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dicktofel.substack.com· weekly· Published 7 days ago

A media-industry newsletter by a veteran journalism business figure examining newsroom funding, philanthropy, and public policy, including lessons from failed and successful nonprofit newsrooms, OpenAI's donations to journalism, and a new California subsidy. Readers get candid, well-sourced analysis and interviews aimed at people who work in or follow the economics of news.

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Platform
Substack
Frequency
Weekly
Latest issue
Oct 22, 2026
Language
English
Written for
Journalists, newsroom leaders, funders and media policy watchers
Tone
analytical
Tracked since
Oct 29, 2026

Website: https://dicktofel.substack.com