The Free Press (media company)

The Free Press (formerly known as Common Sense) is an American media company founded by Bari Weiss and Nellie Bowles and is based in Los Angeles, California.[1][2]  The newsletter was first published in 2021[3][4] while its associated media company officially launched in 2022.[1]

For other uses, see Free Press (disambiguation).
The Free Press
TypePrivate
Founded2021 (newsletter); 2022 (media company)
FounderBari Weiss, Nellie Bowles
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California, United States
Key people
Bari Weiss (editor-in-chief)
Websitewww.thefp.com

History

Bari Weiss and Nellie Bowles launched Common Sense on Substack in January 2021 after Weiss' resignation from The New York Times.[1][5][6][3] The newsletter was named after the political pamphlet of the same name by Thomas Paine.[4] It covered politics, culture, and current events.[7][8][9][10]

Weiss eventually rebranded Common Sense as The Free Press.[7][8] In 2022, she expanded The Free Press into a media company with staff writers and a subscription-based business model.[7][8] Journalists and writers who have written for The Free Press include Emily Yoffe and Michael Shellenberger.[1] The Free Press has also hired Andy Mills, former producer of The Daily, to develop audio programming for the company.[1]

The Free Press published information about the Twitter Files after Twitter CEO Elon Musk provided Weiss with access to records of Twitter's internal communications in December 2022.[11][12] The information Weiss discussed included blacklisting of accounts and suppression of trending topics.[6][13]

References
  1. Fischer, Sara (2022-12-13). "Bari Weiss reveals business plan for buzzy new media startup". Axios. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  2. Elliott, Vittoria. "Trump's Twitter Ban Was Unfair, but Not for the Reason You Think". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  3. Stelter, Brian (2021-10-17). "Bari Weiss' next act: a Substack newsletter that serves as 'the newspaper for the 21st century' | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  4. Svetkey, Benjamin (2022-12-22). "Bari Weiss's L.A. Adventure". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  5. Arends, Brett. "How much? Times walkout Bari Weiss breaks the rules, makes a mint". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  6. Dodgson, Lindsay. "Musk's media renegades: The anti-establishment writers including Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss chosen for the 'Twitter Files'". Insider. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  7. "Can Bari Weiss bite the hand that feeds her? | Semafor". www.semafor.com. 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  8. "McCarthy's Rebellion & The Greene-Gaetz Civil War". Puck. 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  9. "Vicious, Demented Animal Cruelty or Social Construct? Who's to Say?". National Review. 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  10. Kafka, Peter (2022-08-03). "The newsletter boom is over. What's next?". Vox. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  11. Grynbaum, Michael M. (2022-12-05). "Elon Musk, Matt Taibbi, and a Very Modern Media Maelstrom". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  12. Peters, Justin (2022-12-19). "The Great Internet Grievance War the Right Has Wanted Is Here. It Ain't Going Well". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  13. Wulfsohn, Joseph (2022-12-15). "Bari Weiss claps back at critics saying Twitter Files 'cherry-picks' reporting: 'Twitter misled the public'". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
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