Flying Squid to News • 4 months agoOver 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks Harris endorsementwww.npr.orgmessage-square44arrow-up1603arrow-down19file-textcross-posted to: politicspolitics
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minus-squaremosiacmangolinkfedilink35•edit-24 months agoThis is a huge number too. Apparently the NYT leadership was crowing about gaining 4000 subscriptions over a few months recently. If gaining 4000 is considered a lot in the industry, losing 200,000 and growing is a roaring statement of disapproval.
minus-square@Corkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink11•4 months agoAs of 2023 they had like 2.5 million subscribers, so it’s like almost 10% That’s pretty huge.
minus-square@prole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink21•edit-24 months agoDecimated! (it’s rare that I get to use this term accurately, let me have this)
This is a huge number too. Apparently the NYT leadership was crowing about gaining 4000 subscriptions over a few months recently.
If gaining 4000 is considered a lot in the industry, losing 200,000 and growing is a roaring statement of disapproval.
As of 2023 they had like 2.5 million subscribers, so it’s like almost 10% That’s pretty huge.
Decimated!
(it’s rare that I get to use this term accurately, let me have this)