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You know, like so much that is very valuable in the world, journalism is expensive. It costs a lot to produce an investigation that exposes corruption or to cover an ongoing, breaking story. It's costly to put uncomfortable questions to very powerful corporations or people. It can be tricky when you follow a story where there's a lot of conflict and high emotion. It can be dangerous, too. But these are the stories that have the most impact. And these stories are the ones that, in your hands, can make the world a better place.
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Yes, as National Observer's CEO, I know I can only keep this company going, and this reporting rolling out, thanks to readers. I mean readers like you, who believe, as I hope you do, that democracy depends upon a free and adversarial press. Readers who know that stories touch hearts and change minds like nothing else can do, allowing us to experience our shared humanity. Readers like you who understand that the deeper a story goes into one person's very particular experience, the more universal it becomes.
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Warm regards,
Linda Solomon Wood, CEO
National Observer
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