We must be doing something right.
John,
Courier Newsroom is getting attention from an unlikely source…
Joe Rogan.
In case you don’t know: Rogan’s podcast is one of the most popular in the country. Boosted by his rumored $200 million dollar deal with Spotify, his show regularly gets tens of millions of listeners per episode.
Rogan’s influence over his audience is powerful. His personal views, his guests, and his politics all have serious, real world implications.
You might remember last year’s firestorm over Rogan spreading misinformation about COVID. The controversy blew up when musician Neil Young took his music off of Spotify to protest Rogan’s questioning of the safety of vaccines and the (completely untrue) virtues of Ivermectin as cure for the virus.
That’s why when we saw this clip of Rogan making fun of Courier’s mission to stop the spread of misinformation during a recent show, we weren’t the least bit surprised:
If Joe Rogan is threatened by us, we must be doing something right. If you believe in our mission to hold bad actors like Rogan accountable and stop the spread of bad information, will you chip in $5 today?
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When it comes to the spread of misinformation, bad actors like Rogan are allergic to accountability. That’s what makes him so dangerous.
Let’s be clear: Rogan’s attack isn’t an insult, it’s a sign that the momentum behind Courier Newsroom and our mission are gathering steam.
Our local teams in 8 battleground states use quality, local reporting to combat the spread of disinformation in-real time. With your support, they can keep doing their jobs, growing their audiences, and expand their operations into communities and online spaces where factual, local journalism is non-existent.
We can win the fight against misinformation, but it’s going to take all of us pitching in and doing our part whenever we can. That’s why we’re setting a goal to raise $6,500 by midnight so we can hire more journalists, boost our stories, and grow our reach. Will you join us in the fight against bad information by chipping in $5?
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Thank you,
The Courier Newsroom Team
