Dear Reader,

Journalism in America has never felt more important or urgent than it has these last few years, but it’s no secret that newsrooms are shrinking and the legacy newspaper industry is in financial crisis.

But not ProPublica. When we were founded over a decade ago, we decided to find another way to fund high-quality journalism — with support from folks like you who understand the importance of journalism to the democratic process. Today, we’re the largest investigative newsroom in the country.

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Thanks so much,
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