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“Many have said it couldn’t be done”: Local news site Lookout Santa Cruz is profitable thanks to ads and memberships

Nieman Lab 10 September 2026 5h ago
“Many have said it couldn’t be done”: Local news site Lookout Santa Cruz is profitable thanks to ads and memberships
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Buried in an opinion piece about California’s Community NEWS Act is the announcement that Lookout Santa Cruz has achieved something remarkable (and rare) in local news: It’s profitable. Six years after launching Lookout Santa Cruz, CEO Ken Doctor writes, the local news org is “thriving.” “It’s fun to point to our 2024 Pulitzer Prize for...
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