When Corporations Decide What You Read

Dear Reader,

Lately, the news has been about more than what’s happening in the world — it’s about who controls which stories get told. From late-night television to national newspapers, corporate shake-ups and shareholder demands are shaping what’s on the air, who stays on the air, and what stories get buried.

At Inkstick, we don’t answer to corporate bosses, shareholders, or political gatekeepers. We’re a nonprofit newsroom with a single mission: to tell the stories that powerful interests would rather ignore. We investigate the trillion-dollar military-industrial complex, connect the dots between foreign policy and everyday life, and give voice to communities on the frontlines of endless war.

Our independence matters because it allows us to follow the story wherever it leads — from Northrop Grumman’s lobbying in Utah to Axon’s surveillance empire in Arizona to the fallout of US weapons overseas. No defense contractor, political donor, or government regulator gets to decide what we publish. Only you, our readers and listeners, make this work possible.

This kind of journalism is under threat. Newsrooms across the country are closing their doors, misinformation is filling the vacuum, and the very foundations of our democracy are at risk. But together, we can make sure independent reporting doesn’t disappear.

If you believe in fearless, people-centered journalism that holds the powerful to account, now is the time to stand with us. Your donation — of any size — keeps Inkstick free, independent, and accountable only to the public.

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Thank you for believing in this work,

Laicie Heeley
Founder and CEO, Inkstick Media

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