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How a journalist used her newsletter to break the story about a White House plan to freeze federal grants — and how she's building a business
Marisa Kabas is an independent journalist who runs a newsletter called The Handbasket. She broke down how she built and grew ...
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Q&A: Marisa Kabas on Scooping the World on the Federal Funding Freeze
If your job isn’t to inform people in a way that will help them, then I don’t really understand what your job is.” Late last ...
$10 Million Was Spent on Transgender Animal Testing, Watchdog Group Says
During a House subcommittee hearing last week, Republican Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina shared findings from a ...
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The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she 'scooped' the nation's media
Her stomach was in knots. She calmed herself with a walk on a frigid night. Despite her belief in independent journalism — ...
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America’s most influential child protection org. complies with Donald Trump’s order to erase trans youth
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was ordered to erase any mention of trans youth from ...
The independent journalist who ‘scooped’ the U.S. national media from her apartment
Marisa Kabas breaks news independently, showcasing the rise of individual journalists in a changing media landscape.
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An independent journalist doubled paid subscriptions after scooping everyone on the federal funding freeze
When The Washington Post ran its first piece on the federal funding freeze last week, its reporters gave credit where it was due: It was independent journalist Marisa Kabas who had broken the story.
DOJ ordered review of 'gender ideology' compliance at child safety authority
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said it would be removing all references to transgender people from ...
From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation’s media
Marisa Kabas’ scoop this past week was a key moment for a growing cadre of journalists who work independently to gather and ...
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DOJ ordered review of 'gender ideology' compliance at child safety authority
News of the shift at NCMEC was first reported by independent reporter Marisa Kabas. The White House and Justice Department did not respond to requests for comment. While NCMEC said there would ...
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The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation’s media
Marisa Kabas’ scoop this past week was a key moment for a growing cadre of journalists who work independently to gather and analyze news and market themselves as brands. Many are refugees from ...