The Forward

Clarity Amid the Chaos: How one news organization leveraged audience sentiment to increase results

In December The Forward, which covers the issues, ideas and institutions that matter to American Jews, removed the paywall from all its news coverage. “That means that for the first time in our 126-year history, Forward journalism is now free and available to everyone, everywhere,” Publisher and CEO Rachel Fishman Feddersen and Editor-in-Chief Jodi Rudoren announced in a letter to readers. “We are taking this step because during this chaotic moment of war, disinformation and rising antisemitism, open access to our independent Jewish journalism is essential.”

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