Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Andrew Sullivan raises over $100,000 for ad-free blog in first six hours

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Shortly after announcing that he would be leaving The Daily Beast and moving to a purely subscription-based business model, blogger Andrew Sullivan says he has seen "amazing" results. "We’re well into the six figures," he tells TechCrunch . Sullivan estimates that in the roughly half-day since he made his announcement, about a third of the people who paid for a subscription to The Dish have given more than the $19.99 per year minimum; while the earliest subscribers are likely to be the most enthusiastic, that's still good news.


As in his original post, Sullivan reiterated his belief that ads, which will not be part of his revamped site, exert a pernicious influence over journalism, whether overt or subtle. "You find yourself trying to...


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