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🚀 Forth is launching today!

It’s a big day today for us at Forth – and for everyone who supports access to credible news. As two former journalists, we started Forth because we were fed up with the way platforms treated news. We wanted to create a space where people could easily access and consume

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🚀: Newsfeed exclusively populated by vetted journalists

Today, Forth launches a news feed that has the look and feel of social media but with one major difference: all of its posts come from vetted journalists.

Who is the MSM?

Who is the MSM?

I’ll be honest, I don’t know. If that’s an odd way to start this, then I apologize. But the question is not entirely rhetorical. I see the phrase “mainstream media” or its zippier abbreviation, “MSM” in all sorts of criticisms, yet the definition eludes me. I spent

We’re Automatically Publishing the White House Press Pool

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We’re Automatically Publishing the White House Press Pool

Keeping up with 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Taking News Forth

Taking News Forth

Today we soft launch Forth, presenting our original reporting in a new format with the look and feel of social media.

Fighting Misinformation Online

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Fighting Misinformation Online

“Who gets to decide what’s true?” is the wrong question. We should be asking “how do we determine what’s true?”

Now what? The collateral damage of a tech backlash

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Now what? The collateral damage of a tech backlash

The very social platforms that are being (rightly) targeted for their role in fanning the flames of an insurrection are the same ones that drive traffic to news sites. To exist today, newsrooms have little to no choice: social platforms are a necessary evil.

It only took a siege at the US Capitol for social platforms to do the right thing

It only took a siege at the US Capitol for social platforms to do the right thing

We, the people, deserve better.

Defending Journalism to Defend the Republic

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Defending Journalism to Defend the Republic

We need a well equipped press corps to keep us informed. There cannot be two sets of facts, two universes of truth. We need the reliable journalists to win, to keep us informed, so we can debate ideas, not facts.

News was never meant for social platforms

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News was never meant for social platforms

If ever there was a good illustration of the disconnect we face in trying to make journalism sustainable again, this is it.

What can Napster teach local news?

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What can Napster teach local news?

Just like the music industry almost 20 years ago, we are in the midst of a seismic shift in how our audience wants to consume our product.

Can we ever go back?

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Can we ever go back?

Now that the work-from-home genie is out of the lamp, what happens next?