If your job isn’t to inform people in a way that will help them, then I don’t really understand what your job is.” Late last ...

Marisa Kabas is an independent journalist who runs a newsletter called The Handbasket. She broke down how she built and grew ...

First word of the Trump administration’s since-rescinded order to freeze spending on federal loans and grants came not from a ...

Independent journalist Marisa Kabas recently broke a major White House scoop. Kabas publishes her own newsletter, called The Handbasket, on Beehiiv. She broke down how she built and is growing her ...

When The Washington Post ran its first piece on the federal funding freeze last week, its reporters gave credit where it was due: It was independent journalist Marisa Kabas who had broken the story.

Marisa Kabas breaks news independently, showcasing the rise of individual journalists in a changing media landscape.

Independent journalism is on the rise as traditional media shifts. Journalists like Marisa Kabas, who broke a story on a government spending freeze, are thriving in this new environment. Although ...

This undated photo provided by Marisa Kabas shows Kabas holding up a press credential on Oct. 4, 2024 in Pittsburgh. (Marisa Kabas via AP) ...