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There is much debate among journalists about whether people should unsubscribe from the Washington Post because Jeff Bezos blocked the paper from endorsing Kamala Harris. It's clear that we readers need to act to hold corporate media accountable.
However, many corporate media journalists argue that canceling subscriptions only hurts journalists who will be laid off due to the loss of revenue.
You can employ better journalists by canceling your subscriptions and giving money to places like Payday.
Why not take money that could go to corporate media and send it to build a new media system you could trust?
Donate to us today to help us cover the closing days of the campaign in Western PA.
Payday could certainly use the money. In an exclusive interview yesterday, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis told us that the state will be won by 0.5% of the vote.
Payday could play a significant role in inspiring activists to keep fighting during these closing days of the campaign.
We know that union activists are texting and forwarding our stories widely among fellow activists, neighbors, and family. At a time when people are losing faith in social media companies and logging out of them, our readers are forwarding or texting our articles to people who trust them, and interpersonal trust matters in an age of disinformation.
In addition to our phenomenal forward rate, we have already begun to significantly impact national conversations. NPR's This American Life has asked me to serve as an editorial consultant for its coverage of unions in the 2024 election.
Revista Forum, the Brazilian equivalent of Newsweek, has also asked Payday to sign onto a partnership to provide coverage for them. Brazilian cameraman Fernando Calvacanti has even flown up from Brazil to help our coverage.
Revista Forum described Payday as being at the "epicenter" of the fight in Western Pennsylvania.
Fernando and I covered the assassination of Rio City Councilwoman Marielle Franco, a college classmate of mine, together in Rio de Janeiro. Now, we are fighting fascists in my native hills of Western Pennyslvania, where my family has been involved in the labor movement for generations.
We need your help, though, to have a significant impact. Payday Report has always held the corporate media accountable and forced them to up their game.
The Washington Post credited us in a front-page story for being the first labor media outlet to track the pandemic-era strike wave. Esquire called us "invaluable," The New York Times called us a publication with "new energy," and filmmaker Boots Riley has repeatedly cited us as one of his inspirations.
Our work with CNN on Western Pennsylvania was already nominated for an Emmy.
Now, we hope to have a huge impact in Western Pennsylvania because something big is happening that will impact the whole country, and we need your help to cover it.
So, cancel your Washington Post subscription and instead give the money to Payday Report.
Donate to help us cover how labor and racial justice movements are fighting back in the Rust Belt.
