Dear Flyover Reader, Have you seen the headlines about the collapse of legacy media? Here's what just happened in the last few weeks alone:
- NPR just received an $80 million gift from Connie Ballmer, wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer—the largest single donation from a living donor in NPR's history—just to stay afloat.
- The Standard (a major London newspaper) went from 75 employees to 16, with The Independent absorbing what's left.
- Bauer Media Group—the publisher behind hundreds of radio stations—announced a restructure that could cut 30% of its publishing staff.
- Condé Nast, publisher of Vogue, The New Yorker, and Wired, is shuttering several publications.
This isn't a rough patch. This is the long-overdue consequence of years of broken trust. Gallup's most recent data shows trust in mass media has hit an all-time low—lower, in fact, than Americans' trust in politicians. Think about that for a second. The institutions that were supposed to hold power accountable are now trusted less than the people they cover. CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR—these aren't neutral arbiters of facts anymore, and the American people know it. Their bias isn't a secret. It's a business model. And that model is failing. The Flyover was built on a different belief: that the American people are smart, and they deserve news that delivers the facts without telling them how to think. That belief is working. In the past year, we've grown by nearly 2 million readers. We've launched multiple new state editions. We started a podcast. We now reach 4.5 million readers every morning and 1.4 million viewers a month on YouTube—and we're still growing. While legacy media is shrinking, the demand for honest, fact-first journalism has never been higher. We're meeting that demand every single day, seven days a week, without bias and without an agenda. But here's the honest truth: doing this well isn't free. The Flyover will always be free to read. That's a promise. But delivering trustworthy, independent news to millions of Americans every morning takes real resources—real people, real work, every single day. Today, I'm asking you to join us. If The Flyover is part of your morning routine—if you've come to count on us for news you can actually trust—would you consider making a special gift to support our mission? Whether it's $15 or $50, every contribution goes directly into making the Flyover better. Better reporting. More editions. More of the journalism America is hungry for. While the legacy media waits for billionaires to bail them out, we're asking the people we serve. Will you support us? Give $15
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