Media Finance Monitor - Center for Sustainable Media

Media Finance Monitor - Center for Sustainable Media

Can journalism get so cheap that consumers just can’t pass it up?

A letter asking for more investment for the information ecosystem, the benefits of annual subscriptions, scaring the hell out of digital publishers, a worker owned reader funded newsroom and 25 calls.

Peter Erdelyi's avatar
María Paula Ángel Benavides's avatar
Peter Erdelyi
and
María Paula Ángel Benavides
Oct 24, 2025
∙ Paid

Welcome!

This week on Media Finance Monitor

  • Can journalism get so cheap that consumers just can’t pass it up?

  • 100+ organizations call the EU to keep meaningful investments for the information ecosystem on the table

  • Annual subscriptions >>>>>>>>> Monthly subscriptions

  • The latest in our ongoing series trying to scare the hell out of digital publishers

  • Hell Gate’s reader-funded growth: $850K and climbing

  • 25 active calls (9 new)

Media Finance Monitor is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Media Finance Monitor - Center for Sustainable Media to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Center for Sustainable Media · Publisher Terms
Substack · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture