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Special Announcement Regarding The Death Of Journalism · The Death Of Journalism

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  This is Mike Gagavino, the executive producer of the Death of Journalism podcast.
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  I should tell you that zig was given no advance notice that I was going
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  to post this, and he's likely to hear it for the first time about
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  the same time that you do, so I'm sure I'll have a fun conversation
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  with him when he does. I want to take a couple of minutes of
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  your time today to just share a few thoughts about John Zigler. First of
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  all, I'm heartbroken by John's decision to end the Death of Journalism podcast,
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  and even more so by his decision to withdraw from public life. John sees
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  the country from a unique perspective, and he spent his entire career offering that
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  perspective in a fearless, relentless, raw, brutally honest kind of way.
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  Zig's ability to sense the formation and impact of social, cultural, and political
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  movement is uncanny. When John does turn off his Mike, a very important
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  voice for truth, freedom, tradition, and justice will be lost. John
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  always qualifies his show's remaining countdown with quote borring a black Swan event as his
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  disclaimer. With only a handful of shows remaining that black Swan is yet to
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  materialize. John's alluded to the fact that the podcast is not profitable, and
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  while John may be one of the least financially motivated people I've ever worked with,
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  I do believe that he would at least consider continuing on with the show
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  if it were financially viable. I know John has said that he believes subscription
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  models forced journalists into cult casting or micro cult casting, But do any of
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  us seriously think John is capable of telling anyone what they want to hear.
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  If you're a fan of John's work, then I think you already know He's
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  only capable of what I would call zig casting, which means the truth and
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  the facts delivered as only John can deliver them in his unique style. So,
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  in an attempt to find a path forward for the show, I'd like
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  to assess your appetite for a commercial, free subscription version of The Death of
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  Journalism? Is the podcast important enough for you to contribute ten dollars a month
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  to keep it alive? If your answer is yes, then would you please
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  pledge commitment to subscribe to the Death of Journalism by sending me an email at
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  A G O T D O J at gmail dot com. That's A is
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  an apple, G is in gold, oh is an orange? T is
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  in the D is in death, O as in of J, as in
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  journalism A g O T d O J at gmail dot com, and simply
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  writing in I'm in. That's I'm in to a G O T D O
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  J at gmail dot com. Like I said, John has never been about
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  the money, but I think there's a chance that if he sees a meaningful
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  number of people stepping up to subscribe, that he might be moved to continue
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  on regardless. We appreciate your loyalty. I appreciate your loyalty, and oh
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  John does, and whether it's five more shows or five hundred more shows,
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  thanks for listening,