmed herself ...
The Times Leader4d
The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation’s media
Marisa Kabas’ scoop this past week was a key moment ... she posted a screen shot of the memo on the social media site Bluesky. Then she waited. Her stomach was in knots. She calmed herself ...