Remember when they tried to cancel Substack because it was infested with conservatives?
Substack is a dangerous direct threat to traditional news media. But more importantly? It is a threat to journalism.
— Dr. Sarah T. Roberts ubiquity75@mastodon.social (@ubiquity75) February 28, 2021
We were warned that a "growing community of right-wing culture warriors and TERFs" were using Substack "to network and organize." Right-wing culture warriors like Bari Weiss and Glenn Greenwald. Former United States Minister of Truth Nina Jankowicz left Substack for Revue because "if you're a prominent spreader of Covid-19 misinfo, QAnon or white nationalism who wants to reach an audience (and be paid by them) without pesky content moderation, where do you go?" Substack.
But now all of the liberal journalists who've been unable to maintain employment now have newsletters on Substack. And now former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan is launching his own media empire, Zeteo, on Substack, where he'll feature pieces by Greta Thunberg and John Harwood.
I needed a good laugh and ZETEO delivered pic.twitter.com/OHBuNkXu0e
— Isaac Schorr (@isaac_schorr) April 16, 2024
Wow, that's quite a roster.
You're telling me they got Harwood AND Thunberg???
— Isaac Schorr (@isaac_schorr) April 16, 2024
This might be the worst roster of any publication in history.
— AG (@AGHamilton29) April 16, 2024
How do I become a paid unsubscribed? I’m willing if that’s what necessary
— Eric Kohn 🥃 (@iEricKohn) April 16, 2024
"A free-wheeling exchange of ideas"
— Soxaholic (@MikeBrennan330) April 16, 2024
Rebekah Jones! Here's your chance!
— That One Guy Who Is Always Right. (@RickLazzarini) April 16, 2024
It's good that Hasan's opinions won't be quashed by the conservative suits that run MSNBC. Now he can tell us how he really feels, if you buy a subscription. And Harwood's moved from CNN to Zeteo. Now he can be himself.
Qataris bought 10k subscriptions LOL
— Brick Top aka Mr.Pulford (@Eradicator_NYC) April 16, 2024
Substack, the threat to journalism, is now home to Dan Rather and Mehdi Hasan. How things have changed.
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