Media — big media that is — has always worked on access. Reporters curry favor with top aides and politicians in hopes of getting a big scoop. Or landing that interview that makes headlines and makes you a hot commodity.
But access journalism is dying. And it’s not coincidence that the legacy media brands that relied on it are struggling to find their way in this new world.
The rise of independent journalism has been fueled by people who don’t want to wonder about the motives of some big journalism company. They want to support individual reporters who don’t have to worry about any of that — who can tell it like it is, no matter who that pisses off.
Tara Palmieri is one of those new renegades. She’s unafraid. And she doesn’t care what the chattering class thinks of her.
It’s why I worked hard to convince her to join the world of independent news creators. And now she has — with her own Substack and her own YouTube channel.
Tara and I went live on Substack today to talk about her decision to leave legacy media, the secrets the mainstream media won’t tell you and why we need space for people in the middle of the political spectrum.
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