When @npub192uz...ccwj made FOIA-based stories free, subscriptions went up. When @npub1psar...j5uh published public records reporting without a paywall, new sources came forward. We spoke to both about why dropping paywalls like this is good for journalism — and for business.

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Wired and 404 Media make FOIA reporting free. Other news outlets should too

We spoke to Katie Drummond of Wired, Joseph Cox of 404 Media, and Lauren Harper of Freedom of the Press Foundation about the case for unpaywalling ...

Indiana University ordered its student-run newspaper to cease all print publication Oct. 15, less than one day after the administration fired the student newspaper’s adviser.

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Indiana University orders student paper to stop printing after firing adviser

Administrators at Indiana University Bloomington fired the adviser to the Indiana Daily Student on Oct. 14, 2025, and then hours …