There's never been a more difficult time for online journalism. Just
look at the wave of layoffs being announced by other news outlets.
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Friend,
There's never been a more difficult time for online journalism than
right now. Just look at the wave of layoffs being announced by other
news outlets.
Last year, 70 staffers were laid off at HuffPost. In March, BuzzFeed
offered buyouts to 36 newsroom staff members. Then we got word that The
Intercept would let go of 20 of its staff. We're even hearing doomsday
predictions about the fall of independent digital journalism entirely.
These are our professional colleagues, and this saddens and angers us
deeply.
Common Dreams has not been forced to make these kinds of announcements.
But we'll be honest: If we're not able to meet our fundraising
target this campaign, we could be next.
On top of some deeper, fundamental pressures we now face, the COVID-19
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It has hit our readers and their families hard, and it has hit us hard.
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