US EditionLife on the other side: Refugees from 'old media' flock to the promise of working for themselves
- Jennifer Rubin left The Washington Post after 15 years and founded The Contrarian, a democracy-focused site, with Norm Eisen in January.
- This move followed growing disenchantment with legacy media amid shrinking audiences and revenue, prompting many journalists to seek independence.
- Rubin records her video podcast Sanity from her Connecticut basement and values having a clear point of view and purpose to guide her content.
- Substack reports over 50,000 paying publishers with more than 50 earning over $1 million annually, highlighting the platform's market presence.
- This trend reflects a shift toward authentic, independent media but also raises concerns about market saturation and sustainability for creators.
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Refugees From 'Old Media' Flock to the Promise of Working for Themselves
Six months ago, Jennifer Rubin had no idea whether she’d make it in a new media world. She just knew it was time to leave The Washington Post, where she’d been a political columnist for 15 years. The Contrarian, the democracy-focused website that Rubin founded with partner Norm Eisen in January, now has 10 employees and contributors like humorist Andy Borowitz and White House reporter April Ryan. Its 558,000 subscribers also get recipes and cult…
Life on the other side: Refugees from 'old media' flock to the promise of working ...
A new world of podcasts, newsletters and websites has expanded media in recent years, and provided a lifeline to legacy media refugees who wanted — or were forced to — strike out on their own. Megyn Kelly, Jennifer Rubin, Bari ...
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Life on the other side: Refugees from 'old media' flock to the promise of working for themselves
A new world of podcasts, newsletters and websites has expanded media in recent years, and provided a lifeline to legacy media refugees who wanted — or were forced to — strike out on their own.
Reinstallation has changed its life. Now she fights for others to have the same luck
Currently, she is a lawyer for refugees and human rights qualified in New Zealand-but on Tuesday, she remembered 14 years, aged 14 and described the heartbreaking limbo that followed. Invisible and alone “I grew up invisible to the world,” she said. “Without rights, opportunities or security.” All this changed in 2018, when her family was […]
From Displacement To Diesel Engines - A Refugee Mechanic's Path To Self-reliance – The Standard Newspaper
In the heart of the East side of bustling Dakar, Senegal’s capital in the Hann Bel-Air neighbourhood, Cameroonian refugee Marie ETAH is conducting a standard motor vehicle service in one of Senegal’s premier automobile distribution companies, EMG Universal Auto. For Marie, vocational training continues to be the key to rebuilding her life. This World Refugee Day 2025, her advice to other refugees echoes her own resilience: “Believe in yourself. …
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