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A newsletter about journalism, nonfiction, and the power of true stories to shape the revolution.

I’ve been a journalist for ten years. So why can’t I read the news anymore?

good story by anna pujol-mazzini issue #1: the origin story I’ve been a journalist for ten years. So why can’t I read the news anymore? Hello and a warm welcome to all nineteen of the wonderful early-adopters reading this first newsletter from good story. I’m really touched that you chose to be here. Take a seat; make yourself comfortable. Today, I’m bringing you the origin story of good story. It describes a somewhat mundane – and I expect quite common – experience, but it’s also one that...

Help -good story- launch this September!

good story by anna pujol-mazzini Help -good story- launch this September! Journalism used to feel exciting and radical. Now it’s owned by billionaires, at the mercy of a few evil tech bros, chasing dying ad revenue or plain disappearing. When I started my career at the Reuters London offices over ten years ago, I believed in speaking truth to power and creating empathy through fearless, independent reporting. I still do. This is why I’m going out on my own and launching good story, an indie...

Crying together at the news.

good story by anna pujol-mazzini issue #3 Crying together at the news. In September, I'm running a subscriber drive to launch good story! My goal is to get 20 new paying subscribers this month. Without your support, this newsletter cannot exist. It's as simple as that. It's not enough to be a consumer of media. You must be a stakeholder in it. You can support this work for just €85/year or €8/month. Or, if you're fast enough, you might be able to grab one of the eight remaining lifetime...

How often do journalists think about the Roman Empire?

good story by anna pujol-mazzini issue #2: the origins of us How often do journalists think about the Roman Empire? Hello and welcome to good story. I’m so glad you’re here. There are now more than seventy of you receiving this issue! We could fill a whole yellow bus packed with people who care about how true stories can change the world, and that picture fills me with joy. I hear a lot of talk about the future of journalism right now. Traffic keeps crumbling, presidents and billionaires are...

A newsletter about journalism, nonfiction, and the power of true stories to shape the revolution.