Before we get to last month’s top stories, I’d like to point you to a cool article that recently appeared in the Columbia Journalism Review. You know, that liberal publication that once claimed Oklahoma City was home to "the worst newspaper in America."
Earlier this week, CJR profiled the employee-owned sports website Defector. The piece shares our Lede cohort’s origin story, provides a glimpse into the website’s employee-owned business model, and in a roundabout way, explains how small, reader-supported publications (like this one) are the future of independent media and journalism.
If you want to help support our weird contribution to that future, sign up as TLO subscriber today! For less than the price of one Taco Bell Mexican Pizza per month, you can get 24/7 access to all TLO content, commenting privileges, and the joy of telling your friends you’re a proud supporter of OKC’s 17-year-old home of, well, stuff like this…